Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion attend to those "wounded" by gunfire during a "terrorists" invasion of Burma Lake. This action, staged during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET, is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. (Substandard image)

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion, armed with.45-caliber pistols, assault the cottage at Burma Lake to rescue the "hostages" during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the counterterrorism readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. (Substandard image)

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion assault the cottage at Burma Lake to rescue "hostages" captured by "terrorist" during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base's Special Threat Operations Plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

A member of the counterterrorism team applies first aid to a victim "wounded" by gunfire during a "terrorists" attack at Burma Lake. This action, staged during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET, is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

One of the "terrorists," armed with a pistol, surveys the field surrounding Burma Lake as he guards one of the "hostages" captured during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

Terrorist release a "hostage" captured during their seizure of a cottage and its occupants at Burma Lake during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base's Special Threat Operations Plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

Hostages are bound and restrained by "terrorists," during the staged seizure of Burma Lake during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the counterterrorism readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion attend to those "wounded" by gunfire during a "terrorists" invasion of Burma Lake. This action, staged during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET, is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. (Substandard image)

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: ORBIT SUNSET

Base: Fort Meade

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SPC Long, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

date_range

Date

20/01/1984

create

Source

The U.S. National Archives

link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

Related

Explore more