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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} [[File:USS Saipan (LHA-2).jpg|thumb|300px|USS ''Saipan'' and landing craft during Operation Sharp Edge]] '''Operation Sharp Edge''' was a [[non-combatant evacuation operation]] carried out by the [[22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit]] (22nd MEU) and [[26th Marine Expeditionary Unit|26th MEU]] of the [[United States Marine Corps]] in [[Liberia]] in 1990 and 1991. The MEUs were supported by Amphibious Squadron Four (Task Force 61) composed of {{USS|Whidbey Island|LSD-41|6}}, {{USS|Saipan|LHA-2|6}}, {{USS|Ponce|LPD-15|6}}, {{USS|Sumter|LST-1181|6}}, {{USS|Barnstable County|LST-1197|6}}, {{USS|Peterson|DD-969|6}}, and Fleet Surgical Team TWO.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-navy-in-desert-shield-desert-storm/august-1990.html |title=Appendix A: Chronology β August 1990 |website=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]]}}</ref>
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