1980 - Color, Egypt Military: Joint US-Egypt, Exercise Bright Star

1980 - Color, Egypt Military: Joint US-Egypt, Exercise Bright Star US 101st Airborne Division training Egyptians troops w/ weapons - target practice in desert. M-79 grenade launchers attached to M-16 rifles. 22:01:30 Egyptian officer speaking at podium. American & Egyptian officers in viewing stand. TV camera filming. American UH-60 Black Hawk & an Egyptian helicopter hovering above sea, soldiers climb down on rope from their respective helicopters. US soldiers inside helicopter get roped up and climb down - view of soldiers repelling seen from helicopter. 22:08:04 American soldiers on tarmac on ground before climbing down from helicopter - putting on repelling gear. Shadow of helicopter w/ vehicle in sling on desert sand. Crew aboard helicopter. 22:11:02 A7 Corsair aircraft making a bomb run over desert target area. Bomb explosions in desert. UH-60 helicopter in flight with sling loaded M-274 mechanical mule. UH-60 helicopter hovering & releasing mechanical mule on desert. 22:13:02 US soldiers loading belts of 20mm cannon shells into AH-1G Cobra helicopter. Hits in desert target area. A-7 aircraft making bomb run. 22:16:24 AH-1G helicopters in flight firing TOW missiles, rockets & 20mm cannons. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters creating a dust storm as they land in the desert. UH-60 brings in a sling loaded mechanical mule, soldiers remove slings and drive off. Soldiers fire TOW missile from mule, explosions on desert target. 22:22:12 American & Egyptian officers in viewing stand. 22:23:39 US and Egyptian troops on an Egyptian tank. Military Training; Soldiers; Cold War; Middle East; North Africa; NOTE: Any continuous 13 minutes sold at per reel rate. NOTE: 1980 was first year of Exercise Bright Star, a biennial combined & joint training exercise. They have included as many as 11 countries.