The start of Egyptian-US "Bright Star" maneuvers next month

[The SC]

#Very Important: Launch of the bright star maneuvers next month

The US ambassador in Cairo announced the resumption of the "Bright Star" military exercises between Egypt and the United States of America in September, after stopping since 2009.

بوابة الدفاع المصرية - Egypt Defense Portal

Egyptian special forces assault the beach during an amphibious assault demonstration conducted as part of Bright Star 2009 in Egypt Oct. 12, 2009. The multi-national exercise is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, strengthen the military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. Bright Star is conducted by U.S. Central Command and held every two years

Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with Pakistani Marines, storm ashore from a landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit 2 during an amphibious assault demonstration conducted as part of Bright Star 2009 in Egypt Oct. 12, 2009. The multi-national exercise is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, strengthen the military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. Bright Star is conducted by U.S. Central Command and held every two years. Elements of the 22nd MEU are currently are participating in the multi-national exercise while serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 10, 2009) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) navigates off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, during the biennial, multinational exercise Bright Star 2009. Bright Star is conducted by U.S. Central Command and is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, and to strengthen military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and several other coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

 

[The SC]

An Egyptian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to make contact with a KC-135 Stratotanker from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., during inflight refueling training. A contingent of reservists from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron at March ARB are providing aerial refueling training for Egyptian pilots.

EAF F-16C block 42 #9956 flies over Egypt with a USN F/A-18 and a USAF F-15 on September 28th, 2005. The aircraft were participating in Bright Star 2005/2006

A SH-60 Seahawk helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Ingraham (FFG 61) as coalition naval vessels move into formation in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 23, 2005. The following vessels in formation are Egyptian frigates ENS Sharmal Seikh and ENS Mubarak, the Pakistan ship PNS Tariq, the Italian ship IT Commondante Bettica and the landing dock ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). All the ships are participating in Bright Star 2005, a multinational exercise held every two years in Egypt.

Members of the German Army Infantry Division demonstrate a platoon size defensive fighting position after dismounting from a German Army Unimog U 1300 L (4×4) truck, equipped with camouflaged netting, during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt 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

A5 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer comes ashore at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct 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." NOTE: Despite the original caption, this M109A2 is from the Naval Infantry (Infantería de Marina), not the Army.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber leads a flight of Egyptian, French, Greek, Italian and U.S. aircraft over the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star '99/00 on Oct. 25, 1999

U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters lift off at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star '99
on Oct. 6, 1999. Bright Star

A plane director aboard the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) signals to an AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopter during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An air-to-air left side view of U.S. and Egyptian aircraft over the Pyramids during Exercise Bright Star '83

F-14 Tomcat
An air-to-air right front view of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft in use during the joint Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83

Original caption: "Parachutes fill the air as a mass drop of approximately 1000 troops takes place during exercise Bright Star '83. C-5 Galaxy aircraft are being used

Majestic maneuvers .. The Egyptian army will enter in a completely new form and also new weapons, and we will see an intensive media follow-up unlike in the past..

 

[Ceylal]

Finally, the pyramids will get a face lift...

 

[Gomig-21]

#Very Important: Launch of the bright star maneuvers next month

I just commented about this in the EGY Armed Forces thread without knowing you had opened this one. Looking forward to it for sure. It's been a while and a lot has happened since then. The US financial bubble burst instigated the end of this great military get-together that has been a classic for decades. Then all the turmoil in the ME happened and it's been a tough 8-10 years since the last one. Good to see things getting back to the old days. Like I mentioned on the other thread, I remember the first one in 1980 like it was yesterday.

 

[The SC]

I just commented about this in the EGY Armed Forces thread without knowing you had opened this one. Looking forward to it for sure. It's been a while and a lot has happened since then. The US financial bubble burst instigated the end of this great military get-together that has been a classic for decades. Then all the turmoil in the ME happened and it's been a tough 8-10 years since the last one. Good to see things getting back to the old days. Like I mentioned on the other thread, I remember the first one in 1980 like it was yesterday.

Air-Land-Sea exercises all at once.. real combined arms experience.. very valuable..This time around we will see some networked warfare exercises added..

 

[Gomig-21]

Some of the classic pics of past exercises.

http://www.***************/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AIR_F-16D_Egypt.jpg

From 1982.

From 1994

 

[LeGenD]

Very impressive.

This image, in particular, surprised me:

I did not knew about involvement of Pakistan Army in this exercise and with American troops no-less.

 

[Gomig-21]

I did not knew about involvement of Pakistan Army in this exercise and with American troops no-less.

Yes that was BSE 2009.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Oct. 12, 2009) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), along with Marines from Kuwait and Pakistan, conduct an amphibious assault demonstration during exercise Bright Star 2009. The multinational exercise is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, and strengthen military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and other coalition forces.

Pakistan should be part of this every time, especially with it heading the Islamic Alliance. It should be an intricate part of this land, air & sea combined exercise. PAF should bring its F-16's or JF-17's and perform all the air exercises they do. Most of them are air refueling qualifications and formation flying and a lot of the more friendly-type exercises. If anything it creates more of a familiarity amongst the militaries of the different nations, which is really the main goal of this thing. Paratroopers jumping out of C-130's and C-117's together and these combined, armed beach assaults, troop obstacle courses and even armored exercises. Swaping weapons at firing ranges, demonstrations of tactics and equipment and even social events for the different nations to interact and form friendships. They even have a mass-casualties exercise with medics responding to a simulation of a major incident etc.

 

[The SC]

The American ambassador to Cairo has announced the resumption of military exercises between the Egyptian and American armies, known as "Bright Star maneuvers" next month, with the participation of 21 countries..

http://www.alhayat.com/Edition/Print/23317633/استئناف-مناورات--النجم-الساطع-

 

[Gomig-21]

The American ambassador to Cairo has announced the resumption of military exercises between the Egyptian and American armies, known as "Bright Star maneuvers" next month, with the participation of 21 countries..

http://www.alhayat.com/Edition/Print/23317633/استئناف-مناورات--النجم-الساطع-

Bright Star will take place from September 10th to the 20th and be held mostly in the new Mohammad Naguib military base. A lot of focus on anti-terrorism warfare this time around.

https://twitter.com/x/status/905082103896924160

 

[Ceylal]

Bright Star will take place from September 10th to the 20th and be held mostly in the new Mohammad Naguib military base. A lot of focus on anti-terrorism warfare this time around.

https://twitter.com/x/status/905082103896924160

It never happened that way...The most important facet of the wargame is the visit to the pyramids, so they can milk the Americans of their dollars, that the way it happen in the past and that the way it will happen the Future..The war game always benefits the US in guetting all their components working together..They are not meant to train with the Egyptian army or the Moroccan Army (they do it with the FAR) almost every year..The training is made for them, on how to invade different countries...no more no less...Just give a look to the actual state of the Egyptian army in Sinai or in Yemen and you can judge for yourself that she needs more than watching African gi's dusting off their boots in the Egyptian desert....
Algerian Air Force used to have a get together with their Belgium counterpart, but found out after 2 or 3 exercises that the Belges weren't interested in the games, but were more interested in gathering operationnfrequrnces used by the Algerians..So they stopped the games...

 

[Gomig-21]

These are some of the exercises:

- Interoperability training is the main focus
- Large scale field training
- Combined Arms Support
- Combined beach assault
- Tactical heavy equipment handling, loading and naval disembarking
- (Critical) safety procedures (weapons & heavy equipment)
- Demonstrations/exchanges of currently used basic field equipment from all participants
- Combined urban assault (this is where there will be a greater emphasis this year)
- Combined paratroopers jumps
- Combined armored obstacle course
- Combined tactical infantry procedures
- Coms procedures and training
- Medivac & Mass Casualties training exercise
- Helicopter SAR & evacuation training (combined)
- Radar, SAM & target drone demonstrations
- Firearms safety operating procedures training
- Small arms fire range exercises
- Sniper target exercise
- Combined naval cruising formation and coms
- Combined air formation flights
- Air refueling qualifications

Bunch of other stuff.

 

[Gomig-21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/906881863041593344

https://twitter.com/x/status/906945166870794240

Americans unloading M1-A2's in Alexandria in preparation for transport to Mohammad Naguib military base.

https://twitter.com/x/status/907345656347611136

 

[Gomig-21]

Are these pics visible?

US M1A2 Abrams from the 7th U.S.Cavalry Regiment at Mohammad Naguib military base during the 4th day of Bright Star 2017. Also M-113 APCs and M-88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicles.

 

[Gomig-21]

US Army tank maneuvers from a few days ago.

Combined armes including amphibious assaults have also begun.