The night sky is illuminated by multiple flares during Operation Shining Star, an exercise in which the 52nd Iraq Army Brigade, 14th Iraq Army Division demonstrates its ability to conduct a complex combat operation and project combat power across a water obstacle. The life fire exercise was conducted on Tea Leaf Island, north of Contingency Operating Basra on Feb. 14. The exercise included the mortaring of a barricaded gunmen presumed on the island, followed by boats surrounding the island and soldiers combing the coastline with light and medium weapons after launching flares to light the area.
| Date Taken: | 02.14.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.26.2011 07:07 |
| Photo ID: | 371407 |
| VIRIN: | 110214-A-6525S-324 |
| Resolution: | 1024x680 |
| Size: | 96.71 KB |
| Location: | BASRA, IQ |
| Web Views: | 75 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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