USMC 108273: Operation Palm Tree III,""MAUFEX""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108273: Operation Palm Tree III,""MAUFEX"" Citation information USMC 108273: Operation Palm Tree III, ""MAUFEX"". (014-16-39-76; R-2-3; 10-2066.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3656 Marine Corps Library Number 8421-16 Additional identifiers 014-16-39-76; R-2-3; 10-2066 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108273 Decade 1970 Date 1976-03-21 Description Marine reserves participate in desert training exercise. Reserve Marines tighten tread and work on road wheels of an M48 tank. Marines receive a class on fuses and projectiles. Corpsmen erect tents. Marines shave, brush their teeth, and wash their faces outdoors. LtGen. Edward J. Miller addresses crowd over mike on a podium. Marines and civilians spectate demonstration. An M48 tank fires its 90mm gun. AV8A aircraft drops bomb. AH1 helicopter fires rockets and an A4 aircraft lays a smokescreen. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Shearer; Ari, M. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed from 21st to the 23rd of September, 1976 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 390 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 11:00 Digital file type video/H264