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10 Oct - 26 Oct 2009

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Bright Star is a biennial, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and Coalition forces.

Participants

The countries participating in this year\\\'s Bright Star are the following: U.S., Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait, Greece, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Pakistan.

Articles

U.S., Kuwaiti, Egyptian troops team for live-fire exercise

NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Oct. 17, 2009) — American, Egyptian, and Kuwaiti troops trained together in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise in one of many training exercises conducted at Exercise Bright Star 2009.
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U.S. troops lead Egyptian, Pakistani soldiers in urban training

MUBARAK MILITARY CITY, Egypt — American, Egyptian, and Pakistani troops trained side-by-side on Military Operations in Urban Terrain in one of many training exercises conducted at Exercise Bright Star 2009.
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Air Force, Army practice supply drops during Bright Star

MUBARAK MILITARY CITY, Egypt — During Exercise Bright Star 2009, a joint training exercise co-sponsored by Egypt and the United States, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division conducted a containerized delivery drop using C-17 Globemasters to re-supply the 10-army coalition force with food and water in the field, Tuesday.
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22 MEU Marines storm beach at Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Coalition forces along with Marines and Sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) stormed Egyptian beaches near Alexandria during a major amphibious assault demonstration Oct. 12 as part of Exercise Bright Star.
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Bright Star begins in Egypt

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Military units from around the world formed a common front in a multi-national military exercise held near the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, Monday.
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Foreign soldiers jump with U.S. paratroopers in Bright Star exercise

FAYETTEVILLE, NC — The Fayetteville Observer reports that soldiers from Egypt, Germany, Kuwait and Pakistan made parchute jumps with members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg during the past week.
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Third Army leads Bright Star 09/10 training exercise in Egypt

FORT McPHERSON, Ga. — A military training exercise in Egypt next month involving a dozen countries is designed to build stronger bonds between the military forces of those nations as part of an ongoing series of exercises begun nearly 30 years ago.
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Major General R. Benjamin "Boats" Bartlett

Maj. Gen. R. Benjamin "Boats" Bartlett is the Director of Exercises and Training, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. He is responsible for maintaining the joint and combined readiness of USCENTCOM through the design, coordination, and execution of exercises and training efforts. This exercise and training program advances Central Command theater and security cooperation goals while at the same time honing combat readiness.
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For The Media

Ground Rules Agreement, Media Information, Key Events for Bright Star 09
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Participants

The countries participating in this year's Bright Star are the following: U.S., Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait, Greece, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Pakistan.
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About

Bright Star is a biennial, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and Coalition forces.
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Bright Star 2009 Resupply Drop

Package of Echo Company 1/325 Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division delivering a resupply drop of container delivery system bundles (CDS) containing food and water to a nearby company of Soldiers during Operation Bright Star. Produced by Spc. Katelyn Martin.