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Operation Sharp Edge
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<p>Operation Sharp Edge was a <a href="/facts/Non-combatant_evacuation_operation/orqchh07">non-combatant evacuation operation</a> carried out by the <a href="/facts/22nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit/HWF2D930">22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</a> (22nd MEU) and <a href="/facts/26th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit/44By64pt">26th MEU</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Marine_Corps/J8JDlJG2">United States Marine Corps</a> in <a href="/facts/Liberia/U99yfl2k">Liberia</a> in 1990 and 1991. The MEUs were supported by Amphibious Squadron Four (Task Force 61) composed of <a href="/facts/USS_Whidbey_Island/hpu2kRsp">USS <i>Whidbey Island</i></a>, <a href="/facts/USS_Saipan_(LHA-2)/bEfnuTQt">USS <i>Saipan</i></a>, <a href="/facts/USS_Ponce_(LPD-15)/KUjfSW5w">USS <i>Ponce</i></a>, <a href="/facts/USS_Sumter_(LST-1181)/sygs51QN">USS <i>Sumter</i></a>, <a href="/facts/USS_Barnstable_County/tFst6l2T">USS <i>Barnstable County</i></a>, <a href="/facts/USS_Peterson_(DD-969)/Kurm0tS0">USS <i>Peterson</i></a>, and Fleet Surgical Team TWO. </p>