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
Chapters
1 Chapter 1 (Part I Operation Sharp Edge) - Liberian Unrest Turns Violent - The Geography of Liberia; Samuel Doe's Rise to Power; Civil War Begins 15 min 2 Chapter 1 Part 2 - The Need for U.S. Involvement; First Look at Monrovia 16 min 3 Chapter 2 - Preparing for Operation Sharp Edge; From Predeployment Training to the Mediterranean - Point Men in Monrovia 18 min 4 Chapter 2 Part 2 - Circling at Mamba Station; Frantic Negotiations Fizzle 16 min 5 Chapter 2 Part 3 - Marines Poised for Insertion; The Call to Evacuate 18 min 6 Chapter 3 - Evacuation Operations - A Rainy D-Day; Into the Embassy; West African Peacekeepers Arrive 25 min 7 Chapter 3 Part 2 - Evacuation from Buchanan; Rotation of Marine Forces; Turnover and Departure 14 min 8 Chapter 4 - Operation Sharp Edge - Deployment of the 26th MEU; 26th MEU and the Formation of the CMAGTF in Liberia 18 min 9 Chapter 4 Part 2 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF 18 min 10 Chapter 4 Part 3 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF (cont) 22 min 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 15 min 12 Chapter 5 (Part II Continuing Operations 1996-2003) - 22d MEU in Operation Assured Response - Civil War Continues; Introduction of American Forces 19 min 13 Chapter 5 Part 2 - Marines Take the Reins; Actions Ashore 14 min 14 Chapter 5 Part 3 - Marines Return Fire; Reduction of Marine Forces 24 min 15 Chapter 6 - Operation Quick Response - Violence to the East; Call in the Marines 18 min 16 Chapter 6 Part 2 - Marine Operations in Bangui; Planning for Reinforcements; Reduction of Presence and Withdrawal 17 min 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 21 min 18 Chapter 8 - Epilogue - A Stabilizing Presence 19 min 19 Chapter 8 Part 2 - Epilogue (cont) 22 min
