Operation Shepherd Venture
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Operation Shepherd Venture
Operation Shepherd Venture was an operation carried out by United States armed forces in Dakar, Senegal. The operation lasted from June 10, 1998 until June 17 of that year.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/shepherd_venture.htm
The onset of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War
in June 1998 led to the evacuation of more than 3,000 foreign nationals. A forward operating task force of about 130 personal was deployed from the United States European Command
. The decision was made to withdraw US nationals and embassy personal by commercial shipping and vessels chartered by the US State Department.http://secretary.state.gov/www/briefings/statements/1998/ps980614.html
Following this decision the personnel (about 130) from Dakar were redeployed to their home bases.
Forces committed included members of the 10th Special Forces Group, MC-130 Combat Talon
aircraft from the 352nd Special Operations Group, and KC-135 Stratotanker crews from United States Air Forces Europe. The operation was under the command of U. S. Navy Captain Robert A. Schoultz.http://www.specialoperations.com/Operations/shepherd.html
Operation Shepherd Venture was an operation carried out by United States armed forces in Dakar, Senegal. The operation lasted from June 10, 1998 until June 17 of that year.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/shepherd_venture.htm
The onset of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané in June 1998...
in June 1998 led to the evacuation of more than 3,000 foreign nationals. A forward operating task force of about 130 personal was deployed from the United States European Command
United States European Command
The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel...
. The decision was made to withdraw US nationals and embassy personal by commercial shipping and vessels chartered by the US State Department.http://secretary.state.gov/www/briefings/statements/1998/ps980614.html
Following this decision the personnel (about 130) from Dakar were redeployed to their home bases.
Forces committed included members of the 10th Special Forces Group, MC-130 Combat Talon
MC-130 Combat Talon
The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft operated by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command , a wing of the Air Education and Training Command, and an AFSOC-gained wing of the Air Force Reserve Command...
aircraft from the 352nd Special Operations Group, and KC-135 Stratotanker crews from United States Air Forces Europe. The operation was under the command of U. S. Navy Captain Robert A. Schoultz.http://www.specialoperations.com/Operations/shepherd.html