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| '''Operation Distant Runner''' was a [[United States|US]] [[military operation]] that involved the evacuation of non-combatants from [[Rwanda]] in 1994 during the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. The operation, executed from April 7th to 18th, 1994,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Navy Expeditionary Medal |url=https://www.medalsofamerica.com/blog/navy-expeditionary-medal/ |website=medalsofamerica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campaign and Service Medals |url=https://www.vfw503.org/campaign_and_service_medals.htm}}</ref> had the primary goal of evacuating US nationals caught amidst the ethnic bloodshed engulfing the Rwanda at the time. | '''Operation Distant Runner''' was a [[United States|US]] [[military operation]] that involved the evacuation of non-combatants from [[Rwanda]] in 1994 during the [[Rwandan Genocide]]. The operation, executed from April 7th to 18th, 1994,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Navy Expeditionary Medal |url=https://www.medalsofamerica.com/blog/navy-expeditionary-medal/ |website=medalsofamerica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campaign and Service Medals |url=https://www.vfw503.org/campaign_and_service_medals.htm}}</ref> had the primary goal of evacuating US [[Nationality|nationals]] caught amidst the ethnic bloodshed engulfing Rwanda at the time. |
| In early April 1994,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |title=The Marines Have Landed: Eighty Years of Marine Corps Landings, 1935–2015 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D214-PURL-gpo83508/pdf/GOVPUB-D214-PURL-gpo83508.pdf |journal=History Division: US Marine Corps}}</ref> [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Bill Clinton]] notified [[US Congress]] of deployment of US military forces to [[Burundi]] for possible [[Non-combatant evacuation operation|non-combatant evacuation operations]] (NEO) from Rwanda.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Summers |first=Clark |title=US GENOCIDE IN RWANDA 1994: A CASE STUDY IN INFORMATION OPERATIONS |url=https://www.academia.edu/8287988/US_GENOCIDE_IN_RWANDA_1994_A_CASE_STUDY_IN_INFORMATION_OPERATIONS |journal=USAWC WF 2303C journal}}</ref> The operation officially commenced with the deployment of a [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]] [[United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance|marine air-ground task force]] (MAGTAF),<ref name=":1" /> notably the [[2nd Battalion, 5th Marines]], part of the [[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] ([[Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)|Special Operations Capable]]). Utilizing aerial refueling provided by VMGR-252,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Filling the Capability Gap |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1995/november/filling-capability-gap |website=US Naval Institute}}</ref> three [[CH-53E]] helicopters - named HMM-263 - embarked on a journey spanning over 750 miles from the [[USS Peleliu]] and made their way to [[Bujumbura]], capital of Burundi.<ref name=":2" /> Their mission: to provide critical support for the evacuation of U.S. nationals from Rwanda. | In early April 1994,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |title=The Marines Have Landed: Eighty Years of Marine Corps Landings, 1935–2015 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D214-PURL-gpo83508/pdf/GOVPUB-D214-PURL-gpo83508.pdf |journal=History Division: US Marine Corps}}</ref> [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Bill Clinton]] notified [[US Congress]] of deployment of US military forces to [[Burundi]] for possible [[Non-combatant evacuation operation|non-combatant evacuation operations]] (NEO) from Rwanda.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Summers |first=Clark |title=US GENOCIDE IN RWANDA 1994: A CASE STUDY IN INFORMATION OPERATIONS |url=https://www.academia.edu/8287988/US_GENOCIDE_IN_RWANDA_1994_A_CASE_STUDY_IN_INFORMATION_OPERATIONS |journal=USAWC WF 2303C journal}}</ref> The operation officially commenced with the deployment of a [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]] [[United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance|marine air-ground task force]] (MAGTAF),<ref name=":1" /> notably the [[2nd Battalion, 5th Marines]], part of the [[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] ([[Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)|Special Operations Capable]]). Utilizing aerial refueling provided by VMGR-252,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Filling the Capability Gap |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1995/november/filling-capability-gap |website=US Naval Institute}}</ref> three [[CH-53E]] helicopters - named HMM-263 - embarked on a journey spanning over 750 miles from the [[USS Peleliu]] and made their way to [[Bujumbura]], capital of Burundi.<ref name=":2" /> Their mission: to provide critical support for the evacuation of U.S. nationals from Rwanda. |
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| Upon arrival in Bujumbura, the marines coordinated of civilians, including 142 US nationals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History Division > Research Tools/Facts and Figures > Chronologies of the Marine Corps > 1994 |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Mari...igures/Chronologies-of-the-Marine-Corps/1994/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.usmcu.edu}}</ref> and a US diplomat,<ref name=":1" /> from the chaos engulfing Rwanda. By the end of the operation, a total of 241 civilians found refuge and safety.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> | Upon arrival in Bujumbura, the marines coordinated of civilians, including 142 US nationals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History Division > Research Tools/Facts and Figures > Chronologies of the Marine Corps > 1994 |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Mari...igures/Chronologies-of-the-Marine-Corps/1994/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.usmcu.edu}}</ref> and a US diplomat,<ref name=":1" /> from the chaos engulfing Rwanda. By the end of the operation, a total of 241 civilians found refuge and safety.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> |
| Those who have participated in Operation Distant Runner are qualified to receive the Navy Expeditionary Medal as it involved Navy and Marine Corps personnel engaging in an operation in a foreign territory to provide humanitarian assistance and evacuate civilians amidst war.<ref name=":3" /> | Those who have participated in Operation Distant Runner are qualified to receive the [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] as it involved [[United States Navy|Navy]] and Marine Corps personnel engaging in an operation in a foreign territory to provide humanitarian assistance and evacuate civilians amidst war.<ref name=":3" /> |
| == References == | == References == |
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