Special Operations.Com
Operations
PROVIDE RELIEF and RESTORE HOPE
Somalia
1992-1995
(continued)
THE
WITHDRAWAL FROM SOMALIA
In
the aftermath of the 3-4 October battle, U.S. military
presence in Somalia increased significantly. Two AC-130s
deployed to Kenya and flew reconnaissance missions
over Mogadishu. More Special Forces also deployed
as did a platoon from SEAL Team 2 and one from SEAL
Team 8. The
SEALs provided security detachments
to
U.S. and UN troops by occupying sniper
positions
and guarding allied encampments, by
flying
on aircraft traveling between Somalia
and
the carrier battle groups off shore, and by
providing
VIP protection. Other SEALs aboard
rigid inflatable boats provided harbor
security
for Marine Corps landing boats shuttling
between ships offshore and Marine
Corps
encampments on the beach. Most U.S.
forces
pulled out of Somalia by 25 March 1994.
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