USMC 108099: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108099: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108099: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-27-41; 10-2050.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3445 Marine Corps Library Number 8300-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-27-41; 10-2050 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108099 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. M48 tanks and LVTP7s move over desert terrain. Marines take prone firing positions with M16 rifles. Materials are parachuted from above. OV10 and another unidentified aircraft performs strafing run. CH46, AH1, UH1, CH53 helicopters in flight. AV8A aircraft in flight. A lizard runs for cover. Marines go about their duties in low light. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Dillon (SSgt) 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 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 11:49 Digital file type video/H264