Non-combatant evacuation operation

A Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) is an operation conducted to evacuate civilians from another country, generally due to a deteriorating security situation.

Australia

2021 - Afghanistan

China

2015 - Yemen: (Houthi takeover in Yemen)

Germany

1997 - Operation Libelle: Albania
2011 - Operation Pegasus (2011): Libya

Greece

1993 – Operation Golden Fleece: Abkhazia, Georgia (War in Abkhazia (1992–1993))^[1]
1997 – Operation Kosmas: Albania (1997 Albanian civil unrest)^[1]
2006 - Operation Kedros: Lebanon (2006 Lebanon War)^[1]

India

1990 - 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait: Kuwait (Gulf War)
2006 - Operation Sukoon: Lebanon (2006 Lebanon War)
2011 - Operation Safe Homecoming: Libya (First Libyan Civil War)
2015 - Operation Raahat: Yemen
2016 - Operation Sankat Mochan: Juba, South Sudan (Battle of Juba)
2021 - Operation Devi Shakti: Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 Taliban offensive)
2022 - Operation Ganga: Ukraine (2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)

Ireland (Republic of)

2011 - Libya (First Libyan Civil War)
2021 - 2021 Kabul airlift

Israel

1948-1953 - Operation Goshen: Egypt
1949-1950 - Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen): Yemen
1951-1952 - Operation Ezra and Nehemiah: Iraq
1961 - Operation Mural: Morocco
1961-1964 - Operation Yachin: Morocco
1984-1985 - Operation Moses: Sudan
1985 - Operation Joshua: Sudan
1991 - Operation Solomon: Ethiopia

Pakistan

2015 - Yemen

Ukraine

1993 - Evacuation of Georgian civilians in the mountains of Svaneti: Georgia (War in Abkhazia)^[2]^[3]
1995 - Evacuation of Bosnian civilians in Siege of Žepa: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian War)^[4]^[5]^[6]
2021 - 2021 Kabul airlift

United Kingdom

2000 - Operation Palliser: Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone Civil War)
2006 - Operation Highbrow: Lebanon (2006 Lebanon War)
2021 - Operation Pitting: Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 Taliban offensive)

United States

According to United States Military Joint Publication 3-68, Noncombatant Evacuation Operations:^[7]

"Noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs) are conducted to assist the Department of State (DOS) in evacuating noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, selected host-nation citizens, and third country nationals whose lives are in danger from locations in a host foreign nation to an appropriate safe haven and/or the United States.

NEOs usually involve swift insertions of a force, temporary occupation of an objective, and a planned withdrawal upon completion of the mission.

During NEOs, the US Ambassador is the senior authority for the evacuation and is ultimately responsible for the successful completion of the NEO and the safety of the evacuees. The Ambassador speaks with the authority of the President and serves as direct representative on site."

This means that at times American citizens may become endangered in locations outside of the United States. This is usually due to civil unrest or war. However, it may also be due to a natural disaster. The U.S. Ambassador has the responsibility, according to law, to request a NEO. Once he does, the government will determine whether or not the evacuation should be done with civilian resources, such as the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), or with military forces. Even if military forces conduct the evacuation, the Ambassador remains in charge of the evacuation.^{[citation needed]}

The method of evacuation could include sealift, airlift, or even by road.

Notable operations

1975 – Operation Frequent Wind: Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War
1976 – Operation Fluid Drive: Lebanese Civil War
1990 – Operation Sharp Edge: Liberia
1991 – Operation Eastern Exit: Somalia
1991 – Operation Fiery Vigil: Clark Air Base and U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines (1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo)
1992 – Operation Silver Anvil: Sierra Leone
1994 – Operation Tiger Rescue: Yemen
1996 – Operation Assured Response: Liberia
1996 – Operation Quick Response: Central African Republic
1997 – Operation Silver Wake: Albania
1997 – Operation Noble Obelisk: Sierra Leone
1998 – Operation Safe Departure: Asmara, Eritrea (Eritrean–Ethiopian War)
1998 – Operation Shepherd Venture: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau Civil War)
2002 – Operation Shepherd Sentry: Bangui, Central African Republic (political and military unrest leading up to the Central African Republic Bush War)
2002 – Operation Autumn Return: Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire (First Ivorian Civil War)
2003 – Operation Shining Express: Monrovia, Liberia (Second Liberian Civil War)
2006 – 2006 Lebanon War
2010 – Operation Tacit Drift: 2010 Kingston Unrest - Jamaica
2011 – Operation Pacific Passage: Tōhoku region, Japan (2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami)
2011 – Operation Odyssey Dawn: various locations within Libya: (Libyan Crisis)
2014 – Libya
2017 - 2017 Dutch St. Maarten NEO after Hurricane Irma
2021 - Operation Allies Refuge: Kabul, Afghanistan (2021 Taliban offensive)
2023 – Sudan

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chinofotis, Panagiotis (18 July 2021). "Π. Χηνοφώτης: Προβολή ναυτικής και ήπιας ισχύος, επιχείρηση «Κέδρος», Λίβανος" [P. Chinofotis: The display of naval and soft power, Operation Kedros, Lebanon]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "6 examples of Ukraine supporting other countries in need". Russia’s war in Ukraine: official website. 2023-03-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Одна з перших і забутих миротворчих місій Збройних Сил України (One of the first and forgotten peacekeeping missions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)". АрміяInform (in Ukrainian). 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Ukrainian intelligence or how the wise is ruling the stars". Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center. 2021-09-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "How Ukrainians saved citizens of other countries". Svidomi. 2023-06-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Миротворець Микола Верхогляд: "Я сказав Младічу, що політики його здадуть" (Peacekeeper Mykola Verkhohliad: "I said to Mladić that the politicians will sell him out")". Історична правда (Istorychna pravda) (in Ukrainian). 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (PDF). Suffolk, Virginia: Joint Doctrine Analysis Division. 2015.

External links

[Kath-1] Chinofotis, Panagiotis (18 July 2021). "Π. Χηνοφώτης: Προβολή ναυτικής και ήπιας ισχύος, επιχείρηση «Κέδρος», Λίβανος" [P. Chinofotis: The display of naval and soft power, Operation Kedros, Lebanon]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[2] "6 examples of Ukraine supporting other countries in need". Russia’s war in Ukraine: official website. 2023-03-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[3] "Одна з перших і забутих миротворчих місій Збройних Сил України (One of the first and forgotten peacekeeping missions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)". АрміяInform (in Ukrainian). 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[4] "Ukrainian intelligence or how the wise is ruling the stars". Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center. 2021-09-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[5] "How Ukrainians saved citizens of other countries". Svidomi. 2023-06-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[6] "Миротворець Микола Верхогляд: "Я сказав Младічу, що політики його здадуть" (Peacekeeper Mykola Verkhohliad: "I said to Mladić that the politicians will sell him out")". Історична правда (Istorychna pravda) (in Ukrainian). 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[7] Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (PDF). Suffolk, Virginia: Joint Doctrine Analysis Division. 2015.

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