USMC 108269: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Item Description
Title
USMC 108269: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Citation information
USMC 108269: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-2-10; 10-1798 .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3489

Marine Corps Library Number
8319-16

Additional identifiers
122-1012-75; R-2-10; 10-1798

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108269

Decade
1970

Date
1975-09-05

Description
Marines participate in desert training exercise, Alkali Canyon 75. Marines clean 105 Howitzers under camouflage nets before they are fired. Marines parachute from CH53 helicopter and land. Marines set up and fire 106 recoilless rifle. A CH53 helicopter drops supplies via parachute. USA personnel give instruction to Marines on TOW weapon. Marines take cover from a sand-storm.

Location(s)
Camp Wilson (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt); Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over 4th and 5th September, 1975

Division
2nd Division


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
11:13

Digital file type
video/H264