-- 22 Marines lost their lives; 2 died of wounds; 88 wounded in action
Ground War begins -- Feb. 24, 1991
End of hostilities -- Feb. 28, 1991
Ceasefire declared -- April 11, 1991
4. Operation Eastern Exit -- Jan. 2, 1991 -- evacuation of American Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia.
5. Operation Provide Comfort -- April 9, 1991-July 1991 -- humanitarian operations for refugees in Northern Iraq and Turkey
6. Operation GITMO -- Nov 1991- May 1993 -- humanitarian assistance to Haitian refugees fleeing to Cuba; security operations
7. Operation Provide Promise -- July 1992-March 1996 -- Search and Rescue operations (26th MEU (SOC)) in Bosnia-Hercegovina region (Adriatic Sea) in support of Provide Promise.
8. Operation Sharp Guard -- Dec. 1992- Dec. 1995 -- Adriatic Sea; operations in support of U.N.
10. Operation Southern Watch -- Aug 1992 -present -- Enforcement of Southern Iraqi no-fly zone.
11. Operation Restore Hope -- Dec. 1992- May 1993 -- Somalia, humanitarian assistance, Marines land Dec. 9, 1992.
12. Operation Able Manner/Able Vigil -- Jan 1993- Oct. 1994 -- Windward passage (Cuba)/ Straits of Florida; support interdiction of Haitian and Cuban migrants.
13. Operation Deny Flight -- April 1993- Dec. 1995 -- Bosnia-Hercegovina; enforcement of no-fly zone over Bosnia-Hercegovina
14. Decisive Edge (Deny Flight transitioned into this) -- Dec. 1995- present -- (same as Deny Flight)
15. Somalia -- May 1993- March 1994 -- Humanitarian and Security Assistance (formerly Oper. Restore Hope).
16. Operation Support Democracy -- Oct. 1993- Oct. 1994 -- Haiti; enforcement of U.N. sanctions.
17. Operation Distant Runner -- April 1994 -- Off the coast of Kenya and Bujumbura, Burundi; security forces for evacuation of American citizens from Rwanda.
18. Operation Sea Signal -- May 1994-Feb. 1996 -- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; processed Cuban and Haitian migrants and provided security in support of JTF-160.
19. Operation Support Hope -- Aug.- Sept. 1994 -- Mombasa, Kenya, and Burundi; relief operations.
20. Operation Uphold Democracy -- Sept. 1994 -- Haiti; secured Cape Haitian as part of the US forces restoring democracy in Haiti.
21. Operation Vigilant Warrior -- Oct. 1994 -- Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; rapid deployment of US forces to counter Iraqi military buildup south of 32nd parallel.
22. Operation Safe Passage -- Jan.- Feb. 1995 -- Carribean Sea; security support for the transfer of Cuban migrants from Panama to GITMO.
23. Operation United Shield -- Jan.- March 1995 -- Somalia; provided security for the withdrawal of UN operations (UNOSOM) forces.
24. Operation Full Accounting -- March- April 1995; Oct. 1995-present -- Thailand; supported ongoing national efforts for the accounting of POWs/MIAs from the Vietnam War.
25. TRAP mission -- June 8, 1995 -- Bosnia; 24th MEU(SOC) Marines conduct tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission to rescue downed Air Force pilot Capt. Scott O'Grady.
26. Operation Deliberate Force -- Aug.- Sept. 1995 -- Bosnia; 2nd MAW conducted air strikes into Bosnia in support of UN resolutions.
27. Operation Vigilant Sentinel -- Aug. 1995-present -- Persian Gulf; Deployment in support of CENTCOM deterence of Iraqi aggression.
28. Operation Fairwinds -- Nov. 1995- May 1996 -- Haiti; security provided for Navy Mobile Construction Bn. and USAF engineer unit.
29. Operation Joint Endeavor -- Dec. 1995- present --- Adriatic Sea and Bosnia; theater reserve for USCINC EUR and SACEUR in support of NATO operations to implement the military tasks of the Dayton Peace Accords.
30. Operation Assured Response -- April-Aug. 1996 -- Liberia; noncombatant evacuation operations at the embassy in Monrovia; security mission.
31. Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force formed -- April 1996 -- formed for crisis response to chemical/biological incidents, provide training to DoN personnel, and function as a testbed for new equipment, techniques and procedures for Chem/Bio. agent use. 14 July- 6 Aug. 1996 -- CBIRF deployed to Olympic Games
32. Operation Quick Response -- May-Aug 1996 -- Bangui, Central African Republic; embassy security operations and NEOs
33. Operation Desert Focus -- July 1996-present -- Southwest Asia; utilized in the aftermath of Khobar bombings in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; counterintelligence operations as part of JTF-SWA.
