Editing Operation Uphold Democracy (section)

== Operational organization ==
The operation began with the alert of [[United States]] and its allies for a forced entry into the island nation of [[Haiti]]. [[U.S. Navy]], [[U.S. Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], and [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] elements staged to [[Puerto Rico]] and southern [[Florida]] to prepare to support the airborne invasion, spearheaded by elements of the [[Joint Special Operations Command]]<ref>[[Joint Special Operations Command]]</ref>{{specify|date=October 2018}} (HQ, [[75th Ranger Regiment]]), followed by [[3rd Special Forces Group (United States)|3rd Special Forces Group]], the [[7th Transportation Brigade (United States)|U.S. Army 7th Transportation Group]] (Army watercraft and terminal elements) and the [[10th Mountain Division (United States)|10th Mountain Division]]. Some of these elements were staged out of [[Hunter Army Airfield]] and [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]]. The 1st Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division deployed to Haiti aboard {{USS|America|CV-66|6}} and {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|6}}.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6502654 |title=U.S.S. Eisenhower departs for Haiti with 10th Mountain soldiers |date=14 September 1994 |publisher=National Archives |series=Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1921–2008}}{{NARA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2010 |title=History of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |url=http://www.drum.army.mil/1stBCT/Pages/1stBRIGADECOMBATTEAM.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726082218/http://www.drum.army.mil/1stBCT/Pages/1stBRIGADECOMBATTEAM.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2010 |publisher=U.S. Army, Fort Drum}}{{US Army}}</ref> The operation was directed by Lieutenant General [[Hugh Shelton]], Joint Task Force 120 (JTF-120), provided by Commander, [[Carrier Strike Group Two|Carrier Group Two]].<ref name="GlobalSecurityComCarGru2">{{cite web |date=26 April 2005 |title=Carrier Group Two |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/cargru2.htm |access-date=13 November 2010 |work=Military |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>