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

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US Marines congregate around a Soviet-made An-26 Curl transport aircraft of Cubana airlines seized at Pearls Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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U.S. Marines congregate around a Soviet-made An-26 Curl transport aircraft of Cubana airlines seized at Pearls Airport during Operation Urgent Fury. Exact Date Shot Unknown

 

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A view of the instrument panel of a Soviet-made An-26 Curl transport aircraft of Cubana airlines. The aircraft was seized at Pearls Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A view of the instrument panel of a Soviet-made An-26 Curl transport aircraft of Cubana airlines. The aircraft was seized at Pearls Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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An elevated view of Pearls Airport with a C-130 Hercules aircraft and a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight line during Operation Urgent Fury. A Soviet-made AN-26 Curl transport of Cubana airlines, left background, and a Soviet AN-2 Colt aircraft, right background, were seized during the operation.

 

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A Soviet-made BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier seized by U.S. forces during Operation Urgent Fury.

 

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A Czechoslovakian-made M-53 quad 12.7 mm anti-aircraft gun seized by US forces during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Point Salines Airfield, Grenada. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. Photo No. 140, page 129.

 

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Soviet-Grenada military agreement. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. Photo No. 141, page 130.

 

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Soviet weapons and ammunition, Grenada. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. Photo No. 142, page 131.

 

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Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters are used in the evacuation of American students from the island.

 

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U.S. military personnel, armed with M-16A1 rifles, participate in the evacuation of American students from the island.

 

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U.S. military personnel set up a mortar as they participate in the evacuation of American students from the island.

 

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US military personnel take defensive positions as they participate in the evacuation of American students from the island. A Military Airlift Command C-141 Starlifter aircraft is visible in the background.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division ride in an M561 Gamma Goat vehicle while participating in the evacuation of American students from the island.

 

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A camouflaged C-130 Hercules aircraft, left, and two CH-46 helicopters are used by US military personnel during the evacuation of American personnel from the island.

 

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American students watch US military aircraft fly over as they await their evacuation from the island.

 

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American students wait to board US military aircraft for their evacuation from the island. In the foreground, a US serviceman stands guard with an M60 machine gun.

 

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American students wait to board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for their evacuation from the island.

 

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British Bren machine guns seized during Operation URGENT FURY.