USMC 110171: ""Total Force""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110171: ""Total Force"" Citation information USMC 110171: ""Total Force"". (MH-11602.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4219/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers MH-11602 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110171 Decade 1970 Description An informational film detailing Operation Alkali Canyon, a joint exercise between the Fleet Marine Force and Marine reserves in a demanding desert environment. Marines fire various weapons and artillery to include but not limited to M60 machine guns, M20 Bazooka, M16 rifles, M60 tanks, and 106 recoilless rifles. Later, Marines train with NATO forces in Operation Strong Express. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA); Norway; Turkey Camera crew Webb, Jack Genre Informational Film date (note) Operation Strong Express occurred in September 1972. Operation Alkali Canyon occurred in 1973. Division 4th Division Regiment 25th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 610 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 04/25/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 18:40 Digital file type video/H264