Analysis of the United States Airlift to Zaire, May-June 1978.

Abstract

The Shaba Province of Southeast Zaire has been the scene of many insurgent activities during the late 1960s through the 1970s. In May 1978, the Province once again became the scene of a bloody insurgent invasion which later became known as SHABA II. Thousands of European mining engineers and their families, employed by Zairian mining companies, became prime targets for the insurgent rebels. Responding to foreign requests for U.S. military intervention, President Carter authorized the USAF to use Military Airlift Command's strategic airlift resources to assist the Belgian, French, and Zairian combined military rescue/counter insurgent operation. This study gives a brief account of Zaire's history leading up to SHABA II and then details and analyzes in depth the USAF airlift operations in support of the rescue/counter insurgent operations known as ZAIRE I and ZAIRE II.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194494

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Sevier

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Ivory Coast
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.