A Chronology of U.S. Marine Corps Humanitarian Assistance and Peace Operations
Published Date: September 1, 1994
This information memorandum provides a chronology of U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) humanitarian assistance and peace operations (HA/POs). The chronology documents 154 cases of Marine Corps HA/POs from 1811 through 1993. The information memorandum is part of a CNA study on the Marines in humanitarian assistance operations. The study is examining the Marine requirements in the areas of doctrine, organization, training, and equipment to prepare for and conduct HA/POs. These requirements are being identified through a variety of methods including (1) examining past HA/POs; (2) running humanitarian assistance seminar games; and (3) through examination of how other services and other nations approach HA/POs. The material in this information memorandum supports the study effort in several ways. First, the chronology presents a list of operations from which to choose the choice of case studies. Second, the analysis and chronology support the choice of case studies and scenarios by ensuring that the selected case studies and scenarios are representative of past operations and trends in the history of USMC HA/POs. Third, this chronology and analysis should provide one window for understanding what is--and is not--new for the USMC in conducting HA/POs.
