USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-33-41; 8-2079.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3451 Marine Corps Library Number 8306-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-33-41; 8-2079 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108111 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08-13 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines exit an M48 tank. M48 tanks, LVTP7s, 155 self-propelled howitzer, and 175mm self-propelled artillery gun move along desert road. CH46 helicopters idles. Marines fuel AH1G. Reservists to include the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, disembark civilian buses. CH46 and CH53 helicopter in flight, landing. AV8A executes short landing. Marine performs maintenance on parked helicopter. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Gildea (Pfc); Gray Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Battalion 6th Motor Transport Battalion 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 11/18/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:43 Digital file type video/H264