U.S. Army personnel unload their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Cairo West.

CAIRO WEST AIR BASE, EGYPT

10.01.1999

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U.S. Army personnel unload their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, for Exercise Bright Star '99/00 on Oct. 2, 1999. Bright Star is a joint/combined command post and tactical field exercise in Egypt involving over 50,000 participants from 11 countries. The annual exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and coalition forces.

(DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Varhegyi, U.S. Air Force. (Released))

• Date Taken: 10.01.1999
• Date Posted: 07.27.2025 12:33
• Photo ID: 9209708
• VIRIN: 991002-D-D0439-1056
• Resolution: 1194x908
• Size: 312.96 KB
• Location: CAIRO WEST AIR BASE, EG