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Operation Sea Lion
Date: Planned for September 1940 but never executed. Objective: Conduct an amphibious invasion of Great Britain by Nazi Germany.
Operation Serval
Date: January 11, 2013 - July 15, 2014. Objective: Stop the southern advance of Islamist extremists in Mali and to support the Malian government.
Operation Enduring Freedom
Date: October 7, 2001 - December 28, 2014. Objective: Respond to 9/11 terrorist attacks and remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan.
Operation Thunderbolt
Date: July 4, 1976. Objective: Rescue 102 hostages from the hijacked Air France Flight 139 at Entebbe Airport, Uganda.
Operation Varsity
Date: March 24, 1945. Objective: Support the crossing of the Rhine River by Allied troops with a large-scale airborne operation.
Operation Mincemeat
Date: 1943. Objective: Mislead German military intelligence regarding the invasion of Southern Europe during World War II.
Operation Carlota
Date: November 5, 1975 - April 27, 1991. Objective: Deploy Cuban forces to Angola to support the MPLA against UNITA in the Angolan Civil War.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Date: March 2, 1965 - November 2, 1968. Objective: Bomb military targets in North Vietnam to weaken the enemy's ability and will to fight.
Operation Cast Lead
Date: December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009. Objective: Stop rocket fire into Israel from Gaza and deal a strong blow to Hamas.
Operation Urgent Fury
Date: October 25 - December 15, 1983. Objective: Invasion of Grenada to overthrow communist government and restore a pro-Western government.
Operation Torch
Date: November 8, 1942. Objective: Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II to gain control and push Axis powers out.
Operation Entebbe
Date: July 4, 1976. Objective: Rescue hostages taken by hijackers of Air France Flight 139 and held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda.
Operation Delaware
Date: April 19 - May 17, 1968. Objective: Engage North Vietnamese Army forces in the A Shau Valley, which was a key logistical corridor and base area, to disrupt enemy activity and supplies.
Operation Just Cause
Date: December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990. Objective: Overthrow Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and safeguard U.S. citizens in Panama.
Operation Chromite
Date: September 15, 1950. Objective: Amphibious invasion at Incheon to relieve pressure on the Pusan Perimeter and initiate a counter-offensive against North Korean forces during the Korean War.
Operation Overlord
Date: June 6, 1944. Objective: Establish a foothold in Normandy to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
Operation Desert Storm
Date: January 17 - February 28, 1991. Objective: Liberate Kuwait by driving out Iraqi occupying forces following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Operation Trident
Date: November 4-5, 1971. Objective: Naval attack on Pakistan’s naval headquarters and its associated infrastructure in Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Operation Barbarossa
Date: June 22, 1941. Objective: Invade the Soviet Union to defeat Communist Bolshevism and secure eastern living space for Germany.
Operation Neptune
Date: June 6, 1944. Objective: Naval operation to land and establish beachheads for Operation Overlord on the coast of Normandy, France.
Operation Eagle Claw
Date: April 24-25, 1980. Objective: Attempted rescue of American embassy staff held hostage in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Anaconda
Date: March 1-18, 2002. Objective: Defeat Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat, Afghanistan.
Operation Jubilee
Date: August 19, 1942. Objective: Raid on Dieppe, France to test German defenses and gather intelligence.
Operation Atalanta
Date: Initiated in December 2008. Objective: Protect vessels of the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering food aid to Somalia, and deter, prevent, and repress piracy and armed robbery at sea.
Operation Market Garden
Date: September 17 - 25, 1944. Objective: Seize bridges in the Netherlands to allow Allied forces to bypass the Siegfried Line and enter Germany's industrial heartland.
Operation Nordwind
Date: December 31, 1944 - January 25, 1945. Objective: German counter-offensive campaign in the Low Vosges mountains region of France during the latter stages of World War II.
Operation Chastise
Date: May 16-17, 1943. Objective: Destroy dams in Germany’s Ruhr Valley to disrupt Nazi industrial production.
Operation Gothic Serpent
Date: October 3-4, 1993. Objective: Capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Operation Husky
Date: July 9 - August 17, 1943. Objective: Invade and take control of the island of Sicily during World War II to open Mediterranean sea lanes.
Operation Ajax
Date: August 19, 1953. Objective: Overthrow the democratically-elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and strengthen the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Shah.
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