Operation Restore Hope

December 9, 1992, in Marine Corps history.
Operation Restore Hope
Posted on 12/9/2025

On December 9, 1992, Marines from the 15th Expeditionary Unit (special operations capable) landed in Somalia to begin Operation Restore Hope, the largest humanitarian relief operation of its kind.


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