Operation Shining Express
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| Operation Shining Express | |
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| Part of Second Liberian Civil War | |
 A US Military special operations security team member observes a United Nations helicopter approaching the US Embassy in Monrovia on 13 June 2003 |
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| Location | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Objective | Evacuation of U.S. citizens from Liberia |
| Date | June–July 2003 |
Operation Shining Express was the July, 2003 deployment of a U.S. Naval task force based around the amphibious ship USS Kearsarge to rescue embassy personnel and American citizens from Liberia's civil war. The deployment was announced on 13 June 2003.
It followed the successful 1990 rescue effort in Liberia, Operation Sharp Edge.
[edit] References
- "Operation Shining Express". Globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/shining_express.htm.
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