It has provided logistics support for most French operations in Africa since it was created: Opération Verveine, where it supported transit through Gabon of French forces heading to Zaire during the Shaba I conflict of March–May 1977; Opération Tacaud (1978); Operation Barracuda, to support newly installed President David Dacko of the Central African Republic (September 1979); Operation Manta (1983); Opération Requin (1990); Opération Epervier for Chad (1992); Opération Addax (1992); Opérations Amaryllis &amp; Operation Turquoise regarding Rwanda (1994); Opération Almandin (1996); Opération Malebo (1996); Opérations Pélican &amp; Antilope (1997); Opérations Malachite (1998) &amp; Okoumé (1999) Operation Licorne in Cote d'Ivoire (2002); Opération Boali (2002)