Egypt - "Bright Star" military exercise

(12 Oct 1997) T/I 10:55:29


Libya on Saturday (11/10) criticised a joint military exercise
in the Egyptian desert involving the forces of seven Arab and
NATO countries.
Egypt, France, Britain, the United States, Italy, Kuwait and the
United Arab Emirates were taking part in the military exercise,
dubbed "Bright Star 97", which began on Thursday and was ending
on Sunday.


SHOWS:

NR EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT 11/10

British Household Cavalry Regiment base in desert with tank;
regiment sign;
soldier walking across base;
second soldier walking;
helicopter flying over base;
soldiers in camouflaged tent;
base with satellite dish;
tank moving;
Beach with British navy ship Tristram in background and
Mexefloat bringing ashore regiment vehicles;
soldier on float;
tanks drives on to beach (scimitars and samsons);
Pullback from flags to soldiers;
Egyptian soldiers looking;
Egyptian Major General Galal Abbas looking through field
glasses;
map;
Mexefloat nearing beach from Tristram;
on board float looking at beach;
tank gun turret;
armoured cars unloaded on to beach;
float arriving at beach;
Major James Bashall, officer in charge B company, 2 Para.,
"it's gone very well. It takes a while to overcome the language
barriers and to overcome the cultural difficulties between the
countries. But after that, there's a great international
brotherhood...";
Hercules plane dropping parachuters (jt exercise between
UK, Egypt and UAE);
parachuters landing;
parachuters in position on ground;
looking through gunsight;
over shoulder of soldier with gun;
soldier looking at map;
motorbike;
trucks leaving to pick up parachuters.

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