1 week ago - Sparrowhawk I, II and III (1956) — British operations against EOKA on Cyprus. Team Spirit (1976–1993) — Annual joint exercise with South Korean forces. Dwarka (1965) — Pakistan Navy's attack on the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 September 1965. This was the first use of a Navy in the Indo-Pakistan Wars. Trident (1971) — Indian Navy's bombing and blockade of Karachi Port, Pakistan. Storm-333 (1979) — Storming Afghan Political and military headquarters

1 week ago - In the military, specific names are assigned to operations and phases of wars. For example, during the Gulf War, operations were designated as Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Desert Sabre. Furthermore, each operation may encompass distinct phases, each with its own unique name. Portions of this list are from the Congressional Research Service report RL30172, version of October 5, 2004.

Operation Alpha Tango Walrus (1979) Effort by Canadian military efforts to retrieve the covert 'walrus' codes. Operation Morris Dance (1987) — Australian response to the first of the 1987 Fijian coups d'état. Mount Hope III (1988) — covert recovery of a crashed Soviet-made helicopter from Africa. Nuclear testing List of all known named nuclear tests.

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4 days ago - In September 2025, Trump told military leaders to view the deployments as "training grounds for our military" and described America as under "invasion" and waging "a war from within". In October 2025, Trump authorized federal troop deployments in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz, a multi-agency surge aimed at “criminal illegal aliens” in Illinois and moved on to New Orleans in December.

March 15, 2018 - "7 Days in Entebbe" (now in theaters) tells the story of Operation Thunderbolt, the daring 1976 rescue of 94 Israeli passengers and 12 crew members from an Air France grounded in Uganda after a hijacking by German PLO sympathizers. Inspired by the movie, we've got a list of the ten greatest operation names in military history.

3 weeks ago - “Oregon does not want or need military intervention, and President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power,” she said. Trump deployed 300 Illinois National Guard troops to Chicago in October in what he called “Operation Midway Blitz” to support domestic immigration enforcement officers facing fierce opposition from protesters.

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October 10, 2025 - On Oct. 4, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mobilized 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to Chicago in an effort to protect ICE facilities and personnel, as well as other federal property. About 200 members of the Texas National Guard were also deployed.

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Military operations covered include the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission; Lebanon Peacekeeping; Urgent Fury in Grenada; Just Cause in Panama; Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Restore Hope in Somalia; Uphold Democracy in Haiti; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Operation New Dawn (OND); Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS). Starting with the Korean War and the more recent conflicts, this report includes additional detailed information on types of casualties and, when available, demographics. It also cites a number of resources for further information, including sources of historical statistics on active duty military deaths, published lists of military personnel killed in combat actions, data on demographic indicators among U.S.

November 17, 2025 - National Guard deployments have been one of the most controversial initiatives of Trump’s second term, demonstrating an expanded willingness to use the military to accomplish domestic goals. Troops, including active-duty Marines, were deployed to Los Angeles during immigration protests earlier this year. The National Guard was also sent to Washington, D.C., where they were part of a broader federal intervention that Trump claimed was necessary because of crime problems. The deployments later expanded to Portland and Chicago.

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The entire military force is divided into six geographic areas of responsibility (AORs) and four functional commands, as follows: ... Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM): Concerned with military transformation and advancement; Norfolk, Virginia ... Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM): Charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; Omaha, Nebraska headquarters

September 29, 2025 - ICE has made hundreds of arrests in the Chicago area since they began “Operation Midway Blitz” in Illinois three weeks ago, an effort to crack down on illegal immigration. Hamed Aleaziz contributed reporting. Julie Bosman is the Chicago bureau chief for The Times, writing and reporting stories from around the Midwest. Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times. He has reported on U.S. military affairs and counterterrorism for more than three decades.

July 27, 2024 - Consider Operation Overlord, the codename for the Battle of Normandy during World War II. This monumental operation marked the turning point in the fight against Nazi Germany and is remembered as one of the most significant military endeavors in history. Then there's Operation Desert Storm, the combat phase of the Gulf War, which showcased unparalleled modern military tactics and technology in liberating Kuwait.

By mid-September there were 50–100 U.S. military advisers in Colombia in connection with transport and training in the use of military equipment, plus seven Special Forces teams of 2–12 persons to train troops in the three countries.[RL30172] 1989: Philippines: Operation Classic Resolve, On December 2, 1989, President Bush reported that on December 1, Air Force fighters from Clark Air Base in Luzon had assisted the Aquino government to repel a coup attempt.

November 17, 2025 - The Defense Department is scaling back the number of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago and Portland, Ore., as weekslong court battles have stalled their deployments. A defense official, not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to NPR that 200 California National Guard members in Oregon and 200 Texas National Guard members in Illinois will return to their home states in the coming days. The troop withdrawals were first reported by ABC News. On Friday night, the military's Northern Command hinted on X that changes were to come in order to "ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city."