USMC 108089: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108089: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108089: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-19-41; 10-1842.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3437

Marine Corps Library Number
8292-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-19-41; 10-1842

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108089

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08-09

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. USMC Capt and radio operator use PRC25 radios. Marines move in formation and board LVTP7s in desert. Parachutes descend from above. Marines double time and take prone firing positions and aim REDEYE. LVTP7s and M48 tanks move across dessert terrain. Smoke and dust rise into the air as an explosion goes off. OV10 aircraft performs strafing runs.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Hoeynck, L.E.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
400

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
11/16/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:31

Digital file type
video/H264