USMC 108143: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108143: Operation Alkali Canyon 75 Citation information USMC 108143: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-6-10; 8-1906.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3505 Marine Corps Library Number 8323-16 Additional identifiers 122-1012-75; R-6-10; 8-1906 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108143 Decade 1970 Date 1975-09 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 75 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines clean M16 rifles, eat ""C"" rations, sit beside M48 tanks and LVTP7s. SSgt. E.G. Cook blows dust from his Aerriflex camera. Marines take prone firing positions with M16 rifles, prepare supplies for paradrop, unload ammunition crates for 6x6 trucks, push supplies for paradrop out of a CH53A helicopter in flight. M48 tanks, LVTP7, and mech mules with attached 106 recoilless rifle navigate desert terrain. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed August through September 1975 Division 2nd Division Battalion 2nd Battalion Squadron HMH-363 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 440 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 11/22/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:23 Digital file type video/H264