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An antenna in use during BRIGHT STAR '82, a combined exercise involving the armed forces of the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman

A satellite communications antenna in use during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

A silhouetted view of an Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82 participant performing maintenance on an HH-53 helicopter. The exercise involves troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

A participant of Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82 rappels from an HH-53 helicopter. The exercise involves troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

An Egyptian air force officer and a U.S. Air Force officer discuss flight operations during Bright Star '82., a combined exercise involving the armed forces of the U.S., Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman

Five UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopters in flight during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

US soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as a combined armaments live fire exercise takes place during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

American and Somalian military personnel work in the command post during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A silhouetted view of troops from the US and Sudan, as they board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for an air drop during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82

A U.S. and a Somalian soldier discuss the SAM-2 medium-range surface-to-air missile being used during exercise Bright Star '82

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Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82

Base: Berbera

Country: Somalia (SOM)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/11/1981
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