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On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003

Gelesen von Aaron Bennett

This monograph tells the story of thousands of U.S. Marines who supported Operations Sharp Edge, Assured Response, Quick Response, Noble Obelisk, and Joint Task Force Liberia, the noncombatant evacuation operations in 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2003 from Liberia, in 1996 from the Central African Republic, and in 1997 from Sierra Leone. - Summary by John W. Ripley (5 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 (Part I Operation Sharp Edge) - Liberian Unrest Turns Violent - The G…

14:39

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Chapter 1 Part 2 - The Need for U.S. Involvement; First Look at Monrovia

16:29

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Chapter 2 - Preparing for Operation Sharp Edge; From Predeployment Training to …

17:44

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Chapter 2 Part 2 - Circling at Mamba Station; Frantic Negotiations Fizzle

16:06

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Chapter 2 Part 3 - Marines Poised for Insertion; The Call to Evacuate

18:07

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Chapter 3 - Evacuation Operations - A Rainy D-Day; Into the Embassy; West Afric…

24:58

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Chapter 3 Part 2 - Evacuation from Buchanan; Rotation of Marine Forces; Turnove…

13:45

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Chapter 4 - Operation Sharp Edge - Deployment of the 26th MEU; 26th MEU and the…

18:12

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Chapter 4 Part 2 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF

18:17

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Chapter 4 Part 3 - Peacekeepers, Fighters, and Contingency MAGTF (cont)

22:03

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Chapter 4 Part 4 - Rotation and Reduction of CMAGTF Marines; Completion of Shar…

14:47

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Chapter 5 (Part II Continuing Operations 1996-2003) - 22d MEU in Operation Assu…

18:45

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Chapter 5 Part 2 - Marines Take the Reins; Actions Ashore

13:48

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Chapter 5 Part 3 - Marines Return Fire; Reduction of Marine Forces

24:13

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Chapter 6 - Operation Quick Response - Violence to the East; Call in the Marines

17:30

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Chapter 6 Part 2 - Marine Operations in Bangui; Planning for Reinforcements; Re…

16:51

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Chapter 7 - Planning, Deployment, and Action - Special Purpose MAGTF Deploys; T…

21:22

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Chapter 8 - Epilogue - A Stabilizing Presence

18:43

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Chapter 8 Part 2 - Epilogue (cont)

21:40

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