 Starting on the 18th of August 1992, Moi International Airport was used as the headquarters for the US Central Command's regional command and control headquarters for Operation Provide Relief until December 4 of that same year when it was subordinated and merged with Operation Restore Hope.The initial deployment of personnel from US Central Command included tactical communications specialists from the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE).From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refueling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda.