Exhibition – Operation Blue Bat: The 1958 U.S. Invasion of Lebanon Press Photos from The Norbert Schiller Collection BONFIRES IN THE STREETSDRUZE TRIBESMENFEMALE REBEL FIGHTERUNDER THE GUNS IN TRIPOLIMOVE TO BOTTLE UP THE REBELSUNITED NATIONS OBSERVERS ARRIVECIVILIANS FIGHT AGAINST REBELSFLED THEIR HOMEEISENHOWER'S BROADCASTMARINE BEACH LANDINGFIRST MARINE LANDINGBEACH LANDINGLEBANESE AND US MARINESSHIPS OFF SHORE, MEN ON SHOREGUARDING AIRPORTMARINES IN CHARGEALL QUIET AFTER LANDINGRUSSIAN PROTEST MARINE LANDINGROBERT MURPHYREINFORCEMENTS LANDING ON BEACHRENDEZVOUS POINTUS LANDING IN BEIRUTREBEL FIGHTERREBEL LEADER KAMAL JOUMBLATTSAINT GEORGE BAYMARINES RIDE NEAR ST. GEORGE HOTELMARINES ON PATROLU.S. MARINES ON PATROLCAPTURED MARINEKEEPING BACK ONLOOKERSFRUIT FOR SALETHE DAILY STARSHOT FIRED AT AIRPORTMAKING FRIENDSTROUBLE SHOOTER IN THE DARKMURPHY MEETING CHAMOUNYOUNG WOMEN REBEL FIGHTERS"SACK TIME"PHOTOGRAPHER AND MARINESBEIRUT FOR A BATHWATCH OVER BEIRUTTHIS MULE IS NOT GOVERNMENT ISSUE,SHADY CAMPUS BUILDUP IN LEBANONREBEL LEADER MEETS US ENVOYLEBANON MEMORIALOLD CAMPAIGNERMILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANONMARINES DEPARTINGTAKING LEAVE OF LEBANONDISTRIBUTING NEWSPAPERSLEBANESE TANK BATTALIONSOLDIERS BEER AND PINUP GIRLSSOLDIERS, BEER AND PINUP GIRLSBURNING BARRICADE Photographs by Colonel Charles Smilie while deployed as a Marine to Lebanon in 1958 MARINES PREPARING TO LANDSECURING THE AIRPORTUS MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANESAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERSU.S. MILITARY PLANEUS Military TentCAMPED IN THE FOOTHILLSMARINE TENTWASHING UPSUFFERING FROM DYSENTERYCOMBAT REGALIATURBORG BEERMORNING COFFEEDOWN TIMEABOVE BEIRUTHEADING OUTPREPARING FOR DEPARTURE READ MORE The 1958 U.S. Invasion of Lebanon: Introduction: Share this:
John Kavanaugh February 20, 2019 at 2:58 PM interesting that nothing is mentioned of a belly-landing of one of the airplanes landing at the airport, full of commandos Reply
Robert Evans September 24, 2020 at 6:28 AM The air cover to the Beirut operation. provided by the USS Saratoga off the Beirut coast was not mentioned. We flew several sorties that day. I remember watching from the flight deck as our aircraft launched and landed. Reply
interesting that nothing is mentioned of a belly-landing of one of the airplanes landing at the airport, full of commandos
The air cover to the Beirut operation. provided by the USS Saratoga off the Beirut coast was not mentioned. We flew several sorties that day. I remember watching from the flight deck as our aircraft launched and landed.