1995, ISBN: 9781158671199

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Military Academies of Egypt, Military Exercises Involving Egypt, Operation Bright Star, Military Technical College, Egyptian Air Defense Academy, Egyptian Naval Academy, Nasser Military Academy. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The U.S. military gives the name Operation Bright Star to two different Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Military Academies of Egypt, Military Exercises Involving Egypt, Operation Bright Star, Military Technical College, Egyptian Air Defense Academy, Egyptian Naval Academy, Nasser Military Academy. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The U.S. military gives the name Operation Bright Star to two different operations: Bright Star is a joint exercise including air, ground, and naval elements. It is a central method for United States Central Command to build cooperation and readiness of allied nations within and around the Middle East. Specifically, the exercise consists of coalition interoperability training, called Affiliation Training, to teach nations how to operate with one another in a wartime environment, a Command Post Exercise designed to help standardize command and control procedures, and a large-scale Field Training Exercise to practice everything together. The exercise is rooted in the Camp David Accords. After its signing, the military forces of Egypt and the United States agreed to conduct coalition training in Egypt. The first exercise was conducted in October-November 1980 and only involved ground forces from the two principal nations. The following year, a similar exercise was held using the same ground rules. By 1983, the size of the forces involved prompted planners to hold the event every two years rather than annually. The exercise went under further evolution in 1985 with the inclusion of the American and Egyptian Air Forces. The two nations' respective navies and special forces joined the exercise in 1987. After the 1989 event, the exercise was moved from the summer to the fall. In the Autumn of 1995, nearly 60,000 troops took part in the revived Bright Star Exercise, which included nations other than Egypt and the United States for. More: Books, , Military-Education-and-Training-in-Egypt~~LLC-Books, , , , , , , , , , Books LLC<