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M-60 main battle tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, are parked in a marshaling area after maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

M-60 main battle tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, are parked in a marshaling area after maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

M-60 main battle tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, practice tank maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An M-60 main battle tank from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, practices tank maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An M-60 main battle tank from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, lays down a smoke screen during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A tank crewman stands in the turret of an M-60 main battle tank from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A tank commander of the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, places his hand on the firing switch inside an M-60 main battle tank during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, tank driver operates an M-60 main battle tank as the commander, seated above and behind, looks out of a periscope during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

M-60 main battle tanks of the 24th Infantry Division make an assault on a hill during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

M-60 main battle tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, are parked in a marshaling area after maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

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Base: Gabel Mamza

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nancy Smelser

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/08/1985
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label_outline Explore Gabel Mamza, A 1 C Nancy Smelser, Battle Tanks

Marines take up their positions during the amphibious assault phase of the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87. An AAVP 7 assault amphibian vehicle and an M60 main battle tank are in the background

An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) brings an M-60 tank from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1ST tank Battalion, ashore during a training exercise held in preparation for a Western Pacific deployment

A 2 1/2-ton land rover vehicle after a new camouflage paint scheme that will be used during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An LVTP7 Tracked Landing Vehicle is backed up to the stern loading ramp of the maritime prepositioning ship SS 2ND LT. JOHN P. BOBO (T-AK 3008) at the conclusion of the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An M1A1 Abrams tank breaches a berm in the desert during maneuvers outside the Tactical Assembly Area Liberty.EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

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A member of the 1721st Combat Control Team operates a three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle while clearing a drop zone for an airborne assault operation during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

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US Army soldiers operate an M60 main battle tank during a field training exercise

A crewman aboard an M-60 main battle tank signals to other tanks as they maneuver in the desert during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

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battle tanks battle tanks company company c battalion armor infantry division infantry division maneuvers service exercise service exercise star m 60 main battle tank battle tank us army egypt high resolution service exercise bright star a 1 c nancy smelser gabel mamza military exercise tank us national archives