USMC 108267: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108267: Operation Palm Tree 1-76 Citation information USMC 108267: Operation Palm Tree 1-76. (122-0209-76; R-6-7; 10-2081.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3644 Marine Corps Library Number 8418-16 Additional identifiers 122-0209-76; R-6-7; 10-2081 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108267 Decade 1970 Date 1976-03-15 Description Marines of 3/2 participate in desert training exercise, Operation Palm Tree 1-76. A UH1 helicopter in flight, landing. M48 tanks and LVTP7s move over desert terrain. CH46 helicopter lands. LtGen. R.L. Nichols arrives, observes camp activity and engages with Marines. CH53 helicopters take off. Marines attend outdoor class, sweep desert with M16 rifles, fire M16s and M60 machine guns. Marines simulate as aggressors. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Cook, E.C. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 2nd Marines Battalion 3rd Battalion Squadron HMT-301 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 01/07/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:50 Digital file type video/H264