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

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A cameraman records activity taking place around a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight line at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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wo UH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopters parked in a field near Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. A C-141B Starlifter aircraft is parked on the runway in the background.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division ride in a dump truck seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. They are passing a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter parked on the flight line at Point Salines.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division relax on a ridge behind the Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A member of the 82nd Airborne Division applies camouflage to his face and neck while his unit relaxes on a ridge behind the Point Salines Airfield. He is participating in the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division relax in a field near the Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. One soldier is resting on the sidecar of a motorcycle seized during the operation.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division write letter while taking a break on a ridge near the Point Salines Airfield. They are participating in the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A US Air Force photographer interviews a member of the 82nd Airborne Division participating in the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. They are standing near stacks of ammunition stored on a ridge behind Point Salines Airfield

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their gear and prepare to move out during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. A C-141B Starlifter aircraft takes off from the Point Salines Airfield runway in the background.

 

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Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine climb aboard a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that will transport them to Point Salines Airfield, where they will be evacuated from the island on transport aircraft. They are being evacuated to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine climb aboard a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that will transport them to Point Salines Airfield, where they will be evacuated from the island on transport aircraft. The evacuation is taking place during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. An M60D machine gun is mounted on the UH-60.

 

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Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine walk toward Point Salines Airfield where a transport aircraft is waiting to evacuate them to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury.

 

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German nationals have their passports checked by evacuation personnel prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Point Salines Airfield. The evacuation is part of the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine board a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Point Salines Airfield. They are being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A Canadian national from the Saint George's University School of Medicine displays a Canadian flag prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Point Salines Airfield. He is being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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US servicemen arrive at Point Salines Airfield aboard US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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us operation for smaller island is grenada for?vacation island!
but not operation for bigger than country is rwanda until killing hotel rwanda case!

As no US Citizens as such were in danger in Rwanda, there was no need for a US intervention, and there was UN Presence already in Rwanda.

 

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

 

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US servicemen walk beside the runway at Point Salines Airfield as a flight of US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land to offload more troops during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY.