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A wide angle view of the beach and staging area at El Omayed, Egypt as USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operation Capable (SOC), Camp Lejeune, NC practice beach assault exercises, while conducting amphibious operations during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Corporal (CPL), Daniel Morrison, USMC, 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher attached moves into position at El Omayed beach in Egypt as marines conducted amphibious assault operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances l stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our l partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and...

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Smith, USAF, (left), and SSGT Misty Wyen, USAF, fall asleep at the terminal in Rhein-Main, Germany, while waiting for their departure to the BRIGHT STAR 01/02 exercise in Egypt. BRIGHT STAR is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Egyptian, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Magdy, (left) Commander, Egyptian Special Forces, receives as set of German Army Airborne wings from German LTC Haupt, at Mubarak Military City's French/German camp during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Leon Behan, USMC, 3RD Battalion, 11th Marines, 29 Palms, CA, learns how to fire the German Army MG3 machine gun during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

General (GEN), Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander-in CHIEF, US Central Command uses a pair of binoculars to view a fire power demonstration at Mubarak Military City in Egypt, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

A German solider talks STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Perry, USA, as he sights through the scope atop a German G-22 High Power Sniper Rifle, during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

In the mist of the group German Army Major Johannes Backus, M.D., German Division Special Operations, Regensburg, Germany, shares information, and points out what the inside of the German ambulance looks like, to medical personnel from the 14th Field Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. They are participating in the BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise at Mubarak Military City. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter...

Private First Class (PFC), Eugen Braun, German Army, peers through the camouflaged netting on back of a German Army truck during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Major General (MGEN), Richard O. Wightman Jr, USA, Commander, Reserve Forces Policy Board, talks with German Army, Brigadier General (BGEN), Bernd Muller as they watch the amphibious assault demonstration at El Omayed beach in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

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Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02

Base: El Omayed

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Larry Alexander, Detachment 1, 17th Weather Squadron, uses a hygrometer to measure atmospheric water vapor content during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87. The US Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs

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Left to right: General Sheta, Egyptian training authority and lead Egyptian planner for BRIGHT STAR 01/02; Navy Captain Martin Drake, CHIEF of STAFF for Bright Star; Army Major General James Comstock, Commander; and Army First Lieutenant Zahi Bourjelli, executive officer; discuss various issues affecting the troops participating in the exercise. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win...

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Nighttime photography showing a convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) enroute from Charlie Range at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Egyptian Marines carry their RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) amphibious assault boat onto the Navy assault craft. Marines and naval personnel from numerous nations are active participants in both the sea and the beaches of Egypt during this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, Afghanistan, where USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) are helping to train new recruits in the ANA. Pictured are USA Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Kern (bottom left), ander, 352nd Civil Affairs and (CFC); (USA) National Guard BGEN Dean A. Youngman, Kentucky (KT) Adjutant General; USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) McDonnell; USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Bryan D. Brown, ander, USA Special Operation and (SOC); also USA Major General (MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert (upper right), anding General, USA Special Forces...

A US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) with the107th Fighter Squadron (FS), is dressed in his pilots gear for his departure by Life Support (LS) SPECIALIST CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Arron Lynch prior to deploying to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

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major general major general wightman wightman jr usa commander reserve forces policy board reserve forces policy board talks german army german army brigadier brigadier general bgen bernd muller bernd muller assault demonstration assault demonstration beach egypt exercise star bright bright star troops countries stability cooperation allies partners central command central command aggressors fight us army general army general us air force us air force major us air force general high resolution exercise bright star military to military cooperation myles cullen military exercise us national archives