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United States Military Operations

				Current Operations Former Yugoslavia Southwest Asia Counterdrug Other Major Theater War The Air Campaign Small-Scale Contingency (SSC) Stability Operations (SASO)	Completed Operations Post-Cold War Cold War Era Early 20th Century 19th Century 18th Century The Face of Battle Geopolitics Scope Note Sources and Methods

The quarrels of "far away countr[ies]
between people of whom we know nothing."

Current Operations
Name	Locale	Dates		US Forces
Former Yugoslavia and Kosovo
Joint Guardian	Kosovo	11 Jun 1999	TDB 200?
Allied Force / Noble Anvil Determined Force Cobalt Flash	Kosovo	23 Mar 1999 08 Oct 1998	10 Jun 1999 23 Mar 1999
Shining Hope Sustain Hope / Allied Harbour Provide Refuge Open Arms	Kosovo	05 April 1999	Fall 1999
Eagle Eye	Kosovo	16 Oct 1998	24 Mar 1999
Determined Falcon	Kosovo & Albania	15 Jun 1998	16 Jun 1998
Determined Effort Joint Endeavor Joint Guard Joint Forge	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Jul 1995 Dec 1995 Dec 1996 20 Jun 98	Dec 1995 Dec 1996 20 Jun 98 Present	6,900
DELIBERATE FORCE	Bosnian Serbs	29 Aug 1995	21 Sep 1995
Quick Lift	Croatia	03 Jul 1995	11 Aug 1995
Nomad Vigil Nomad Endeavor	Albania Taszar, Hungary	01 Jul 1995 March 1996	05 Nov 1996 Present
Able Sentry	Serbia-Macedonia	5 Jul 1994	present
Deny Flight Decisive Endeavor / Decisive Edge Decisive Guard / Deliberate Guard Deliberate Forge	Bosnia-Herzegovina	12 Apr 1993 Jan 1996 Dec 1996 20 Jun 1998	20 Dec 1995 Dec 1996 20 Jun 1998 Present	2,000 ?? ??
Sky Monitor	Bosnia-Herzegovina	16 Oct 1992	present
Maritime Monitor Maritime Guard Sharp Guard Decisive Enhancement Determined Guard	Adriatic Sea	16 Jul 1992 22 Nov 1992 15 Jun 1993 Dec 1995 Dec 1996	22 Nov 1992 15 Jun 1993 Dec 1995 19 Jun 1996 Present	?? ?? 11,700 ?? ??
Provide Promise	Bosnia	03 Jul 1992	Mar 1996	1,000
Southwest Asia
[none] (air strike) [none] (cruise missile strike) [none] (cruise missile strike) DESERT STRIKE DESERT THUNDER DESERT FOX	Iraq	26 Jun 1993 13 Jan 1993 17 Jan 1993 03 Sep 1996 Feb 1998 16 Dec 1998	13 Jan 1993 17 Jan 1993 26 Jun 1993 04 Sep 1996 16 Dec 1998 20 Dec 1998
Shining Presence	Israel	Dec 1998	Dec 1998
Phoenix Scorpion IV Phoenix Scorpion III Phoenix Scorpion II Phoenix Scorpion I	Iraq	Dec 1998 Nov 1998 Feb 1998 Nov 1997	Dec 1998 Nov 1998 Feb 1998 Nov 1997
Desert Focus	Saudi Arabia	Jul 1996	present
Vigilant Warrior Vigilant Sentinel Intrinsic Action Desert Spring	Kuwait	Oct 1994 Aug 1995 1 Dec 1995 1 Oct 1999	Nov 1994 15 Feb 1997 1 Oct 1999 present
Iris Gold	SW Asia	?? 1993	present
Pacific Haven / Quick Transit	Iraq > Guam	15 Sep 1996	16 Dec 1996
Provide Comfort Provide Comfort II Northern Watch	Kurdistan	5 Apr 1991 24 July 1991 31 Dec 1996	Dec 1994 31 Dec 1996 Present	42,500 ?? 1,100
Southern Watch	Southwest Asia / Iraq	1991	present	14,000
Desert Falcon	Saudi Arabia	1991	present
Other Operations
Korea	Korea	ongoing	ongoing
New Horizons	Central America	ongoing	ongoing
Sierra Leone NEO	Sierra Leone	May 2000
MONUC [UN PKO]	DR Congo	Feb 2000	ongoing
Resolute Response	Africa	Aug 1998	Present
Gatekeeper Hold-the-Line Safeguard	California Texas Arizona	1995	present
Golden Pheasant	Honduras	Mar 1988	Present
Alliance	US Southern border	1986	Present
Provide Hope I Provide Hope II Provide Hope III Provide Hope IV Provide Hope V	Former Soviet Union	10 Feb 1992 15 Apr 1992 1993? 10 Jan 1994 06 Nov 1998	26 Feb 1992 29 Jul 1992 1993? 19 Dec 1994 10 May 1999
Counterdrug Operations
Coronet Nighthawk Coronet Oak	Central/South America	1991 Oct 1977	present 17 Feb 1999
Selva Verde	Colombia	1995	present
Badge	Kentucky	1990	Present?
Ghost Dancer	Oregon	1990	Present?
Greensweep Grizzly	California	Jul 1990 1990	Aug 1990 Present?
Wipeout	Hawaii	1990	Present
Ghost Zone	Bolivia	Mar 1990	1993?
Constant Vigil	Bolivia	199?	??
Support Justice Steady State Green Clover Laser Strike	South America	1991 1994 199? Apr 1996	1994 Apr 1996 199? Present
Agate Path Enhanced Ops	CONUS	1989 ???	??? Present
Completed Operations
Name	Locale	Dates		US Forces
Silent Promise	Mozambique / South Africa	Feb 2000	? Apr 2000
Fundamental Response	Venezuela	20 Dec 1999	early 2000
Stabilize	Timor	11 Sep 1999	Nov 1999
Avid Response	Turkey	18 Aug 1999	Sep 1999
Strong Support [Fuerte Apoyo]	Central America	Oct 1998	10 Feb 1999	5,700
Infinite Reach	Sudan / Afganistan	20 Aug 1998	20 Aug 1998
Shepherd Venture	Guinea-Bissau	10 Jun 1998	17 Jun 1998	130
[none]	Asmara, Eritrea NEO	05 Jun 1998	06 Jun 1998	130
Noble Response	Kenya	21 Jan 1998	25 Mar 1998
Bevel Edge	Cambodia	Jul 1997	Jul 1997
Noble Obelisk	Sierra Leone	May 1997	Jun 1997
Guardian Retrieval	Congo (formerly Zaire)	Mar 1997	Jun 1997
Silver Wake	Albania	14 Mar 1997	26 Mar 1997
Guardian Assistance Assurance / Phoenix Tusk	Zaire/Rwanda/Uganda	15 Nov 1996	27 Dec 1996
Quick Response	Central African Republic	May 1996	Aug 1996
Assured Response	Liberia	Apr 1996	Aug 1996
Zorro II	Mexico	Dec 1995	02 May 1996
Third Taiwan Straits Crisis	Taiwan Strait	21 Jul 1995	23 Mar 1996
Safe Border	Peru / Ecuador	1995	30 Jun 1999
United Shield	Somalia	03 Jan 1995	25 Mar 1995	4,000
Uphold/Restore Democracy	Haiti	19 Sep 1994	31 Mar 1995	21,000
Quiet Resolve / Support Hope	Rwanda	22 Jul 1994	30 Sep 1994	2,592
Safe Haven / Safe Passage Sea Signal / JTF-160	Cuba > Panama Haiti > Guantanamo, Cuba	06 Sep 1994 18 May 1994	01 Mar 1995 Feb 1996
Distant Runner	Rwanda NEO	9 Apr 1994	15 Apr 1994
Korean Nuclear Crisis	North Korea	10 Feb 1993	Jun 1994
[none]	Liberian NEO	22 Oct 1992	25 Oct 1992
Provide Relief Restore Hope Continue Hope	Somalia	14 Aug 1992 4 Dec 1992 4 May 1993	8 Dec 1992 4 May 1993 Dec 1993	?? 26,000 ??
Provide Transition	Angola	3 Aug 1992	9 Oct 1992
Garden Plot	Los Angeles, CA	May 1992		4,500
Silver Anvil	Sierra Leone NEO	2 May 1992	5 May 1992
GTMO Safe Harbor	Haiti > Guantanamo, Cuba	23 Nov 1991 1992
Quick Lift	Zaire	24 Sep 1991	07 Oct 1991
Victor Squared	Haiti NEO	Sep 1991
Fiery Vigil	Philippines NEO	June 1991
Productive Effort / Sea Angel	Bangladesh	May 1991	Jun 1991
Eastern Exit	Somalia	02 Jan 1991	11 Jan 1991
Desert Shield Imminent Thunder Proven Force DESERT STORM DESERT SWORD / DESERT SABRE Desert Calm Desert Farewell	Southwest Asia	02 Aug 1990 Nov 1990 17 Jan 1991 17 Jan 1991 24 Feb 1991 01 Mar 1991 01 Jan 1992	17 Jan 1991 Nov 1990 28 Feb 1991 28 Feb 1991 28 Feb 1991 01 Jan 1992 1992?	550,000
Steel Box / Golden Python	Johnston Island	26 Jul 1990	18 Nov 1990
Sharp Edge	Liberia	May 1990	8 Jan 1991
Cold War Era	Locale	Dates		US Forces
Classic Resolve	Philippines	Nov 1989	Dec 1989
Hawkeye	St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	20 Sep 1989	17 Nov 1989
Nimrod Dancer JUST CAUSE Promote Liberty	Panama	May 1989 20 Dec 1989 31 Jan 1990	20 Dec 1989 31 Jan 1990 ??
ERNEST WILL PRAYING MANTIS	Persian Gulf	24 Jul 1987 17 Apr 1988	02 Aug 1990 19 Apr 1988
Blast Furnace	Bolivia	Jul 1986	Nov 1986
EL DORADO CANYON	Libya	12 Apr 1986	17 Apr 1986
Attain Document	Libya	26 Jan 1986	29 Mar 1986
Achille Lauro	Mediteranean	07 Oct 1985	11 Oct 1985
Intense Look	Red Sea / Gulf of Suez	Jul 1984	Jul 1984
URGENT FURY	Grenada	23 Oct 1983	21 Nov 1983
Arid Farmer	Chad / Sudan	Aug 1983	Aug 1983
Early Call	Egypt / Sudan	18 Mar 1983	Aug 1983
US Multinational Force [USMNF]	Lebanon	25 Aug 1982	01 Dec 1987
Bright Star	Egypt	06 Oct 1981	Nov 1981
Gulf of Sidra	Libya / Mediterranean	18 Aug 1981	18 Aug 1981
RMT (Rocky Mountain Transfer)	Colorado	Aug 1981	Sep 1981
Central America	El Salvador / Nicaragua	01 Jan 1981	01 Feb 1992
Creek Sentry	Poland	Dec 1980	1981
SETCON II	Colorado	May 1980	Jun 1980
EAGLE CLAW / Desert One	Iran	25 Apr 1980
ROK Park Succession Crisis	Korea	26 Oct 1979	28 Jun 1980
Elf One	Saudi Arabia	Mar 1979	15 Apr 1989
Yemen	Iran/Yemen/Indian Ocean	06 Dec 1978	06 Jan 1979
Red Bean	Zaire	May 1978	June 1978
Ogaden Crisis	Somalia / Ethiopia	Feb 1978	23 Mar 1978
SETCON I	Colorado	1978	1978
Paul Bunyan / Tree Incident	Korea	18 Aug 1976	21 Aug 1976
Mayaguez Operation	Cambodia	15 May 1975
New Life	Vietnam NEO	Apr 1975
Frequent Wind	Evacuation of Saigon	29 Apr 1975	30 Apr 1975
Eagle Pull	Cambodia	11 Apr 1975	13 Apr 1975
Nickel Grass	Mideast	06 Oct 1973	17 Nov 1973
Garden Plot	USA Domestic	30 Apr 1972	04 May 1972
Red Hat	Johnston Island	Jan 1971	Sep 1971
Ivory Coast / Kingpin	Son Tay, Vietnam	20 Nov 1970	21 Nov 1970
Graphic Hand	US Domestic	1970	1970
Red Fox [Pueblo incident]	Korea theater	23 Jan 1968	05 Feb 1969
Six Day War	Mideast	13 May 1967	10 Jun 1967
CHASE	various	1967	1970
Powerpack	Dominican Republic	28 Apr 1965	21 Sep 1966
Red Dragon	Congo	23 Nov 1964	27 Nov 1964
[NONE]	Chinese nuclear facilities	15 Oct 1963	Oct 1964
Cuban Missile Crisis	Cuba, Worldwide	24 Oct 1962	01 Jun 1963
Vietnam War	Vietnam	15 Mar 1962	28 Jan 1973
Operation Ranch Hand Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Arc Light Operation Freedom Train Operation Pocket Money Operation Linebacker I Operation Linebacker II Operation Endsweep Operation Ivory Coast / Kingpin Operation Tailwind	Vietnam Vietnam Southeast Asia North Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnam Laos	Jan 62 24 Feb 65 18 Jun 65 06 Apr 72 09 May 72 10 May 72 18 Dec 72 27 Jan 72 21 Nov 70 1970	1971 Oct 68 Apr 70 10 May 72 23 Oct 72 23 Oct 72 29 Dec 72 27 Jul 73 21 Nov 70 1970
Berlin	Berlin	14 Aug 1961	01 Jun 1963
Laos	Laos	19 Apr 1961	07 Oct 1962
Congo	Congo	14 Jul 1960	01 Sep 1962
Taiwan Straits	Taiwan Straits Quemoy and Matsu Islands	23 Aug 1958 23 Aug 1958	01 Jan 1959 01 Jun 1963
Blue Bat	Lebanon	15 Jul 1958	20 Oct 1958
Suez Crisis	Egypt	26 Jul 1956	15 Nov 1956
Taiwan Straits	Taiwan Straits	11 Aug 1954	01 May 1955
Korean War	Korea	27 Jun 1950	27 July 1953
Berlin Airlift	Berlin	26 Jun 1948	30 Sep 1949
Cold War	Worldwide	28 Feb 1946	25 Dec 1991
Early 20th Century	Locale	Dates		US Forces
World War II	Worldwide	07 Dec 1941	14 Aug 1945	16,112,566
Yangtze Service China Service	China	1926 1930 1937 1945	1927 1932 1939 1957
Russian Revolution	Russia	12 Nov 1918	01 Apr 1920
World War I	Europe	01 Aug 1914	11 Nov 1918	4,734,991
Mexican Expedition	Mexico	14 Mar 1916	7 Feb 1917
Nicaragua	Nicaragua	1909	1933
Latin American Campaigns	Cuba Haiti Dominican Republic	1906 1915 1916	1909 1920 1924
19th Century	Locale	Dates		US Forces
China Relief Expedition	China	13 Jul 1900	5 Aug 1900
Philippine Insurrection	Philippines	4 Feb 1899	15 Jun 1913
War with Spain	Cuba, Phillipines	22 Jun 1898	13 Aug 1898	306,760
Controversy of 1889	Samoa	1889
Civil War	Southern States	12 Apr 1861	9 Apr 1865	2,213,363
Utah (Morman) War Expedition	Utah	1857	1858
Walker's Expeditions	Nicaragua	1855	1860
Mexican War	Texas	8 May 1846	13 Sep 1847	78,718
Aroostock War	Canada	1838	1839
Patriot's War	Canada	1837	1840
African Slave Trade Patrol	Atlantic Ocean	1820	1861
War of 1812	Worldwide	18 Jun 1812	17 Feb 1815	286,730
Barbary Wars	Libya	1801 1815	1805 1815
18th Century	Locale	Dates		US Forces
Quasi-War with France	United States	1798	1801
Whiskey Rebellion		1794
Indian Wars	United States	1790	1891
Shays’ Rebellion		1786	1787
Revolutionary War	United States	19 Apr 1775	19 Oct 1781	~200,000
French and Indian War	North America	1754	1763
King George's War		1744	1748
War of Jenkins' Ear		1739	1742
Queen Anne's War		1702	1702
King William's War		1689	1697

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A very interesting e-document, which I have bookmarked for future use. It's interesting to see that the military leads this document with a quote from the little-known fourht stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner." It contains the first public reference to our National Motto, "In God We Trust."

Congressman Billybob

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