Eastern Exit: The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) From Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991

This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) from the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991. During this operation, named Eastern Exit, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces evacuated 281 people from 30 c...

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Main Author: Siegel, Adam B
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
CH-46 AIRCRAFT
CH-53E AIRCRAFT
Civil Defense
CIVIL WAR
EVACUATION
HELICOPTERS
LESSONS LEARNED
MARINE CORPS
Military Forces and Organizations
MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
NEO(NON-COMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATION)
NONCOMBATANT
OPERATION EASTERN EXIT
SOMALIA
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Summary:This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) from the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991. During this operation, named Eastern Exit, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces evacuated 281 people from 30 countries (including 8 Ambassadors and 39 Soviet citizens).