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surveillance, and a large contingent of US and Egyptian forces. While the exercise was not set to begin until late September 2001, there was a significant presence of US, Egyptian, and other coalition forces preparing for the upcoming exercise at the time of the September 11th terrorist attacks. While still in the advance stages of preparation, Hursey and USAF Bright Star Commander Col Dodson <additional info needed> watched on live TV the as second tower was stuck by an aircraft. Upon Hursey's recommendation and coordination with US Military and
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involved addressing terrorist activity in that region of the world. Since the very nature of the exercise was the US-led coalition of nations acting to protect the middle east and the free flow of oil to the rest of the world, potential targeting of this activity by terrorist was a major concern. The USAF called upon its newly formed
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for the USAF Bright Star Operations in Egypt. Fortunately, advance planning for Bright Star by US, Egyptian, and coalition forces included worst case scenarios of operating in high threat environments so that personnel, resources, and procedures could be quickly amassed to provide adequate protection
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in Yemen's Aden Harbor, USAF Bright Star planners abandoned the plans for housing all participants in hotels and opted for the traditional joint US-Egyptian protected military compounds. The 820th Security Forces Group-led security for Bright Star, involved significant perimeter security, electronic
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at the United States Air Force Central Command (CENTAF) headquarters. While Operation Bright Star was a military exercise, the security issues surrounding the exercise were very real. With much of the exercise planned for taking place in Cairo and other Egyptian locations, security considerations
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The exercise begins with coalition interoperability training to teach nations how to operate with one another in a wartime environment, then continues with a Command Post Exercise designed to help standardize command and control procedures, and then a large-scale Field Training Exercise to practice
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U.S. military forces will join the Egyptian armed forces for Exercise Bright Star 2018 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 8 - 20 . Approximately 800 U.S. military service will participate in this exercise for the second year in a row. The focus this year will be on regional security and
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unit at a remote Egyptian base housing deployed USAF and USMC fighter aircraft. During previous Bright Star exercises, critical deployed US military units were generally housed in military compounds, protected by U.S., Egyptian, and coalition forces. However, the initial planning for this Bright
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Egypt's Information Ministry confirmed that Bright Star began in Egypt on schedule with activation of command centers and some movement of troops into maneuver areas. A Pentagon spokesman in Washington said about 9,000 Americans would take part in the weeklong Egyptian phase, the main part of the
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from September 2 to September 16, 2021. Military groups from the following nations joined the U.S. and Egypt in Bright Star 2021: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Kuwait, UAE, Tunisia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Cyprus, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Pakistan. The exercise was
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The next bright star exercise was hosted in 2023, as confirmed by the Egyptian embassy in Washington D.C. The exercise was taken place from August 27 to September 16, 2023, at Cairo (West) Air Base in Egypt. The Indian Air Force took part in Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 for the first time along with
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Also more non-traditional training took place during the operation and included a combined computer aided command post exercise introducing partnering soldiers to each other's equipment and updated tactics, thereby developing a better coalition contingency environment.
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exercise. The spokesman said an unspecified smaller number of American soldiers would take part in Somalia and about 520 would join in the Jordanian portion. Pentagon sources in Washington said a smaller number of Americans would also train in Oman.
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unit from Columbus, Ohio and the 140th Quartermaster unit from Fort Totten, NY. The 256th CSH served in support of the many jump operations that were conducted. The Aviation Task Force was led by the Wisconsin and Iowa
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By 1983, the size of the forces involved prompted planners to hold the event every two years rather than annually. The exercise went under further evolution in 1985 with the inclusion of the USAF and
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The largest Bright Star exercise took place in October and November 1999, involving 11 nations and 70,000 personnel. An additional 33 nations sent observers to monitor the exercise:
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In the Autumn of 1995, nearly 60,000 troops took part in the revived Bright Star Exercise, which included nations other than Egypt and the United States for the first time.
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deemed this exercise so important that it continued the operation which began just days before terrorists struck targets on American soil on September 11, 2001.
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was told that "the exercise failed dismally ... 'The Somali army did not perform up to any standard,' one diplomat said. … 'The inefficiency of the
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unit to oversee both the planning and execution of security for the Air Force portion of Bright Star. Following the 1996 terrorist
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The exercise scenario involved a fictional hostile nation named "Orangeland" invading Egypt and trying to take control of the
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Forces from Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Spain and the United Kingdom participated in the event.
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crash-landed. Post-operation briefings affected positive change for future readiness and successful exercises thereafter.
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Bright Star 10 took place in October 2009 which included a strategic airborne jump of more than 300 Soldiers from the
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partnering with Egyptian, German, Kuwaiti, and Pakistani paratroopers, while more than 1,000 Marines from the
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The U.S. did not participate in the exercise scheduled for Fall 2003 due to high military commitments in the
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Spring 2002 gives detail about the efforts of the 559th Quartermaster Battalion to support Bright Star 01.
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in Egypt for the exercise. This operation was the first deployment of combat soldiers into the region since
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took part in Bright Star 82. After Exercise Eastern Wind 83, the amphibious portion of Bright Star 83, the
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The first exercise, Bright Star 81, was conducted from October to December 1980 (fiscal year 1981). The
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It was the first time in the history of the United States that a military exercise was executed under
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Bright Star 14, which should have taken place in September 2013, was cancelled by U.S. president
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Star was considering housing all US participants in hotels rather than military compounds.
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encountered a fuel shortage. Their Egyptian counterparts demonstrated an ability to blend
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and demonstrate and enhance the ability of the Americans to reinforce their allies in the
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Planning for the USAF portion of Operation Bright Star 2001 started months earlier at
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after Egyptian police raided two large encampments by supporters of ousted president
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deployed to Egypt for the exercise. Also among the many military units was the 256th
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Bright Star is designed to strengthen ties between the Egyptian Armed Forces and the
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Bright Star 18 was conducted between September 8 and September 20 in Western
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The following year, a similar exercise was held using the same ground rules.
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in Cairo to forcibly disperse them, after six weeks of unauthorized sit-in.
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cooperation, and promoting interoperability in irregular warfare scenarios.
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Bright Star 06 began on September 10, 2005, and ended October 3, 2005. The
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A key piece of the training was a six-nation amphibious assault led by the
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After the 1989 event, the exercise was moved from the summer to the fall.
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division headquarters to have deployed to Iraq at that time, and the
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joined coalition partners to continue strengthening U.S.-Arab ties.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Beach by amphibious landing with their Bright Star counterparts.
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originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed due to the
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contingents from the US, Saudi Arabia, Greece, and Qatar.
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Among the U.S. participants for Bright Star 08 were the
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were provided by the Connecticut Army National Guard
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systems caused the loss of 14 USAF personnel when a
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Egyptian pyramids

F-16C Fighting Falcon
Mirage 2000EM
F-4E Phantom II
Egyptian Air Force
Pyramid of Khafre

paratroopers

MiG-21PFM
MiG-15UTI
A-10 Thunderbolt II

USN
F/A-18 Hornet
USAF
F-15 Eagle
military exercises
United States
Egypt
Camp David Accords
United States Armed Forces
Egyptian Armed Forces
United States Central Command
Middle East
war
Cairo West Air Base
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