USMC 108729: Operation MAULEX-77

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108729: Operation MAULEX-77 Citation information USMC 108729: Operation MAULEX-77. (MH-11552; R-1-6; 8-1789.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3557 Marine Corps Library Number 8708-16 Additional identifiers MH-11552; R-1-6; 8-1789 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108729 Decade 1970 Date 1977-02 Description Training exercise, operation MAULEX-77. Marines armed with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns guard and search aggressors. Marines rest and disembark LVTP7s on beach and in a field. LVTP7s and M60 tanks move over dirt roads and through fields. CH46 helicopters in flight. 6x6 convoy with 105 Howitzers travel over dirt roads. USS Tarawa (LHA-1) and other ships anchor on the horizon. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 385 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 01/28/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:50 Digital file type video/H264