Operation Noble Obelisk

Operation Noble Obelisk was the evacuation of civilians from Sierra Leone in 1997 undertaken by USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the 22d MEU(SOC) (sic). More than 400 Americans and more than 2000 third-country nationals were taken aboard Kearsarge over 4 days.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Global Security.org "Operation Noble Obelisk" Accessed December 26, 2013
  2. ↑ 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