USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75 Citation information USMC 108151: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-10-10; 8-2050.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3509 Marine Corps Library Number 8327-16 Additional identifiers 122-1012-75; R-10-10; 8-2050 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108151 Decade 1970 Date 1975-09-23 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 75 desert training activities. Marines fire blank ammo from exterior mounted .30 caliber machine gun. US Army personnel aims a TOW weapon. Marines fill canteens from a hose, read mail in a tent, take notes, and board LVTP7s. Marines march, disembark an M48, load seabags aboard, and board a civilian bus. Various views of early evening sky. 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 Division 2nd Division Battalion 2nd 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 380 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 10:42 Digital file type video/H264