USMC 108268: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108268: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Citation information
USMC 108268: Operation Palm Tree 1-76. (122-0209-76; R-7-7; 10-2079.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3546

Marine Corps Library Number
8419-16

Additional identifiers
122-0209-76; R-7-7; 10-2079

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108268

Decade
1970

Date
1976-03-07

Description
Marines of 3/2 participate in desert training exercise, Operation Palm Tree 1-76. 175mm idles in background. Marines pretending to be aggressors sweep desert and navigate hills, move in formation. Marines operate/carry M16 rifles, LAAW M72. CH46 and CH53 helicopters take off. M48 tanks and LVTP7s move over desert terrain. AV8A aircraft drops bombs. Flares descend by night.

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
HMH-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
320

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
9:19

Digital file type
video/H264