USMC 109062: CAX4-79 Activities

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109062: CAX4-79 Activities Citation information USMC 109062: CAX4-79 Activities. (122-16-447-79; R-2-4; 12-2113.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/817 Marine Corps Library Number 8907-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-447-79; R-2-4; 12-2113 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109062 Decade 1970 Date 1979 Description Marines participate in CAX4-79 activities. OV10As taxi on the Expeditionary Air Field. M60s and LVTP7s move through the desert. Marines of 1/8 carry and set up 81mm mortars in the desert. A Marine fires an M47 Dragon from atop an LVTP7. Views of A6As and A4s in flight. Forward air control and forward observers use binoculars. Views of explosions from air strikes in the desert. Pilots perform preflight checks on OV10As and A6As. Location(s) Camp Wilson (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Boykiw, R.A. (Cpl) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1979-03-30 and 1979-04-03 Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-31 MAG-29 Squadron VMFA(AW)-332 HMLA-269 VMFA(AW)-533 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 400 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 02/27/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:34 Digital file type video/H264