USMC 108085: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108085: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108085: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-15-41; 8-2075.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3434 Marine Corps Library Number 8288-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-15-41; 8-2075 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108085 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08-08 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. Marines look over map and operate a 175mm self-propelled artillery gun. AV8A in flight. Marines in civilian clothes board buses. Marines play football in the desert and clean their rifles. Marines clean 105 Howitzer and radio equipment. Civilian and military members sit on bleachers to observe artillery demonstration. Dust and smoke rises from explosions in the desert. LVTP7s and M48 tanks fire and move across desert terrain. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Gildea (PFC); Roberts Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) through the 10th of August 1973 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 410 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 11/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:48 Digital file type video/H264