Operation Provide Hope
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Operation Provide Hope was a humanitarian operation conducted by the U.S. Navy to provide medical equipment to former Soviet republics during their transition to democratic and free-market states. The operation was announced by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III on January 22-23, 1992 and the initial shipment of supplies was on February 10, 1992. [1] Sixty-five C-5 and C-141 missions flew 2,363 tons of food and medical supplies to 24 locations in the Commonwealth of Independent States during this initial launch. Much of these supplies were leftover from the buildup to the Persian Gulf War.[2]
Following the initial shipment, Phase II of the operation began, consisting of continuing support of the former Soviet republics. Food and medical supplies were shipped by sea, land, and air from Europe. In all, 25,000 short tons of food and medicine were sent to 33 cities in the former Soviet Union. The final state of the operation was to build, staff, and train hospitals throughout the former Soviet Union.[3]
The operation concluded in September 1994.[4]
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- ^ Fact sheet: Operation Provide Hope - aid to former Soviet republics | US Department of State Dispatch | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ As Food Airlift Starts, Baker Hints U.S. Might Agree to Role in a Ruble Fund - New York Times
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/provide_hope.htm GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ About DTRA - History and Documents - Historic Operational Missions and Projects
