Jan. 10, 2023

This Day in CENTCOM History – 28 years ago, CENTCOM announced Operation United Shield.

TAMPA, Fla. — This Day in CENTCOM History – 28 years ago, CENTCOM announced Operation United Shield. The mission: conduct operations to assist in the final withdrawal of UN peacekeeping troops from Somalia. The decision came in response to a UN request for American protection of its peacekeeping forces serving in the war-torn African nation.