Operation Support Hope
Operation Support Hope was a 1994 United States military effort to provide immediate relief for
The joint task force was headquartered in Entebbe, with the role of providing a cargo airlift to supplement United Nations efforts. The
During the peak of Operation Support Hope in late August, the United States had 2350 service members deployed. About 15,000 tons of humanitarian supplies were delivered by 1200 airlift sorties, about 60% of the total airlift tonnage.[citation needed]
On August 14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) requested that all agencies stop airlifting food to Goma. The operation continued supporting other locations in Rwanda. By presidential order, it ceased on September 27[1] and the last C-5 involved in the airlift left Entebbe on September 29.
During operations a C-5 flew a record 22-hour flight nonstop from Travis Air Force Base, California to Goma to deliver a water supply system, supported by 3 aerial refuelings.[2]
See also
- Operation Restore Hope, a humanitarian mission to Somaliain 1992.
- Great Lakes refugee crisis
References
- ^ a b "Operation Support Hope". GlobalSecurity.org. 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ AIRLIFT TANKER QUARTERLY Volume 12 • Number 3 • Summer 2004
External links
- Summary - Report to Congress on U.S. Military Activities in Rwanda, 1994 - August 1997, by the Department of Defense
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