Warfare Operation Urgent Fury (The Invasion of Grenada, 1983)

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• Nov 14, 2020

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Members of the 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, patrol a prisoner holding area in an M151 light utility vehicle during Operation URGENT FURY. An M60 machine gun is mounted on the vehicle. (SUBSTANDARD)

 

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A member of the 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, stops a group of Cuban prisoners while manning a checkpoint.

 

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Colonel (COL) Scott, center left, 3rd Brigade commander, confers with COL Peter J. Boylan, center right, assistant division commander for operations in Grenada, and other member of the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Three UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters wait near the Point Salines Airport runway during Operation URGENT FURY. Members of the 82nd Airborne Division assemble in the foreground. (SUBSTANDARD)

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division are airlifted into a landing zone by helicopter during Operation Urgent Fury.

 

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Three UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters prepare to touch down next to the Point Salines Airport runway during Operation URGENT FURY. (SUBSTANDARD)

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division assemble their gear and prepare to board a helicopter at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division walk along a narrow land while on patrol during Operation Urgent Fury. The second soldier in line has an M-203 40mm grenade launcher attached to his M-16A1 rifle.

 

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Members of the 1/75th Rangers are briefed on plans for a night patrol during Operation Urgent Fury. An M-60 machine gun, equipped with a night sight, is mounted on their M-151 light utility vehicle.

 

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General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force while visiting the island during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Major General Edward L. Trobaugh, commander, 82nd Airborne Division, during Operation URGENT FURY. They are at the Saint George's University True Blue Campus.

 

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A US serviceman talks with members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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General John A. Wickham Jr., US Army Chief of Staff, talks with members of the 82nd Airborne Division prior to their deployment to Grenada during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division assemble near the Point Salines Airport runway upon their arrival on the island during Operation URGENT FURY. A C-130 Hercules aircraft is on the runway.

 

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An aerial view of Point Salines Airport and runway during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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US forces bivouac at a beach area near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY. Two UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters are parked near the runway.

 

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An aerial view of Green Island taken during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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An aerial view of the gulf side of Point Salines Airport taken during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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An aerial view of the Radio Free Grenada station, north of Saint George's, taken during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Two UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters prepare to touch down in an open field during Operation URGENT FURY.