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Tent City housed the 850 "Gunfighters" from the 366th Wing who were deployed to participate in the U.S. Central Command exercise called "Bright Star". This exercise served as a test for the Air Force's only air intervention composite wing, the first overseas deployment of a composite wing

850 "Gunfighters" from the 366th Wing participate in the U.S. Central Command exercise called "Bright Star". This exercise served as a test for the Air Force's only air intervention composite wing, the first overseas deployment of a composite wing. AIRMAN Mike Brady and SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Peckat set up a land mobile radio antenna to provide better brick-to-brick communication for the fighter squadron

US Air Force (USAF) Civil Engineers from Hill AFB, Utah place covers on the lodging tents at Cairo West Air Base "Tent City" during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 75th Services Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, hammer in the metal stakes that provide stability for tents at Cairo West Air Base "Tent City" during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military our key allies, and our regional partners

AN aerial view of the tent city erected to house military personnel participating in Exercise Bright Star '82

A left side view of a UH-60 BlackHawk helicopter in flight over the air field. Below is the camp erected for exercise Bright Star '82

A left side view of a UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter in flight during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman. Visible on the ground are two other Black Hawks, right, and an Egyptian (British built) Westland Commando helicopter

An aerial view of the tent city set up to house military personnel and equipment during exercise Bright Star '90

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Shawn Drovdahl (left) and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Adam Jirovsky, both assigned to 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (ECES), lay flooring during the construction of an Alaska Small Shelter System (AKSS) tent for the expansion of tent city at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Tent City housed the 850 "Gunfighters" from the 366th Wing participate in the U.S. Central Command exercise called "Bright Star". TECH SGT. Keith Hutchenson (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Gregory Batz work on providing power to "light up" the town. This exercise marked the first overseas deployment of a composite wing

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Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR

Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base

State: Idaho (ID)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory G. Vaughn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Marines take up their positions during the amphibious assault phase of the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87. An AAVP 7 assault amphibian vehicle and an M60 main battle tank are in the background

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

From left, Diyar Ardroumli, Zahir Khoshnaw, and Said

Corporal David Smith, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with

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...

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

F-16 instructor pilots from the 149th Fighter Wing,

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Scott Butler, a Weather Technician assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, adjusts the temperature sensor on a piece of TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Equipment, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea on Sept. 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH SGT. Corey A Clements) (Released)

Senior Airman Sierra Murphy, a structures troop with

U.S. Army personnel move their belongings and cots from the hangar to the tent city during the operation

Army Rangers fill plastic bottles with water from Sudanese truck during the joint exercise Bright Star '83

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