6-643: Operation Distant Runner was a US military operation involving the evacuation of non-combatants from Rwanda in 1994 during the Rwandan Genocide . Executed from April 7 until April 18, 1994, the operation was entirely successful and resulted in no marine casualties. In early April 1994, President Bill Clinton informed the US Congress of possible non-combatant evacuation (NEO) operations from Rwanda as US military forces were deployed to Burundi in preparation. The operation finally commenced with
12-529: Is the coordinated military actions of a state , or a non-state actor , in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state or actor's favor. Operations may be of a combat or non-combat nature and may be referred to by a code name for the purpose of national security . Military operations are often known for their more generally accepted common usage names than their actual operational objectives . Military operations can be classified by
18-579: The deployment of US Marine Corps marine air-ground task force (MAGTAF) units, including the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines , part of the broader 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). Using aerial refueling from the VMGR-252, three CH-53E helicopters made the 750-mile journey from the USS Peleliu towards the capital of Burundi - Bujumbura . Upon arrival, the US marines coordinated
24-631: The evacuation of non-combatants, including 142 US nationals and a diplomat, from Rwanda. By the end of the operation, a total of 241 civilians had been rescued. Participants in Operation Distant Runner are qualified to receive the Navy Expeditionary Medal , as the operation saw both Navy and Marine Corps personnel engaging in foreign territory to provide humanitarian assistance and evacuate civilians from war. Military operation A military operation ( op )
30-404: The scale and scope of force employment, and their impact on the wider conflict. The scope of military operations can be: Parallel to and reflecting this framework for operations are organized elements within the armed forces which prepare for and conduct operations at various levels of war . While there is a general correlation between the size of units , the area within which they operate, and
36-514: The scope of mission they perform, the correlation is not absolute. In fact, it is ultimately the mission that a unit performs that determines the level of war within which it operates. The operational level of war occupies roughly the middle ground between the campaign's strategic focus and the tactics of an engagement. It describes "a distinct intermediate level of war between military strategy , governing war in general, and tactics, involving individual battles". For example, during World War II ,
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