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

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• May 1, 2020

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All tough I thought I had come across a Grenada thread I couldn't find one for the love of god. If my google-fu was weak, mods, please merge the two threads.

A civilian examines a pistol seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

90 mm M67 recoilless rifles used by US military personnel Operation URGENT FURY

An audiovisual crew videotapes Operation URGENT FURY from a helicopter in flight

US military personnel push a cart loaded with weapons seized during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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Boxes of ammunition seized during Operation URGENT FURY

A U.S. serviceman uses binoculars during Operation Urgent Fury

A building damaged during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

U.S. military personnel confer during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury on Grenada

 

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Stacks of ammunition seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

Munitions discovered in a warehouse during Operation Urgent Fury

A Marine holds a folded litter for evacuating wounded personnel, as he participates in Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

Graffiti covers a building during Operation URGENT FURY

Chinese-made rocket-propelled grenades seized during Operation URGENT FURY

A tractor seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

 

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• May 1, 2020

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Excellent thread mate

I have added a tag as there are a few photos in the media section about this Operation (just click the tag )

 

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A Marine radio operator takes time out from shaving to receive a message during Operation URGENT FURY

A woman speaks with a US serviceman guarding the US Joint Detention Center during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

Some of the damaged buildings near a mental hospital that was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

A direct hit is scored on an enemy position during Operation Urgent Fury

 

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Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

US servicemen at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

An aerial view of two buildings destroyed during Operation URGENT FURY

A view through a coil of barbed wire of a Marine as he replenishes his water supply during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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Civilians move toward aircraft as they are evacuated by US military personnel during Operation URGENT FURY

US military personnel participating in Operation URGENT FURY

US military personnel talk to members of the media during Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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A Grenadian stands in a damaged area near the mental hospital after it was hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

The police headquarters building that was destroyed during Operation URGENT FURY

A wounded soldier is evacuated from the island during Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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Grenadians participating in a search for casualties from a mental hospital that was destroyed by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

A Marine uses plants to camouflage his helmet as he participates in Operation URGENT FURY

A box with oriental lettering on its front, seized by US military personnel during Operation URGENT FURY

US servicemen debrief a Cuban national captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

 

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An aerial view of Fort George showing damage sustained during Operation Urgent Fury

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division head out on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY

A Marine cuts open a coconut as he takes a break from his participation in Operation URGENT FURY

 

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The detention compound for Cuban nationals captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

A Marine patrols the streets of Grenville during Operation URGENT FURY. He is armed with an M16A1 rifle

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

Soviet made sighting equipment seized during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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An Israeli made 9 mm UZI submarine gun seized during Operation URGENT FURY

A Grenadian nurse stands outside the mental hospital that was destroyed by a bombing raid during Operation URGENT FURY

Members of the media arrive at the airport during Operation URGENT FURY

Members of the People's Revolutionary Army (PRA), captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY, are marched to a debriefing building by US servicemen

 

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• May 2, 2020

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The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

American medical students talk with US military personnel as they await their departure from the island during Operation URGENT FURY

Cuban nationals sit in a holding area awaiting their departure from the island during Operation URGENT FURY

A Marine takes a break from his participation in Operation URGENT FURY by catching some sleep

 

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• May 2, 2020

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Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

A hospital staff member is videotaped as he talks with US military personnel outside the bomb damaged mental hospital during Operation URGENT FURY

A staff member participates in a search for casualties after a mental hospital was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

The detention compound for Cuban nationals captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

 

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A Marine aims his M16A1 rifle from a defensive position during Operation URGENT FURY

A woman and child are processed for evacuation from the island during Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

A Cuban national captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY is debriefed by a member of the US Air Force

 

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• May 2, 2020

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A group of Grenadians near Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division examines a crate of weapons seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

US servicemen look on as Grenadian civilians walk by, carrying some of their personal belongings, during Operation URGENT FURY

Cubans captured during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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• May 3, 2020

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A member of the US Air Force rests near his baggage during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force participating in Operation URGENT FURY

Cubans captured during Operation URGENT FURY

 

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• May 3, 2020

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A Soviet-made dump truck seized during Operation URGENT FURY

Stacks of Soviet make 7.62 mm ammunition seized during Operation URGENT FURY

The damage caused to a mental hospital when it was accidentally hit by a bomb during Operation URGENT FURY

The detention compound for Cuban nationals captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

 

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The detention compound for Cuban nationals captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

An 82nd Airborne Division military policeman examines a pistol seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

US military personnel take a break during their participation in Operation URGENT FURY

Ammunition seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. The crate is labeled "Oficina Economica Cubana"