Operation Noble Obelisk
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Operation Noble Obelisk
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Operation Noble Obelisk was the U.S. evacuation of civilians from Sierra Leone in 1997 by the American naval ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. On the 25 May 1997, rebel forces and military officers overthrew the government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone. At that time, a U.S. Army Special Forces detachment was deployed in Sierra Leone for joint training exercises. After the coup d'etat, the Special Forces moved to Freetown to secure the U.S. Embas
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