USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79)

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79) Citation information USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79). (122-16-447-79; R-4-4; 10-1966.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3769 Marine Corps Library Number 8909-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-447-79; R-4-4; 10-1966 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109066 Decade 1970 Date 1979-04 Description Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79) activities. A4E/M planes land, taxi, drop napalm and HE in the desert. An A6A plane drops HE. Ground crew play frisbee in aircraft packing area. Forward air controllers operate radios. M60 tanks and LVTP7s move in the desert. Tracers, flares, and explosions go off by night. Marines sing and play instruments during a nighttime talent show. Location(s) Camp Wilson (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Boykiw, R.A. (Cpl) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 MAG-31 MAG-29 Squadron VMA-223 VMFA(AW)-332 HMLA-269 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 02/28/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:59 Digital file type video/H264