 Soldiers were issued jungle fatigues in lieu of desert camouflage (which was not in the U.S. Army inventory in 1980) and hastily-established air traffic control systems caused the loss of 14 U.S. Air Force personnel when a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter crashed attempting to land.Post-operation briefings affected positive change for future readiness and successful exercises thereafter, said MSG Keefer (retired), the only enlisted member of the debriefing team for Bright Star '81.The following year, a similar exercise was held using the same ground rules.