   the second american occupation of the dominican republic, code named "operation power pack", began when the u.s. marine corps entered santo domingo, dominican republic, on april 28, 1965, in the dominican civil war. marine medium helicopter squadron hmm-264, from the deck of the , airlifted 530 u.s. marines of the 3rd battalion of the 6th marine regiment into santo domingo. it was the first night u.s. marine all-helicopter assault into an unsecured landing zone during actual combat conditions. by may 1 they were joined by vmm-264, 6th marine regiment,http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/domrep1.htm most of the united states army's 82nd airborne division and its parent xviiith airborne corps. the intervention ended in september 1966 when the 1st brigade of the 82nd airborne, the last remaining american unit in the country, was withdra
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