Two Somalian soldiers pose for a photo during Exercise EASTERN WIND '83, the amphibious landing phase of Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83. The soldier on the right has an M16A1 rifle he borrowed from a US Marine, and the soldier on the left has an AKM 7.62 mm assault rifle

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Two Somalian soldiers pose for a photo during Exercise EASTERN WIND '83, the amphibious landing phase of Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83. The soldier on the right has an M16A1 rifle he borrowed from a US Marine, and the soldier on the left has an AKM 7.62 mm assault rifle

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 / EASTERN WIND 83

Country: Somalia (SOM)

Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT W. R. Hower

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

24/08/1983

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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