 took part in 1982.After Exercise Eastern Wind ’83, the amphibious portion of Bright Star '83, the Los Angeles Times was told that “the exercise failed dismally.…The Somali army did not perform up to any standard,” one diplomat said.… “The inefficiency of the Somali armed forces is legendary among foreign military men.” 

By 1983, the size of the forces involved prompted planners to hold the event every two years rather than annually.