U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters lift off at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star. U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters lift off at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star '99/00 on Oct. 6, 1999. Bright Star is a joint/combined command post and tactical field exercise in Egypt involving over 50,000 participants from 11 countries. The annual exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and coalition forces. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.04 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 454276-V-RLR43-186.jpg Photo Gallery