Description The Operation Restore Hope was an operation of the United States and many of its allied countries in Somalia. The operation was protected by the United Nations. The United States was the leader of this operation. Somalia was in civil war and many people were dying from hunger in this country. The goal of this operation was creating suitable conditions and calming down the situation in Somalia for helping the Somali people who needed food in the southern part of this country.
After the killing of several Pakistani peacekeepers, the Security Council ordered the allied forces by the Resolution 837, that they can do anything for sending the humanitarian aid to the Somalian people in accordance to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. This operation was successful.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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December / 1992
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December / 1992
Last Updated: Jan 9, 2021
Personal Memories
Memories
I was assigned as the Assistant Intelligence Officer on CCDG-1 staff. CCDG-1, embarked on USS Ranger, sortied from the Persian Gulf where it had been conducting operations in support of Southern Watch to the coast of Somalia as Restore Hope began. The mission was to conduct flight operations in support on U.N. forces, specifically to provide indications and warning of Somalia rebel ground forces threatening relief operations. A special projects P-3 aircraft out of Rota Spain was dispatched to Djibouiti to support the operation. Having had a tour in VQ-1 Det Atsugi, I was very familiar with VPU squadron capabilities. I briefed the Admiral and N2 how they could be employed and then wrote the Oporder to make it happen. Flying out of Djibouiti the P-3 would have limited onstation time so the Oporder included landing priority at Mogadishu where their collection film would be then be shuttled by helo to the ARG offshore for developing and analysis then shuttled back ashore in support of the HQ ashore. I think this may have been the first instance where an a P-3 operated overland in support of ground troops.
The Ranger Battle Group was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Joint Meritorious Unit Medal for participation in Commander Joint Task Force executing Operation Restore Hope.
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