USMC 108093: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108093: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108093: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-22-41; 10-1852.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3440 Marine Corps Library Number 8295-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-22-41; 10-1852 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108093 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. Marines refuel LVTP7s, the sun sets over the horizon. Marines fill water tank truck with water. Helicopter pilots and crewmen carry seabags and pilots receive briefing. UH1, CH46A helicopters taxi, idle, and take off. Aerial views of M48 tanks and LVTP7s move through desert terrain. Marines unload materials from a truck. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Hoeynck (MSgt); Gilkey 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 11/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:29 Digital file type video/H264