USMC 108089: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: 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