UNOSOM II fielded about 20,000 troops under Admiral Howe’s direction.

Evidence

Security Council Resolution 814 of 26 March envisaged a multinational force of 20,000 peace-keeping troops, 8,000 logistical staff and some 3,000 civilian personnel. The whole operation would be directed by Admiral Howe, an American submarine commander who had been a security adviser to George Bush, and who was appointed as the new U.N. Special Representative. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 633