Operation Sea Signal - United States Military Forces

United States Military Forces

United States Army

  • 1st Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment "Warriors" of the 4th Infantry Division deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from 29 August 1994- 25 February 1995 in support of Joint Task Force 160 to provide refugee camp security at Camp Alpha, Camp Bravo, Camp Golf, Camp Mike and Camp X-Ray. This unit also served as a Quick Reaction Force to quell any refugee uprisings, built refugee housing camp facilities, escorting refugees for medical treatment, repatriation of Haitian refugees, distribution of food and supplies, and Main Base security. The Regiment was housed in a tent city located on the football field of the W.T. Sampson High School. Awards for participation in Joint Task Force 160 include the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
  • 9th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (L), 7th Infantry Division (L) Fort Ord, CA and Fort Lewis, WA. 3-9, "Manchus" along with augmentation from the 79th Forward Support Battalion and the 13th Engineer Company, deployed from Ft. Lewis, WA to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in support of OPERATION SEA SIGNAL where they provided security and humanitarian assistance. Task Force 3rd Manchu as they became known returned to Ft. Lewis, WA in June 1995. Dec 94 to May 95: C Co. 3/9 was sent to Panama for operation joint task force - "Safe Haven" Cuban migrant humanitarian relief to support the 92D military police battalion.://www.manchulight.com/history.html
  • 2nd Armor Division/166 Armor and the scout unit at Fort Hood, Texas
  • D Battery 2-5 ADA, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
  • 553rd Corps Support Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas
  • The 43rd Sustainment Brigade is a U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) combat service support unit stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.
  • 89th Military Police Brigade Ft. Hood, Texas June - November 1994.
  • 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (Tactical)
  • 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
  • Task Force 166
  • ARFOR 161
  • 75th Brigade 5th Battalion 18th Field Artillery
  • 75th Brigade 1st Battalion 17th Field Artillery
  • 209th Military Police Company, Ft. McClellan Al, FORSCOM. Aug 1994 - Feb 1995 Camp Romeo and Camp Tango

United States Marine Corps

  • Marine Barracks Ground Defense/Security Force was re-designated in September 2009 as Marine Corps Security Force Company.
  • 2nd Battalion 4th Marines participated in Operation Sea Signal. During this deployment, over 2,500 Haitian immigrants were processed aboard the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), CMV Ivan Franco, and CMV Griuzy. 2/4 also provided security for refugee camps aboard the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during this operation.
  • 1st Battalion 2nd Marines participated from August - November 1994
  • 2nd Battalion 25th Marines participation from September - October 1994
  • 2nd Battalion 24th Marines participation from October - November 1994
  • 2nd Battalion 6th Marines
  • 1st Battalion 23rd Marines
  • 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines July - October 1995
  • 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 1995
  • MARFOR 160
  • Task Force 167

United States Coast Guard

  • USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719)
  • USCGC Tampa (WMEC-902)

United States Navy

  • USS Whidbey Island LSD-41 In August 1994, Whidbey Island rescued and transported over 8,100 Cuban migrants from the Straits of Florida
  • USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) Comfort was ordered to activation to serve as migrant processing center for Haitian migrants. During this mission, Comfort served as the first afloat migrant processing center. She set out for the Caribbean with a crew of 928 military and civilian personnel from various federal government and international agencies. On June 16, 1994 the first Haitian migrants were taken aboard. Over the months deployed, the population on board swelled to 1,100. Shortly after, Comfort was ordered to discontinue processing and sailed for Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba to drop off its remaining 400 migrants.
  • USS Klakring (FFG-42) from Charleston, S.C. transports Cubans, who were picked up at sea, to the Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay August 1994.
  • Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4- deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of Operation Sea Signal to construct facilities for 20,000 Cuban migrants. The 35 million dollar quality of life improvement program consisted of two cities on 125 and 150-acre (0.61 km2) sites. Work included constructing 1,341 strong back tents, building 67 concrete block buildings, installing over 17 miles (27 km) of underground piping and 53 miles (85 km) of electrical cable and placing 11,700 cubic yards (8,900 m3) of concrete.
  • NAVFOR 165
  • Task Force 165

United States Air Force

  • 59th Air Transportable Hospital (ATH) was deployed from the Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center (Lackland Air Force Base, Texas) in August 1994.
  • 141st Resource Management Squadron
  • 21st Airlift Squadron
  • 781st Security Police Squadron

Other

  • Joint Task Force Comfort
  • Joint Task Force Services Group
  • Joint Logistics Support Group
  • Joint Task Group Bulkeley
  • Joint Task Force GTMO
  • Headquarters, Joint Task Force 160
  • American Red Cross

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