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Operation Noble Response

Operation Noble Response delivered more than two million pounds of food to Kenyans who were devasted by unseasonable rains and flooding in the northeastern part of Kenya. The Marine-led JTF Kenya supported ongoing humanitarian relief efforts coordinated by the government of Kenya and the United Nations World Food Program.

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• Operation Noble Response participants awarded medal: Apr 23, 1998 (AFNS) -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for Air Force members who were assigned to Operation Noble Response in Kenya. The award has been approved for only those service members who were assigned to Joint Task Force Kenya and the Special Operations Command humanitarian assistance survey team who provided direct humanitarian assistance Jan. 21, 1998 through March 25, 1998.
• MARINES RETURN FROM OPERATION NOBLE RESPONSE MCAS EL TORO, Calif. (Apr 3) -- Two Marine KC-130s and 34 Marines from VMGR-352 and Joint Task Force Kenya returned from "Operation Noble Response," after successfully completing their mission by delivering more than two million pounds of food to Kenyans who were devasted by unseasonable rains and flooding in the northeastern part of Kenya.