USMC 108816: Operation Palm Tree VI 78

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108816: Operation Palm Tree VI 78 Citation information USMC 108816: Operation Palm Tree VI 78. (122-16-0890-78; R-2-4; 8-1820.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3607 Marine Corps Library Number 8754-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-0890-78; R-2-4; 8-1820 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108816 Decade 1970 Date 1978-05 Description Marines participate in desert training, Operation Palm Tree VI-78. Marines march in the desert, get ice from a trailer, aim an unloaded TOW weapon, prepare to fire dragon trainer, load and fire a 105mm Howitzer. LVTP7s, trucks, and mechanical mules move in the desert. LVTP7s park in the desert. Aerial views of Camp Wilson airstrip and tents. Marines of C company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion place dud line charge around camp area, unload sandbags from a truck. Recon Marines use rope to tie Swiss seat and rappel from a CH46A. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.); Camp Wilson (Calif.) Camera crew Steimel, C.J. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-16 Squadron VMM-161 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 395 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 02/07/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:15 Digital file type video/H264