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

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An aerial view of the control tower at Point Salines Airport taken during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Military vehicles, equipment and helicopters crowd the flight line at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division pass a group of Grenadians while on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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

 

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US Air Force and 82nd Airborne Division military police form a security cordon as Cubans board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for evacuation from the island. The Cubans were captured during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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An air-to-air right side view of an AH-1 Cobra helicopter firing its 20mm cannon during a mission in support of Operation Urgent Fury.

 

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82nd Airborne Division M102 105 mm howitzer teams wait for a firing mission during Operation URGENT FURY. The soldiers are gathered near an M561 Gama Goat truck.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division pass a knocked-out Soviet-made BTR60 armored personnel carrier while on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY. Their M151 light utility vehicle is equipped with an M60 machine gun.

 

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A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters lowers a pallet of supplies at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A Marine Corps UH-1N Iroquois helicopter prepares to touch down during Operation URGENT FURY. The helicopter is equipped with a door-mounted M60D machine gun.

 

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A US serviceman shaves on the beach during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A member of the 82nd Airborne Division uses a makeshift mirror while shaving during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A Marine Corps UH-1N Iroquois helicopter touches down during Operation URGENT FURY. The helicopter is equipped with a door-mounted M60D machine gun. A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter approaches in the background.

 

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Crates of ammunition and equipment that were among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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An RPG-7 (rocket-propelled grenade) round that was among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A Soviet-made PK light machine gun, left, and a rifle that were among the military supplies seized during Operation URGENT FURY. (Substandard image)

 

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An ammunition crate marked "Oficina Economica Cubana" was among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A crate of rifles that was among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets a Grenadian civilian while visiting the island during Operation URGENT FURY. (Substandard image)