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Angels From the Sea - Relief Operations in Bangladesh, 1991: U.S. Marines in Humanitarian Operations (Paperback)
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Angels From the Sea - Relief Operations in Bangladesh, 1991: U.S. Marines in Humanitarian Operations (Paperback)
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The first half of 1991 was a demanding time for the armed forces of
the United States. In January, while elements of the U.S. Army, Air
Force, Navy, and Marines were still deploying to the Persian Gulf,
where they would join other coalition forces in the liberation of
Kuwait, a Marine special purpose force conducted Operation Eastern
Exit, a daring rescue of American citizens and foreign nationals
trapped in the American Embassy at Mogadishu, Somalia. Two weeks
later Operation Desert Storm began and coalition aircraft flew
against Iraqi targets in the Kuwaiti and Iraqi theaters of
operation. In February, coalition ground forces slashed through the
vaunted Saddam Line to liberate Kuwait, while their comrades afloat
conducted one of the most successful strategic deceptions in
military history. Soon thereafter, American and other coalition
forces were involved in concurrent humanitarian operations, Provide
Comfort in northern Iraq and Seal Angel in Bangladesh. In June,
Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted, causing massive damage.
In response, American forces participated in Operation Fiery Vigil,
the evacuation of Clark Air Force and Subic Bay Naval Bases, and
Cubi Point Naval Air Station. With so much happening in so short a
period, some of these operations did not receive the same amount of
attention they would have, had they transpired during less
tumultuous times. This monograph provides a detailed look at Joint
Task Force Sea Angel, the first join task force to be formed around
a nucleus drawn from a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and the
Marine-led humanitarian relief effort in Bangladesh.
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