Research for Marine Air Ground Task Force

This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non-combatant evacuation operation from the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991. During this operation, named 'EASTERN EXIT,' U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces evacuated 281 people from 30 countries (including 8 Ambassadors and 39 Soviet citizens).