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On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003

James G. Antal and R. John Vanden Berghe

This monograph tells the story of thousands of U.S. Marines who supported Operations Sharp Edge, Assured Response, Quick Response, Noble Obelisk, and Joint Task Force Liberia, the noncombatant evacuation operations in 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2003 from Liberia, in 1996 from the Central African Republic, and in 1997 from Sierra Leone. - Summary by John W. Ripley

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Keyword(s): africa (85), navy (31), usmc (11), marines (10), Ha (2), liberia (2), seals (2), humanitarian assistance (2), central african republic (1), non combatant evacuation operation (1) ... [Show full list]

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1 (Part I Operation Sharp Edge) - Liberian Unrest Turns Violent - The Geography of Liberia; Samuel Doe's Rise to Power; Civil War Begins Aaron Bennett
00:14:39
Play 02 Chapter 1 Part 2 - The Need for U.S. Involvement; First Look at Monrovia Aaron Bennett
00:16:29
Play 03 Chapter 2 - Preparing for Operation Sharp Edge; From Predeployment Training to the Mediterranean - Point Men in Monrovia Aaron Bennett
00:17:44
Play 04 Chapter 2 Part 2 - Circling at Mamba Station; Frantic Negotiations Fizzle Aaron Bennett
00:16:06
Play 05 Chapter 2 Part 3 - Marines Poised for Insertion; The Call to Evacuate Aaron Bennett
00:18:07
Play 06 Chapter 3 - Evacuation Operations - A Rainy D-Day; Into the Embassy; West African Peacekeepers Arrive Aaron Bennett
00:24:58
Play 07 Chapter 3 Part 2 - Evacuation from Buchanan; Rotation of Marine Forces; Turnover and Departure Aaron Bennett
00:13:45
Play 08 Chapter 4 - Operation Sharp Edge - Deployment of the 26th MEU; 26th MEU and the Formation of the CMAGTF in Liberia Aaron Bennett
00:18:12
Play 09 Chapter 4 Part 2 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF Aaron Bennett
00:18:17
Play 10 Chapter 4 Part 3 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF (cont) Aaron Bennett
00:22:03
Play 11 Chapter 4 Part 4 - Rotation and Reduction of CMAGTF Marines; Completion of Sharp Edge; The Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team and the Departure of the Marines Aaron Bennett
00:14:47
Play 12 Chapter 5 (Part II Continuing Operations 1996-2003) - 22d MEU in Operation Assured Response - Civil War Continues; Introduction of American Forces Aaron Bennett
00:18:45
Play 13 Chapter 5 Part 2 - Marines Take the Reins; Actions Ashore Aaron Bennett
00:13:48
Play 14 Chapter 5 Part 3 - Marines Return Fire; Reduction of Marine Forces Aaron Bennett
00:24:13
Play 15 Chapter 6 - Operation Quick Response - Violence to the East; Call in the Marines Aaron Bennett
00:17:30
Play 16 Chapter 6 Part 2 - Marine Operations in Bangui; Planning for Reinforcements; Reduction of Presence and Withdrawal Aaron Bennett
00:16:51
Play 17 Chapter 7 - Planning, Deployment, and Action - Special Purpose MAGTF Deploys; The Special Purpose MAGTF as the Assured Response Joint Task Force; Marines Draw Down and Depart Aaron Bennett
00:21:22
Play 18 Chapter 8 - Epilogue - A Stabilizing Presence Aaron Bennett
00:18:43
Play 19 Chapter 8 Part 2 - Epilogue (cont) Aaron Bennett
00:21:40