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2 weeks ago - After the Iran–Iraq War (the Tanker War phase) resulted in several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States increased U.S. joint military forces operations in the Persian Gulf and adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iraqi and Iranian attacks. President Reagan reported that U.S. ships had been fired upon or struck mines or taken other military action on September 21 (Iran Ajr), October 8, and October 19, 1987, and April 18 (Operation Praying Mantis), July 3, and July 14, 1988.
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The Use of American Military Forces Around the World 1981-1990
These military actions can mostly be grouped into one of several categores: 1. Cold War Actions--The Cold War with the Soviet Union and its allies Cuba and Nicaragua, was still in full swing, and American deployements to Grenada and Central American nations of El Salvador and Honduras were ...
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A Chronology Of U.s. Military Interventions | Give War A Chance | FRONTLINE | PBS
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Christian Science Monitor
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US military role in '80s: neutralizing a more aggressive Moscow - CSMonitor.com
January 2, 1980 - As the 1980s begin, 131,600 American service personnel (6,700 fewer than a year earlier, before the US ended its formal commitment to defend Taiwan) are stationed in Far Eastern countries.
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United States invasion of Grenada - Wikipedia
3 days ago - A truth and reconciliation commission ... in the 1980s; in particular, the commission made an unsuccessful attempt to locate the remains of Maurice Bishop's body, which had been disposed of at Austin's order and never found. The invasion exposed communication and coordination problems between the different branches of the U.S. military when operating together as a joint force. This triggered post-action investigations ...
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The 1980s
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A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat | Military.com
January 5, 2022 - SOCOM brought together all the US military's special-operations units and added some new ones — such as the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the "Night Stalkers." The organization was only three months old when it was called it into action against a familiar enemy: Iran.
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After the Iran–Iraq War (the Tanker War phase) resulted in several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States increased U.S. joint military forces operations in the Persian Gulf and adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iraqi and Iranian attacks. President Reagan reported that U.S. ships had been fired upon or struck mines or taken other military action on September 21 (Iran Ajr), October 8, and October 19, 1987, and April 18 (Operation Praying Mantis), July 3, and July 14, 1988.
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r/WarCollege on Reddit: How did the US manage the military buildup of the 80s?
February 28, 2024 -
The US military hit a peak of 2,174,217 active duty personnel in 1987 during the 80s. That was off a population base of around 240 million, while spending about 6.4% on defence in that particular . Given that it was already an all-volunteer force, how did it recruit enough personnel, considering the current recruitment woes? Moreover, how was the government able to fund such a large buildup? Even though the US spends a larger portion of its GDP compared to most of the NATO allies at around 3.7%, that’s much lesser than during the later stages of the Cold War. So how was it possible then as compared to now?
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I'm not particularly knowledgeable on the recruiting element, but the funding part isn't that complex. Mainly, the Reagan Administration just borrowed money. In 1980, the year before Reagan took office, the military budget was $143.7 billion. In 1989, the year he left office, the budget was $321.9 billion. Through the same period we also see the U.S. national debt rise from $908 billion to $2.857 trillion. Not all of that increase was from military spending of course, but a lot of it was. However, due to relatively high economic growth and relatively high inflation, spending as a percentage of GDP moved much less. In 1981 military spending accounted for 5.65% of GDP, as compared to around 6.4% in 1987. That's less than a 15% increase as a percent of GDP, even though in nominal terms it increased nearly 70%. TLDR: Relatively high growth, relatively high inflation, lots of debt.
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I take it you never watched the best patriotic recruitment movie in the history of the world.....STRIPES. Frankly I think it was easier back in the 80's. We had a large external and defined enemy. I think that the country as a whole was more together in part because of that external threat. Do not take this as me saying that there were no racial problems but they were different. I joined in high school. A couple of guys in my school joined and came back and told us that they got an $8,000 enlistment bonus for infantry. I joined infantry right after my sophomore year as part of the delayed entry program. Nine days after I graduated I was on a plane going to Ft. Benning. We did not have the weird dynamic with service members we have now where some people treat them all as hero's and others hate them. It was all pretty low key back then. I mean I got some free drinks when I went home but it was always from some bartender that served or something like that. No "Thank you for your service" but it was more like "I was in the Marine's". There is no one commonality that people joined but I think a lot of us just wanted to get out of our home towns. Having said that I have received a lot more in return for my enlistment than I ever gave.
Defense Casualty Analysis System
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U.S. Military Casualties in Selected Operations, 1980 - 1996
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Lessons from America's First Conflict with Iran
August 20, 2024 - The United States engaged in an undeclared yet bloody naval and air war, while Iraq fought a brutal land war against Iran. The lessons of the first war with Iran should be carefully considered before the United States embarks hastily on a second.
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Gulf Wars & Desert Storm/Shield, 1980s-1990s - U.S. History: Primary Source Collections Online - Research Guides at Sam Houston State University
(National Security Archive, George Washington Univ.) Gulf War / Desert Storm Military Resources Links to a variety of collections providing photographs, statistics, national security directives, reports, and more. (National Archives) Saddam Hussein's Iraq Records (spanning 1978-2000) "from Saddam Hussein’s regime released by the Conflict Records Research Center. The collection contains a wide range of Iraqi government files including transcripts of high-level meetings, speeches by Saddam and senior officials, correspondence between ministries, and records of the Presidential Diwan."
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For US military members that served in the 80s-90s, what was it like being in a mainly “peacetime military” during the later stages and the years immediately following the Cold War? - Quora
Answer (1 of 7): Because we were not deploying their was a bigger emphasis on training and Soldiers learning their craft. We didn’t promote people overnight because we had a shortage of Nco’s. We had inspections more frequently for hire up, ensuring we were doing the job to the T soldiers ...
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SOUTHCOM's 60th Anniversary: 1980-1999
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Operation Earnest Will - After the Iran-Iraq War (the Tanker War phase) resulted in several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States increased U.S. joint military forces operations in the Persian Gulf and adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iraqi and Iranian attacks. President Reagan reported that U.S. ships had been fired upon or struck mines or taken other military action on September 21 (Iran Ajr), October 8, and October 19, 1987 and April 18 (Operation Praying Mantis), July 3, and July 14, 1988.
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April 3, 2024 - During the 1980s, geopolitical tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States were at all-time highs, and this was largely reflected in the buildup of arms at the time. Both nations were stockpiling nuclear weapons, aircraft and guns in ...
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A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America - The New York Times
2 weeks ago - Manuel Noriega, the military leader ... From the 1960s to the 1980s, the United States paid General Noriega to help sabotage the left-wing Sandinistas in Nicaragua and the F.M.L.N....
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Cold War: 1980s | Research Starters | EBSCO Research
The 1980s were a pivotal decade in the Cold War, characterized by heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. During this period, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire," adopted a confrontational stance, which included significant military build-up and support for anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
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Appendix 3-U.S. Navy Operations 1980–2010
Types of Operations: Peace Ops/Forward Presence, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HADR), Freedom of Navigation (FON), Maritime Intercept Ops (MIO)1, Counter-Piracy, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), Show of Force, Contingent Positioning, Combat Mediterranean (51)
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U.S. Military Actions and Wars, 1775 - 1994 | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
August 7, 2018 - 1975: Mayaguez Incident A U.S. merchant ship is rescued from Cambodians by U.S. Navy and Marines off the coast of Cambodia. 1980: Operation Eagle Claw A military mission to free American hostages in Iran fails.