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Statement

Statement | July 24, 2020

Multi-national exercise Bright Star postponed

USCENTCOM

TAMPA, Fla.  –  

BRIGHT STAR, a joint, multi-national exercise hosted by the Egyptian Armed Forces has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Originally scheduled for September 2020, the exercise is rescheduled for September 2021.  U.S. Central Command looks forward to continue this decades-long training relationship and resume the opportunity to train alongside our valued Egyptian partners and other nations.