USMC 108268: Operation Palm Tree 1-76

Description: 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