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A C-5A Galaxy aircraft comes in for a landing during exercise Bright Star '82. AN Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter is parked in the foreground

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Egyptian and U.S. troops unload a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during exercise Bright Star '82

A C-5A Galaxy aircraft has equipment off-loaded from it during exercise Bright Star '83

Egyptian and U.S. troops unload a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Exercise Bright Star '82

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is offloaded from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during exercise Bright Star '82

An HH-53 helicopter is offloaded from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for assembly during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82

Egyptian and U.S. troops unload a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Exercise Bright Star '82

An HH-53 helicopter is offloaded from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for assembly during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82

Two Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft are offloaded during exercise Bright Star '82. AN Egyptian SH-3 Sea King helicopter is parked in the foreground

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Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82

Base: Cairo West Air Base

State: Al Qahirah

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/11/1981
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