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

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A truck is loaded aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for deployment to Grenada during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Floodlights illuminate the flight line as members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for deployment to Grenada during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A C-141B Starlifter aircraft lands at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Combat-equipped members of the 82nd Airborne Division exit from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Combat-equipped members of the 82nd Airborne Division carry their gear to a marshalling area after arriving at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A memorial service is held for the first two members of the 82nd Airborne Division to be killed in action during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A memorial service is held for the first two members of the 82nd Airborne Division to be killed in action during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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The 82nd Airborne Division flag flies on the beach during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division approach a building while on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY. Two of the soldiers in the roadway are equipped with M47 Dragon anti-tank weapons.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to open a trunk that was found in the search of a home during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A member of the 82nd Airborne Division prepares to examine the contents of a trunk that was found while searching a house during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A barbed wire barrier surrounds the Grand Anse Complex of Saint Georges University during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division stand guard at the Grand Anse Complex of Saint Georges University during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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A crate of Czechoslovakian-made SMGs and magazines that were seized in the Frequente Supply during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Rifles that were seized at the Frequente Supply Depot during Operation URGENT FURY are displayed on the hood of a vehicle.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division apply facial camouflage prior to boarding an aircraft for deployment to Grenada during Operation URGENT FURY.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division take a water break while on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY. The soldier on the left is armed with an M60 machine gun.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to go out on patrol during Operation URGENT FURY. Two soldiers have M203 40 mm grenade launchers mounted on M16A1 rifles, one has a sniper rifle, and one has an M60 machine gun

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division take cover behind a gravel embankment while patrolling a road during Operation URGENT FURY. One solder is armed with an M16A1 rifle and the other is armed with an M203 grenade launcher-equipped M16A1 rifle, foreground.

 

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division searches for targets while another soldier holds his M47 Dragon anti-tank weapon in the firing position during Operation URGENT FURY. The soldier in the foreground is carrying two M72 light anti-tank weapons over his shoulder.