Operation Restore Hope, Mogadishu Somalia, 10/18/1992

Abstract

Operation Restore Hope in Mogadishu Somalia provided our country a historical perspective of why pre-war intelligence is critical to our success as a superpower. We engaged a hostile enemy determined to strike fear in the minds of the American people. What they encountered was a determined focused mission, and failure was not an option. We served the interests of the United Nations through relief efforts, and won the heart of many Somalias. General Aideed and his clans were not able to withstand the will of the force. We learned as a result of the Rangers killed that to listen to the combatant commanders. The force conducted routing urban assault missions throughout our tenure. This was new war fighting for us but we prevail just like previous wars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2006
Accession Number
AD1116710

Entities

People

  • Melvin L. Williams

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assault Rifles
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Democracy
  • Deployment
  • Deterrence
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Commanders
  • North Carolina
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.