USMC 108265: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108265: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Citation information
USMC 108265: Operation Palm Tree 1-76. (122-0209-76.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3642

Marine Corps Library Number
8417-16

Additional identifiers
122-0209-76

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108265

Decade
1970

Date
1976-03-07

Description
Marines of 3/2 participate in desert training exercise, Operation Palm tree 1-76. Marines fire M60 machine guns and M16 rifles. Marines, greasepaint on their faces, move on foot, pass LVTP7 and M48 tank on desert road. Marines board and disembark LVTP7, sweet and fire M16. Flares descend from above by night. AV8A performs strafing run, impact on the desert hills. Mech mule with 106 recoilless rifle moves over desert road and fires. CH46, CH53, and AH1 helicopters in flight.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Boykiw, R.A. (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
01/06/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:18

Digital file type
video/H264