| 词条 | Operation Noble Obelisk |
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Operation Noble Obelisk was the U.S. evacuation of civilians from Sierra Leone in 1997 by the American naval ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. On May 25, 1997, rebel forces and military officers overthrew the government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone. At that time, a U.S. Army Special Forces detachment was deployed in Sierra Leone for joint training exercises. After the coup d'etat, the Special Forces moved to Freetown to secure the U.S. Embassy and its two residential compounds. The detachment also identified an appropriate location for a helicopter landing zone near the embassy. (HLZ).[1] The Special Forces also provided the Marine Expeditionary commander with "real-time" intelligence on conditions in Freetown. Major General Samuel T. Helland was designated as Commander, Joint Task Force Noble Obelisk.[2] US forces evacuated 2509 people to the Kearsarge over a four-day period. The evacuees included 454 American citizens and third-country nationals. [3][4] The Marine 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina participated in the Noncombatants Evacuation Operation (NEO),[5] as well as the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261. Naval Air Reservists provided logistical support.[6] References1. ^[https://plus.google.com/+socom/posts/JE53FLMmGi2 "Operation Noble Obelisk", United States Special Operations Command (USSOC)] 2. ^"Major General Samuel t. Helland", Official Marine Bio 3. ^Global Security.org "Operation Noble Obelisk" Accessed December 26, 2013 4. ^W. M. Kennedy Operation Noble OBELISK: An Examination of Unity of Effort. Naval War Coll., Newport, RI. Joint Military Operations Dept.Technical report Feb 2001 5. ^On a more humorous note, the sailors of the < 6. ^"From the CINCs", The Naval Reserve Association External links
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