than 4.5 million tons of equipment to Lebanon. 1960s Congo Crisis 1960 – USEUCOM transported UN troops and cargo to the Congo. Cyprus Crisis 1964 – USEUCOM positioned ships near the island to conduct evacuation of non-military personnel and deterrent operations if needed. Congo Crisis 1964 – USEUCOM transported Belgian paratroopers in a rescue operation in the Congo. Cyprus Crisis 1965 – Airlifted UN peacekeepers and equipment to Cyprus. Congo Crisis 1967 – Provided airlift support for supplies, Congolese troops, and refugees. 1970s Jordan Hostage Crisis 1970 Operation Nickel Grass 1973 – Support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War. Operation Night Reach 1973 – Transported UN peacekeepers to Middle East at end of Yom Kippur War. Cyprus Crisis 1974 Operation Nimrod Spar 1974/1975 – Cleared the Suez Canal. Airlift 1978 – Airlifted multinational forces to Zaire to counter invasion by Angola. 1980s Iranian Hostage Crisis 1981 – Release of 52 hostages held for 444 days. Hostage Crisis 1982 – Italy – Release of Brigadier General James L. Dozier. Operation Arid Farmer 1983 – Supported in the Crisis in Chad. Beirut Bombing 1983 – USEUCOM coordinated evacuation and treatment of wounded Marines and identified and returned to CONUS the remains of 241 Marines killed. Beirut Air Bridge 1984–1998 – Provided administrative and logistical support the US Embassy in Beirut. Operation Eldorado Canyon 1986 – USAF and USN air strikes on Libya in retaliation for terrorist bombing of La Belle Disco in West Berlin. 1990s Operation Steel Box/Golden Python 1990 – Supported withdrawal of chemical munitions from Germany and coordination of delivery/transport to Johnson Atoll. Hostage Situation 1990–1992 – Hostage release support for Americans kidnapped and held in the Middle East. Desert Storm and Proven Force 1991 – War to remove Iraq from Kuwait. Provide Comfort II 1991 – Kurdish security zone in northern Iraq. Operation Restore Hope 1992–1994 – Assisted in US Somalian security efforts. Operation Deny Flight 1993–1995 – Support to UN/NATO enforcement of no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation Sharp Guard 1993–1996 Operation Able Sentry/Sabre 1993–1999 – Task force attached to UN Preventive Deployment Force in Macedonia to monitor border activity. Operation Vigilant Warrior 1994 – Response to Iraqi buildup along Kuwait border. Operation United Shield 1995 – Support of US withdrawal from Somalia. Operation Quick Lift 1995 – Support of NATO Rapid Reaction Force and Croatia forces deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation Nomad Vigil 1995 – deployment to Albania