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Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN 7.62mm MAG general purpose machine gun disembark from a USN Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct 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

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles practice their beach assault techniques at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct 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

Egyptian Soldiers demonstrate the Misr 7.62mm (Soviet AKM, AK-47) assault rifle during a small arms training class at a firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt, part of 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 Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN 7.62mm MAG general purpose machine gun practice their beach assault techniques at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct 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

Medium shot of an explosion created by a missile fired from a German Milan anti-tank weapon striking a target 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

USMC, M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, CA prepare to fire at designated targets on the Egyptian firing range, at Mubarak Military City, as US, Spanish and Egyptian armed forces conduct 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 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

Kuwaiti Soldiers prepare to fire the Kuwaiti (USA) 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle from the prone position, during a small arms training class at a firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt, part of 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

First Lieutenant Aladin Alaeldin, an Egyptian platoon commander, (center), talks with Marines at the small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Numerous nations participating in BRIGHT STAR 01-02 gathered at the small arms firing range to shoot and learn about each countries' weapons systems as part of the affiliation training phase of the 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...

Corporal Scott Bender, USMC, talks with an Egyptian soldier about a camera encased in a BLIMP, a case to suppress the camera sound, at a small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Numerous nations participating in BRIGHT STAR 01-02 gathered at the small arms firing range to shoot and learn about each countries' weapons systems as part of the affiliation training phase of the 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...

An Egyptian soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle listens intently during a small arms training course held at the small arms firing range just outside of 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

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Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02

Base: Mubarak Military City

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), march onto a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility 1633 (LCU 1633) on an Egyptian beach near Mubarak Military City (MMC), Egypt (EGY), at the close of Exercise BRIGHT STAR 05

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

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...

A pair of Marine Corps Super AH-1W Super Cobra Attack helicopters line up at a target range as one fires a TOW missile at a designated target on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional...

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

U.S. Army SGT. Kelly Black from 3-187th Infantry Regiment shoot an AK-47 and demonstrates the firing procedures to Iraqi Police men during a firing training at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Alpha company, 3-187th Infantry Regiment is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S.. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Richard D. Baldwin, Air Force Forces (AFFOR) Director STAFF, renders a salute during the opening Ceremony of Cobra Gold 2004 at Korat, Thailand (THA). More than 13,500 US personnel will participate in the exercise alongside 6,000 members of the Royal Thai Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force

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

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices detaining U.S Marine Corps Marine CPL. Rodirguez from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, during a vehicle check point training at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 6, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

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AK-47 magazines and a bayonet (not for AK-47) acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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