Previously Held AFSC/MOS 645XX-Inventory Management Specialist
Service Years
1987 - 2007
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Operation Provide Relief (Somalia)
From Month/Year
January / 1992
To Month/Year
December / 1992
Description Operation Provide Relief was part of a United Nations-endorsed initiative called the Unified Task Force (UNITAF) to secure and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian relief during the Somali Civil War. This effort was assisted by the UNOSOM I mission, in light of a severe food crisis initiated and exacerbated by ongoing factional fighting. The operation was spearheaded by the United States and other troop-contributing Western nations. However, most of the relief supplies were looted by militants shortly upon arrival. This prompted the UN to pass Resolution 794, which paved the way for the more robust, multinational Operation Restore Hope.
