USMC 108149: Operation Alkali Canyon 75
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108149: Operation Alkali Canyon 75
Citation information
USMC 108149: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-9-10; 8-1912.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3508
Marine Corps Library Number
8326-16
Additional identifiers
122-1012-75; R-9-10; 8-1912
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108149
Decade
1970
Date
1975-09-10
Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 75 desert training activities. Marines with mechanical mules and 106mm recoilless rifles board and disembark a CH53A, ride mechanical mule, board CH46 in the desert, use an entrenching tool, load and fire an 8"" self-propelled Howitzer. Various views of Marines aboard a helicopter in flight. Interior views of a helicopter lifting, carrying, and delivering cargo. USA personnel fire TOW antitank weapon. CH53s and CH46As take off from the desert.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.); Camp Wilson (Calif.)
Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt); Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between 1975-09-10 and 1975-09-23
Division
2nd Division
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MAG-24
Squadron
VMM-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
395
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
11/21/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:09
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108149: Operation Alkali Canyon 75
Citation information
USMC 108149: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-9-10; 8-1912.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3508
Marine Corps Library Number
8326-16
Additional identifiers
122-1012-75; R-9-10; 8-1912
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108149
Decade
1970
Date
1975-09-10
Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 75 desert training activities. Marines with mechanical mules and 106mm recoilless rifles board and disembark a CH53A, ride mechanical mule, board CH46 in the desert, use an entrenching tool, load and fire an 8"" self-propelled Howitzer. Various views of Marines aboard a helicopter in flight. Interior views of a helicopter lifting, carrying, and delivering cargo. USA personnel fire TOW antitank weapon. CH53s and CH46As take off from the desert.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.); Camp Wilson (Calif.)
Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt); Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between 1975-09-10 and 1975-09-23
Division
2nd Division
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MAG-24
Squadron
VMM-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
395
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
11/21/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:09
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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