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List of military operations
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This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.
World War I
See also List of military engagements of World War I
World War II
See List of World War II military operations
Cold War Era
Asia
Europe
- Berlin Airlift of 1948:
- Vittles
— US part of the Berlin Airlift
- Planefare
— British part of the Berlin Airlift.
- Gladio (?) — Stockpiles of weapons in Switzerland, Austria and other countries for resistance to Soviet occupiers.
- Gold (1954)
— covert American tunnel under the Berlin Wall
- Neptune (1964)
— Soviet-led counterintelligence operation.
- Reforger
— Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany".
- Silver (1949)
— covert British communications tap in Austria
- Banner (1969) Deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.
Central America and the Caribbean
- Anadyr
— Soviet plan to base nuclear weapons in Cuba; the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Kama — Soviet plan to forward-base seven Soviet ballistic missile submarines in Mariel, Cuba (part of Anadyr)
- Fortune (1951)
— 1951 CIA plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as Success
- Golden Pheasant (1988)
— US deployment in Honduras
- Just Cause (1989)
— US invasion of Panama
- Mongoose (1962)
— plan for information gathering, sabotage, civil insurrection and the overthrown of the Cuban government.
- Northwoods (1960s)
— plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba.
- Waverider (1972)
— *Peter Pan (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US
- Phibriglex (1962)
— US plan and mock invasion by its armed forces of a Caribbean island. The exercise took place on Vieques and the purpose of the mock invasion was to overthrow a fictitious leader called "Ortsac", whose name was, in fact, Castro spelled backwards. It occurred in August, shortly before the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is also known by the names Operation Ortsac, Operation Swift Strike II and Exercise Phibriglex-62.
- Power Pack (1965)
— US deployment in the Dominican Republic
- Success (1954)
— 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala.
- Urgent Fury (1983)
— US invasion of Grenada
Southern Africa
- Hurricane (1972-1980)
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— Operations by Rhodesian security forces against ZIPRA and ZANU guerillas in Mashonaland.
- Operation Overload (1974)
— Rhodesian security forces operation to establish protected villages.
- Savannah (1975-76)
— South African intervention in Angola in support of the FNLA.
- Carlota (1977)
— Cuban Deployment to counter South African attacks to Angola.
- Dingo (1977)
— Rhodesian attack on camps in Mozambique.
- Tangent (1977-1980)
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— Operations by Rhodesian security forces against insurgents in Matabeleland.
- Favour (1978-1980)
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— Training of former insurgents to serve as security force auxiliaries in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
- Reindeer (1978)
— South African airborne attack on SWAPO base at Cassinga, Angola.
- Rekstok (1979)
— South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.
- Safraan (1979)
— South African attack on SWAPO bases in Zambia.
- Klipklop (1980)
— South African disruption of SWAPO logistics in Angola.
- Sceptic (1980)
— South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.
- Protea (1981)
— South African attack on SWAPO bases near Ongiva and Xangongo, Angola.
- Carnation (1981)
— South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces along the Angolan border.
- Meebos (1982)
— South African destruction of SWAPO's "East Front" HQ at Mupa, Angola.
- Askari (1983)
— South African attack on SWAPO and FAPLA forces in Angola.
- Phoenix (1983)
— South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of South-West Africa
- Alpha Centauri (1986)
— South African operation in support of UNITA in Angola.
- Modular (1987)
— South African operation to reverse the FAPLA advance on Mavinga and Jamba.
- Hooper (1988)
— South African operation followup to Modular in pursuit of retreating FAPLA forces.
- Packer (1988)
— South African operation to push FAPLA and Cuban forces north of the Cuito river following Hooper.
Chadian Civil War (1965–1993)
- Bison (1969–72)
(French intervention to counter FROLINAT insurgency)
- Tacaud (1978–80)
(Operation to avoid FROLINAT rebels from taking Chad's capital)
- Manta (1983–84)
(Intervention in the Chadian-Libyan conflict)
- Épervier (1986–)
(ongoing mission, originated to counter Libyan expansion in Chad)
Falklands War (1982)
- Rosario
— Argentine joint operation
- Algeciras
— Planned Argentine sabotage raid.
- Azul
— Argentine invasion
- Corporate
— British liberation
- Paraquet
— British recapture of South Georgia.
- Black Buck
— British long-range bombing raid
- Canbelow
— British antiaircraft naval ambush
- Keyhole
— British commando raid
- Purple Warrior — British training exercise incorporating lessons from the Falklands War
- Sutton
— British amphibious landings
Other
Korean War
Vietnam War
Post-Cold War
Asia
Rwanda
Other Africa