USMC 108231: Operation Alpine Warrior 76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108231: Operation Alpine Warrior 76

Citation information
USMC 108231: Operation Alpine Warrior 76. (122-1118-76; R-4-6; 10-2086.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3606

Marine Corps Library Number
8400-16

Additional identifiers
122-1118-76; R-4-6; 10-2086

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108231

Decade
1970

Date
1976-02-11

Description
1/8 Marines participate in cold weather unit training, Operation Alpine Warrior 76. Marines fire 81mm and 60mm mortars, clear a 60mm mortar's misfire, participate in ski training. A Marine takes a tumble. An injured Marine is packed into a sleeping bag and moved. Marines eat ""C"" rations. Marines move through snow terrain with snow shoes and sweep fields and live fire M16 rifles.

Location(s)
Fort Drum (Le Ray, New York)

Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
1st 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
01/04/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:25

Digital file type
video/H264