A wide angle shot showing the beach and staging area at El Omayed Egypt as Egyptian Armed Forces practice beach assault exercises, while conducting 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02
Base: El Omayed
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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Date
23/10/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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