List of military operations 148447 226153844 2008-07-17T01:47:00Z 190.10.0.20 {{TOCright}} {{history of war}} 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]] *''[[Operation Albion|Albion]]'' (1917) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — German capture of Oesel, Dagö and Moon Islands (now [[Saaremaa]], [[Hiiumaa]] and [[Muhu]]) *''[[Operation Hush|Hush]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|France}} planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast. *''[[Spring Offensive|Kaiserschlacht]]'' ('Kaiser's battle') (1918) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front. **''[[Spring Offensive#Blucher-Yorck (Third Battle of the Aisne)|Blucher-Yorck]]'' (1918) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — ***''[[Spring Offensive|Gneisenau]]'' (1918) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — **''[[Spring Offensive#Georgette|Georgette]]'' (1918) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — **''[[Spring Offensive#Michael|Michael]]'' (1918) {{flagicon|German Empire}} — *''[[Battle of Asiago|Strafexpedition]]'' (''Punitive Expedition'') (1916) — operation by the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle ever fought. =World War II= ''See [[List of World War II military operations]]'' =Cold War Era= ==Asia== *''[[1953 Iranian coup d'état|Ajax]]'' (1953) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — Anglo-American plan for [[1953 Iranian coup d'état|Iranian coup d'état]] that deposed [[Mohammed Mosaddeq]] and reinstalled [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] *''[[Operation Atilla|Atilla]]'' (1974) {{flagicon|Turkey}} — [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]], leading to subsequent [[Military occupation|occupation]] of [[northern Cyprus]] *''[[Operation Cactus]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|India}} — Indian armed forces oust [[Tamil nationalism|Tamil nationalist]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] of [[People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam|PLOTE]] who instigated a coup in [[Malé]] in the [[Maldives]]. *''[[Operation Chengiz Khan]]'' (1971) [[Image:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg|22px|border]] [[Pakistan Air Force]] launches a [preemptive attack]]s on Indian [[air base]]s. *''[[Operation Claret|Claret]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Australia}} — British [[Special Air Service|SAS]] and Australian [[Australian Special Air Service Regiment|SASR]] patrols into [[Indonesia]] **''[[Mau Mau Uprising#State of Emergency|Jock Scott]]'' (1952) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British rounding up of suspected insurgents at the beginning of the Mau Mau Uprising **''[[Mau Mau Uprising#Targeting the Suppliers|Anvil]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British [[counter-insurgency]] operation in Nairobi during the Mau Mau Uprising *''[[Operation Eagle Claw|Eagle Claw]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|United States}} — Attempted rescue of [[Iran Hostage Crisis|American hostages]] held in [[Tehran]]. *''[[Operation Earnest Will|Earnest Will]]'' (1987-88) {{flagicon|United States}} — American protection of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the [[Persian Gulf]] during the [[Iran-Iraq War]] **''[[Operation Eager Glacier|Eager Glacier]]'' (1987-88) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. spy planes gather intelligence about Iran. **''[[Operation Nimble Archer|Nimble Archer]]'' (1987) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. retaliates for Iranian missile attack on reflagged Kuwaiti tanker. **''[[Operation Praying Mantis|Praying Mantis]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. retaliates against Iran for mining [[USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)|frigate]]. **''[[Operation Prime Chance|Prime Chance]]'' (1987-88) — Special operations to protect Kuwaiti tankers, run largely from barges in the northern Persian Gulf. *''[[Operation Evening Light|Evening Light]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|United States}} — failed U.S. attempt to rescue embassy hostages in [[Tehran]] *''[[Operation Gibraltar]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} — [[Pakistan]]'s failed attempt to infiltrate and instigate a massive rebellion in [[Jammu and Kashmir]], India *''[[Operation Grand Slam|Grand Slam]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} — [[Pakistan]]'s second attempt to cut off Kashmir from [[India]]. *''[[Operation Lucky Alphonse|Lucky Alphonse]]'' (1956) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British sweep of Troodos area on Cyprus for [[EOKA]] *''[[Operation Meghdoot]]'' (1984) {{flagicon|India}} — [[Indian military]]'s capture of the majority of [[Siachen Glacier]]. *''[[Operation Nimrod|Nimrod]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — rescue of hostages in the Iranian embassy, London *''[[Operation Paul Bunyan|Paul Bunyan]]'' (1976) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN forces remove a tree in the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] *[[Operation Sparrowhawk (Cyprus)|Sparrowhawk I, II and III]] (1956) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British operations against [[EOKA]] on [[Cyprus]]. *''[[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War)|Operation Trident]]'' (1971) {{flagicon|India}} — [[Indian Navy]]'s bombing and blockade of [[Karachi Port]], Pakistan. ==Europe== *[[Berlin Airlift]] of 1948: **''[[Operation Vittles|Vittles]]'' {{flagicon|United States|1912}}— US part of the Berlin Airlift **''[http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm Planefare]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}— British part of the Berlin Airlift. *''[[Operation Gladio|Gladio]]'' (?) — Stockpiles of weapons in Switzerland, Austria and other countries for resistance to Soviet occupiers. *''[[Operation Gold|Gold]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — covert American tunnel under the [[Berlin Wall]] *''[[Operation Neptune (Espionage)|Neptune]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Soviet-led counterintelligence operation. *''[[Exercise REFORGER|Reforger]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} — Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany". *''[[Operation Silver|Silver]]'' (1949) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — covert British communications tap in [[Austria]] *''[[Operation Banner|Banner]]'' (1969) Deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland. ==Central America and the Caribbean== *''[[Operation Anadyr|Anadyr]]'' {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Soviet plan to base nuclear weapons in [[Cuba]]; the cause of the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] **''[[Operation Anadyr|Kama]]'' — Soviet plan to forward-base seven Soviet ballistic missile submarines in Mariel, Cuba (part of ''Anadyr'') *''[[Operation PBFORTUNE|Fortune]]'' (1951) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — 1951 CIA plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as ''[[Operation PBSUCCESS|Success]]'' *''[[Operation Golden Pheasant|Golden Pheasant]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — US deployment in Honduras *''[[United States invasion of Panama|Just Cause]]'' (1989) {{flagicon|United States}} — US invasion of [[Panama]] **''[[Operation Acid Gambit|Acid Gambit]] — Rescue of [[Kurt Muse]]. **''[[Operation Bushmaster|Bushmaster]] — Security operations near US facilities. **''[[Operation Sand Flea|Sand Flea]] {{flagicon|United States}} — rehearsal for '''Just Cause'''. *[[Operation Mongoose|Mongoose]] (1962) {{flagicon|United States}} — plan for information gathering, sabotage, civil insurrection and the overthrown of the Cuban government. *''[[Operation Northwoods|Northwoods]]'' (1960s) {{flagicon|United States}} — plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba. *''[[Operation Waverider|Waverider]]'' (1972) {{flagicon|United States}} — operation to track down illicit radio stations operating in the Caribbean. *''[[Operation Peter Pan|Peter Pan]]'' (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US *''[[Operation Ortsac|Phibriglex]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|United States}} — 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''. *''[[Operation Power Pack|Power Pack]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} — US deployment in the [[Dominican Republic]] *''[[Operation PBSUCCESS|Success]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United States}} — 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala. *''[[Invasion of Grenada|Urgent Fury]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|United States}} — US invasion of [[Grenada]] ==Southern Africa== *''[[Operation Askari|Askari]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO and [[FAPLA]] forces in [[Angola]]. *''[[Operation Carlota|Carlota]]'' (1977) {{flagicon|Cuba}} — Cuban Deployment to counter South African attacks to Angola. *''[[Operation Carnation|Carnation]]'' (1981) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces along the Angolan border. *''[[Operation Dingo|Dingo]]'' (1977) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} — Rhodesian attack on camps in Mozambique. *''[[Operation Klipklop|Klipklop]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African disruption of SWAPO logistics in Angola. *''[[Operation Meebos|Meebos]]'' (1982) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African destruction of SWAPO's "East Front" HQ at Mupa, Angola. *''[[Operation Phoenix (1983)|Phoenix]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of [[South-West Africa]] *''[[Operation Protea|Protea]]'' (1981) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases near Ongiva and Xangongo, Angola. *''[[Operation Reindeer|Reindeer]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African airborne attack on [[SWAPO]] base at Cassinga, Angola. *''[[Operation Rekstok|Rekstok]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola. *''[[Operation Safraan|Safraan]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on [[SWAPO]] bases in [[Zambia]]. *''[[Operation Savannah (Angola)|Savannah]]'' (1975-76) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African intervention in Angola in support of the [[FNLA]]. *''[[Operation Sceptic|Sceptic]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola. *[[Operation Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]] (1986) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African operation in support of [[UNITA]] in [[Angola]]. ==Chadian Civil War (1965–1993)== *''[[Opération Bison|Bison]]'' (1969–72) {{flagicon|France}} (French intervention to counter [[FROLINAT]] insurgency) *''[[Opération Tacaud|Tacaud]]'' (1978–80) {{flagicon|France}} (Operation to avoid FROLINAT rebels from taking Chad's capital) *''[[Opération Manta|Manta]]'' (1983–84) {{flagicon|France}} (Intervention in the [[Chadian-Libyan conflict]]) *''[[Opération Epervier|Épervier]]'' (1986–) {{flagicon|France}} (ongoing mission, originated to counter Libyan expansion in Chad) ==Falklands War (1982)== *''[[Operation Rosario|Rosario]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Argentine joint operation **''[[Operation Algeciras|Algeciras]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Planned Argentine sabotage raid. **''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands#Operation Azul|Azul]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Argentine invasion *''[[Operation Corporate|Corporate]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British liberation **''[[Operation Paraquet| Paraquet]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British recapture of South Georgia. **''[[Operation Black Buck|Black Buck]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British long-range bombing raid **''[[Operation Canbelow|Canbelow]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British antiaircraft naval ambush **''[[Operation Keyhole|Keyhole]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British commando raid **''[[Operation Purple Warrior|Purple Warrior]]'' — British training exercise incorporating lessons from the Falklands War **''[[Operation Sutton|Sutton]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British amphibious landings ==Other== *''[[Operation Argus|Argus]]'' (1959) {{flagicon|United States}} — test of nuclear bombs in the upper atmosphere. *''[[Operation Blowdown|Blowdown]]'' (1963) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Australia/US/UK simulated nuclear explosion in a rain forest. *''[[Operation El Dorado Canyon|El Dorado Canyon]]'' (1986) {{flagicon|United States}} — US strikes against [[Libya]] *''[[Operation Morning Light|Morning Light]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} — Joint Canadian-US effort to recover [[Cosmos 954]], a nuclear powered Soviet [[RORSAT]]. *''[[Operation Alpha Tango Walrus]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|Canada}} Effort by Canadian military efforts to retrieve the covert 'walrus' codes. *''[[Operation Morris Dance]]'' (1987) {{flagicon|Australia}} — Australian response to the first of the [[1987 Fijian coups d'état]]. *''[[Operation Mount Hope III|Mount Hope III]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — covert recovery of a crashed Soviet-made helicopter from Africa. *''[[Nuclear testing]]'' List of all known named nuclear tests. *''[[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)|Orion]]'' (1960) {{flagicon|United States}} — DARPA project to design a [[nuclear pulse propulsion]] system. =Korean War= *''[[Operation Blue Hearts|Blue Hearts]]'' (1950) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN amphibious landings at Pohang. *''[[Operation Courageous|Courageous]]'' (1951) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Movement of UN infantry units up the [[Imjin River]]. **''[[Operation Tomahawk|Tomahawk]]'' (1951) {{flagicon|United States}} — Deployment of airmobile forces in the [[Battle of the Imjin River]]. *''[[Operation Commando|Commando]]'' (1952) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British attack to the Jamestown Line. *''[[Operation Chromite|Chromite]]'' (1950) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN invasion at Inchon. *''[[Operation Little Switch|Little Switch]]'' (1953) {{flagicon|United Nations}} {{flagicon|North Korea}} {{flagicon|People's Republic of China}} — Exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war between [[United Nations]] and [[North Korean]]/[[China|Chinese]] forces. **''[[Operation Big Switch|Big Switch]]'' (1953) *''[[Operation Ripper|Ripper]]'' (1951) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN movements towards the 38th parallel to recapture [[Seoul]]. =Vietnam War= *''[[Operation Arc Light|Arc Light]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} — US B-52 bombing campaign in Vietnam *''[[Operation Attleboro|Attleboro]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — U.S. and [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] (ARVN) air mobile operations in [[Tay Ninh]]. *''[[Operation Babylift|Babylift]]'' (1975) {{flagicon|United States}} — mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from [[South Vietnam]] to the U.S. and other countries *''[[Operation Barrell Roll|Barrel Roll]]'' (1964-73) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} {{flagicon|Laos (1952-1975)}} — the bombing of [[Laos]] by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Laotian Army and CIA-trained [[Hmong people|Hmong]]. **''[[Operation Steel Tiger|Steel Tiger]]'' (1965-68) {{flagicon|United States}} **''[[Operation Tiger Hound|Tiger Hound]]'' (1965-68) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} **''[[Operation Commando Hunt|Commando Hunt]]'' (1968-72) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — U.S. bombing of the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] *''[[Operation Bolo|Bolo]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} — Decoy mission to disguise the [[electronic signature]] of combat aircraft. *''[[Operation Castor|Castor]]'' (1953) {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — French resupply attempts by paradrop at [[Dien Bien Phu]] *''[[Operation Chopper|Chopper]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Major air mobile offensive near [[Saigon]]. *''[[Operation Cedar Falls|Cedar Falls]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Attack on [[National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam]] (NVA or Viet Cong) positions in [[Ben Cat]] (the ''[[Iron Triangle]]'') *''[[Operation Condor (1954)|Condor]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|France}} — French relief of [[Dien Bien Phu]] *''[[Operation Dewey Canyon|Dewey Canyon]]'' (1971) {{flagicon|United States}} — Offensive against NVA communication lines in [[Laos]]. *''[[Operation Enhance Plus|Enhance Plus]]'' (1972) {{flagicon|United States}} — Resupply of military equipment and consumables to the government of [[South Vietnam]]. *''[[Operation Flaming Dart|Flaming Dart]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} — Reprisal bombing attacks by the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] against NVA units. *''[[Operation Frequent Wind|Frequent Wind]]'' (1975) {{flagicon|United States}} — [[Helicopter]] evacuation of U.S. citizens before the [[fall of Saigon]]. *''[[Operation Game Warden|Game Warden]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} — first major U.S. riverine patrol operation. Later [[Swift Boat]] operations included: **''[[Operation Ballistic Charge|Ballistic Charge]]'' **''[[Operation Beacon Star|Beacon Star]]'' **''[[Operation Beacon Torch|Beacon Torch]]'' **''[[Operation Bear Bite|Bear Bite]]'' **''[[Operation Bear Claw|Bear Claw]]'' **''[[Operation Beau Charger|Beau Charger]]'' **''[[Operation Beau Diddley|Beau Diddley]]'' **''[[Operation Beaver Cage|Beaver Cage]]'' **''[[Operation Bold Mariner|Bold Mariner]]'' **''[[Operation Boone|Boone]]'' **''[[Operation Canyon|Canyon]]'' **''[[Operation Daring Rebel|Daring Rebel]]'' **''[[Operation Deckhouse Five|Deckhouse Five]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} **''[[Operation DeSoto|DeSoto]]'' **''[[Operation Dragon Fire|Dragon Fire]]'' **''[[Operation Fortress Ridge|Fortress Ridge]]'' **''[[Operation Seahawk|Seahawk]]'' **''[[Operation Sea Tiger|Sea Tiger]]'' **''[[Operation Market Time|Market Time]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} *''[[Operation Hastings|Hastings]]'' (1966) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — U.S. and ARVN counter-offensive operations in [[Quang Tri]] *''[[Operation Homecoming|Homecoming]]'' (1973) {{flagicon|United States}} — repatriation of U.S. prisoners of war from [[Vietnam]] *''[[Operation Lea|Lea]]'' (1947) {{flagicon|France}} — Unsuccessful French attempt to capture the leaders of the [[Viet Minh]] *''[[Operation Leap Frog|Leap Frog]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|United States}} — Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely NLF actions. *''[[Operation Menu|Menu]]'' (1969) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. bombing of [[Cambodia]] *''[[Operations Malheur I and Malheur II|Malheur]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Twin phased Search and destroy operations in [[Quang Ngai]] *''[[Operation Pegasus (1968)|Pegasus]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Resupply and relief operations to U.S. Marines [[Battle of Khe Sanh|besieged at Khe Sanh]] *''[[Phoenix Program|Phoenix]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-organized assassination campaign against influential NLF operatives in South [[Vietnam]] *''[[Operation Rich|Rich]]'' (1968) — Combined arms assault near the [[Ben Hai River]] in the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone]] *''[[Operation Linebacker|Linebacker]]'' (1972) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Strategic bombing of [[Hanoi]] and [[Haiphong]], and mining of [[Haiphong]] harbour. *''[[Operation Ranch Hand|Ranch Hand]]'' (1961-71) {{flagicon|United States}} — Spraying of [[herbicide]]s (including [[Agent Orange]]) by aircraft and ground forces. **''[[Operation Trail Dust|Trail Dust]]'' *''[[Operation Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder]]'' (1967-68) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Bombing of [[North Vietnam]] *''[[Operation Sealords|Sealords]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — [[Mekong River]] delta and inland waterways campaign by the U.S. Navy in [[Vietnam]] *''[[Operation Starlight|Starlight]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} — [[United States Marine Corps]] actions near Chu Lai. *''[[Operation Sunrise|Sunrise]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around [[Saigon]] to "strategic hamlets." *''[[Operation Tailwind|Tailwind]]'' (1970) {{flagicon|United States}} — Alleged use of [[nerve gas]] against U.S. defectors in [[Laos]]. *''[[Operation Toan Thang 42|Toan Thang 42]]'' (1970) {{flagicon|South Vietnam}} — ARVN incursion into [[Cambodia]] *''[[Operation Union|Union I]] and [[Operation Union II|II]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United States}} — American Marines in the [[Que Son Valley]]. *''[[Operation Vulture|Vulture]]'' (1954) — or ''Operation Vautour'', proposed American-French air operations against the [[Viet Minh]] around [[Dien Bien Phu]] =Post-Cold War= ==Asia== *''[[Operation Safed Sagar|Safed Sager]]'' (1999) {{flagicon|India}} — [[Indian Air Force]] operations in the [[Kargil War]]. ==Rwanda== *''[[Operation Amphibian|Amphibian]]'' (2001) {{flagicon|South Africa}} — South African deployment to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Rwanda]] of observers to verify implementation of the [[Pretoria Agreement]]. *''[[Operation Clean Corridor|Clean Corridor]]'' (1994) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — escort of [[Tutsi]] military forces to [[Kigali]] by the [[United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda]] (UNAMIR). *''[[Operation Ippocampo|Ippocampo]]'' (1994) {{flagicon|Italy}} — Italian codename for evacuation of Italian civilians from [[Rwanda]] *''[[Operation Silver Back|Silver Back]]'' (1994) — International codename for civilian evacuation in [[Rwanda]] *''[[Operation Tamar|Tamar]]'' (1994) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Australian contribution to peacekeeping in [[Rwanda]]. *''[[Operation Turquoise|Turquoise]]'' (1994) {{flagicon|France}} — French led intervention in [[Rwanda]] to protect displaced persons. ==Other Africa== *''[[Operation Addition|Addition]]'' (2000) {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — [[Canada]]'s contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea ([[UNMEE]]) *''[[Operation Albatros|Albatros]]'' (1993-94) {{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Italian contribution to UN peace keeping mission in Mozambique ([[UNOMOZ]]) *''[[Operation Azure|Azure]]'' (2005) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Australian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan ([[UNMIS]]) [http://www.defence.gov.au/globalops.cfm#azure] *''[[Operation Barras|Barras]]'' (2000) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British SAS destruction of a rebel group in Sierra Leone. *''[[South African intervention in Lesotho|Boleas]]'' (1998) {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{flagicon|Botswana}} — South African and Botswanan military intervention in [[Lesotho]] *''[[Operation Caravan|Caravan]]'' (2003) {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canadian contribution to the French-led [[Interim Emergency Multinational Force]] in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] *''[[Operation Cordite|Cordite]]'' (2004) {{flagicon|South Africa}} — South African observer mission to the [[African Union]] mission in [[Darfur]] *''[[Operation Deliverance|Deliverance]]'' (1993) {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Canadian mission to [[Somalia]] *''[[Operation Eastern Exit|Eastern Exit]]'' (1991) {{flagicon|United States}} — US evacuation of its embassy in Somalia *''[[Operation Espresso|Espresso]]'' (2002) {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — South African contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) *''[[Operation Fibre|Fibre]]'' (2003) {{flagicon|South Africa}} — South African mission to [[Burundi]] *''[[Operation Liberation|Liberation]]'' (2002) {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} — Seizure of Asian-owned assets in [[Zimbabwe]]. *''[[Opération Licorne|Licorne]]'' (2002) {{flagicon|France}} — The French contribution to the [[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire]]. *''[[Operation Mistral South Africa|Mistral]]'' (2003) {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — South African contribution to the [[MONUC|Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] ([[MONUC]]) *''[[Operation Montego|Montego]]'' (2003) {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — South African contribution to [[United Nations Mission in Liberia]] ([[UNMIL]]) *''[[Operation Murambatsvina|Murambatsvina]]'' (2005) {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} — Zimbabwe government's attack on residential district loyal to opposition groups. *''[[Operation Nilo|Nilo]]'' (2005) {{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Italian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan ([[UNMIS]]) *''[[Operation Phillis|Phillis]]'' (2004) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — evacuation of British citizens from [[Côte d'Ivoire]] *''[[Operation Restore Hope|Restore Hope]]'' (1992) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — American name for [[UNITAF]], humanitarian intervention in [[Somalia]] *''[[Operation Sharp Edge|Sharp Edge]]'' (1990-91) {{flagicon|United States}} — evacuation of Americans from [[Liberia]] *''[[Operation Shining Express|Shining Express]]'' (2003) {{flagicon|United States}} — evacuation of Americans from Liberia *''[[Operation Solace|Solace]]'' (1992) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Australian deployment in [[Somalia]] *''[[Operation Tanker Two|Tanker Two]]'' (2002) {{flagicon|South Africa}} — [[South African Navy]] mission to shadow [[Greenpeace]]'s MV Esperanza and prevent interception of the Pacific Teal, a [[plutonium]] transport. *''[[Operation Teutonic|Teutonic]]'' (2005) {{flagicon|South Africa}} — [[SANDF]] assistance to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]] transitional government. ==East Timor== *''[[Operation Astute|Astute]]'' (2006) {{flagicon|Australia}} — Deployment of Australian military forces to [[East Timor]] following the May 2006 civil unrest. *''[[Operation Citadel|Citadel]]'' {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Australia's contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor ([[UNMISET]]). Later ongoing peacekeeping actions were known as ''[[Operation Tanager]]''. *''[[Operation Chiron|Chiron]]'' {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|East_Timor}} — Training of East Timorese military forces by the [[Australian Defence Force]]. *''[[Operation East Timor|East Timor]]'' {{flagicon|New_Zealand}} — Deployment of [[New Zealand]] military forces to [[East Timor]]. *''[[Operation Faber|Faber]]'' {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Deployment of [[United Nations]] military observers to [[East Timor]] in support of the [[UNAMET]]-monitored popular consultation. *''[[Operation Poinciana|Poinciana]]'' (1975) {{flagicon|Indonesia}} — Or ''Operasi Flamboyan'' (a name of a tropical tree); seaborne capture of [[Dili]] in [[1975]]. *''[[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|Seroja]]'' (1975) {{flagicon|Indonesia}} — Indonesian invasion of [[East Timor]] in [[1975]]. *''[[Operation Stabilise|Stabilise]]'' {{flagicon|Australia}} — Also spelled as ''Operation Stabilize''; Australian Defence Force's involvement in the multinational force [[INTERFET|United Nations International Force in East Timor]] (INTERFET) in East Timor *''[[Operation Scorched Earth|Scorched Earth]]'' — Or ''Operasi Sapu Bersih'' in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], also known as ''Operation Clean Sweep''; campaign of violence and arson allegedly committed by the [[TNI]]-supervised pro-integration militias following the [[1999]] [[United Nations]] supervised plebiscite. *''[[Operation Spitfire|Spitfire]]'' {{flagicon|Australia}} — Evacuation of foreign nationals from [[East Timor]] by Australian defence assets, as a result of post-referendum violence. *''[[Operation Toucan|Toucan]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Canada's contribution to the [[INTERFET|United Nations' International Force in East Timor]] (INTERFET) and the [[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor]] (UNTAET) *''[[Operation Warden|Warden]]'' {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Military operation involving all contributing forces conducted under the multinational peacekeeping mission known as [[INTERFET|United Nations' International Force in East Timor]] (INTERFET) == Croatian War of Independence 1991-1995== *''[[Operation Otkos 10]]'' (end Oct-Nov 1991) — Croatian actions against rebel Serbs and regular Serbian forces on area from Mount Bilogora to Mount Papuk (on west of Slavonia) *''[[Operation Orkan 91]]'' (1991) — Follow-up offensive after Otkos 10. *''[[Operation Harmony|Harmony]]'' — Canada's contribution to the [[United Nation Protection Force]] (UNPROFOR), which was created in February 1992 to ensure the protection and [[demilitarization]] of three UN Protected Areas in [[Croatia]] *''[[Operation Tigar]]'' (July 1992) — Croatian military actions in occupied Dubrovnik hinterland, held by Serbomontenegrin regulars. *''[[Operation Medak pocket|Medački džep]]'' (September 1993) Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks. *''[[Operation Flash|Bljesak]]'' ("Flash") (March 1995) — Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs, with aim of liberating occupied western Slavonia *''[[Operation Storm|Oluja]]'' ("Storm") (August 1995) — Croatian major offensive against most areas under control of rebel Serbs. ==War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995== *''[[Operation Maritime Monitor|Maritime Monitor]]'' (July 1992 - November 1992) — in support of UN resolutions 713 and 757, operation which subsequently became: **''[[Operation Maritime Monitor|Maritime Monitor]]'' (November 1992) — in support of UN resolutions 787 *''[[Operation Sky Monitor|Sky Monitor]]'' (October 1992 -) — [[NAEW (disambiguation)|NAEW]] orbit over the Adriatic. On 31 October an additional NAEW orbit was commenced over Hungary *''[[Operation Deny Flight|Deny Flight]]'' (April 1993 - December 1995) — to prevent the violation of the Bosnia-Herzegovina airspace, declared "No-Fly Zone" *''[[Operation Neretva '93|Neretva '93]]'' (1993) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} — offensive of [[Bosnian Muslim]] forces against Bosnian Croats in northern and eastern [[Herzegovina]] *''[[Operation Bøllebank|Bøllebank]]'' ("Hooligan-bashing" in Danish) (April 1994) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN-forces' use of tanks against Bosnian Serbian forces. *''[[Operation Amanda|Amanda]]'' (1994) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Danish UN-forces' second engagement against Bosnian Serb forces. *''[[Operation Summer '95|Summer '95]]'' (July 1995) {{flagicon|Croatia} — Croatian offensive in west Bosnia *''[[Operation Sword '95|Sword '95]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1995}} — Bosnian-Serb offensive against Bosnian-Moslem forces in west Bosnia *''[[Operation Koridor '95|Koridor '92]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1995}} — One of the most successful Bosnian-Serb operations against Moslem and Croatian military forces *''[[Operation Deliberate Force|Deliberate Force]]'' (August - September 1995) — [[NATO]] air campaign in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] *''[[Operation Tiger|Tiger]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} — offensive of pro-government Bosnian Muslim forces against forces of [[Fikret Abdić]] *''[[Operation Maestral|Maestral]]'' (September 1995) {{flagicon|Croatia}} — Major Croatia offensive in western Bosnia *''[[Operation Južni Potez|Južni Potez]]'' (October 1995) {{flagicon|Croatia}} — Croatia offensive in area around Mrkonjić Grad *''[[Operation Sana|Sana]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} — Bosnian offensive in northwest Bosnia *''[[Operation Pauk|Pauk]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} — Bosnian-Serb and rebel Croatian Serb offensive in northwest Bosnia *''[[Operation Una|Una]]'' (1995) {{flagicon|Croatia}} — Failed Croatian operation against Bosnian-Serb Army. Bosnian-Serb victory *''[[Operation Joint Endeavor|Joint Endeavor]]'' (December 1995) — [[NATO]] peace-keeping operation in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] *''[[Operation Joint Guard|Joint Guard]]'' (December 1996 - 1998) — [[NATO]] peace-keeping operation in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] which established [[SFOR]] *''[[Operation Joint Forge|Joint Forge]]'' (1998) — [[NATO]] peace-keeping operation in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] following ''Operation Joint Guard'' ==Kosovo War 1999== *''[[Operation Allied Force|Allied Force]]'' (1999) — NATO's air campaign in [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] *''[[Operation Megaphone|Megaphone]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canada's return of equipment used in Kosovo *''[[Operation Potkova|Potkova]]'' ("Horseshoe") (1999) {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} — Yugoslav army offensive against the [[Kosovo Liberation Army|KLA]] *''[[Operation Quadrant|Quadrant]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canada's mission in Kosovo ==Macedonia== *''[[Operation Able Sentry|Able Sentry]]'' (1993-94) {{flagicon|United States}} — Berlin Brigade deployed as part of Multi-National United Nations Protection Forces (UNPROFOR) to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to establish Camp Able Sentry and monitor sanctions imposed by NATO against Serbia/Kosovo. *''[[Operation Essential Harvest|Essential Harvest]]'' (2001) — month-long NATO mission of disarming ethnic Albanians in the [[Republic of Macedonia]] **''[[Operation Forage|Forage]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canadian contribution to NATO's ''Essential Harvest'' *''[[Operation Kinetic|Kinetic]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canada's contribution to NATO's mission [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] to secure [[Kosovo]] and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to provide [[humanitarian]] needs to displaced persons *''[[Operation Echo|Echo]]'' {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canada sending air forces to [[Aviano]], [[Italy]] to enforce a [[no-fly zone]] over [[Balkan Peninsula|Balkan]] region (UNSFOR and UNKFOR) *[[Operation Mountain Storm|''Mountain Storm'']] {{flagicon|Macedonia}} — Macedonian special police operation against Albanian extremists (2007). ==Haiti== *''[[Operation Constable|Constable]]'' (1997) {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canada's contribution to the [[United Nations Mission in Haiti]] *''[[Operation Uphold Democracy|Uphold Democracy]]'' (1994-1995) — U.S. led multinational force, replaced by United Nations Mission in Haiti or UNMIH *''[[Operation Uphold Democracy|New Horizon]]'' (1995-1996) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — U.S. mission in support (and under the command) of United Nations Mission in Haiti *''[[Operation Secure Tomorrow|Secure Tomorrow]]'' (2004) — U.S. led multinational force, authorized by the UN as the Multinational Interim Force (MIF) which was replaced by the [[MINUSTAH|United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti]] or MINUSTAH ==Persian Gulf War== *''[[Operation Desert Shield|Desert Shield]]'' (1990-91) {{flagicon|United States}} — American buildup prior to [[Gulf War]] *''[[Operation Desert Storm|Desert Storm]]'' (1991) — Gulf War **''[[Operation Granby|Granby]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British codename for operations during Gulf War **''[[Opération Daguet|Daguet]]'' {{flagicon|France}} — French codename for operations during Gulf War **''[[Operation Damask|Damask]]'' {{flagicon|Australia}} — [[Royal Australian Navy]] deployment to the [[Persian Gulf]]. **''[[Tempesta nel Deserto]]'' {{flagicon|Italy}} — Italian codename for operation during Gulf War **[[Operation Desert Sabre|''Desert Sabre'']] {{flagicon|United States}} — Proposed Marine landing on the coast of Iraq. **''[[Operation Determination|Determination]]'' (early 1998) {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canadian deployment in the [[Persian Gulf]] to force [[Iraq]] to comply with United Nations inspection agreements. *''[[Operation Ace Guard|Ace Guard]]'' (1991) — The (NATO) Allied Command Europe Mobile Force for Turkey South Border Reinforcement (based at Diyarbakir AFB) *''[[Operation Record|Record]]'' (1991) {{flagicon|Canada}} — Canadian mission to secure Iraqi-Kuwaiti border ==Iraq (post-Gulf War)== *''[[Operation Provide Comfort|Provide Comfort]]'' (1991-96) {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States}} — security and humanitarian aid to [[Kurds]] in northern Iraq and [[Iraqi no-fly zones|No-Fly Zone]] North of 36°N over Iraq. **''[[Missione Airone|Airone]]'' (1991) {{flagicon|Italy}} — Italian codename for Operation Provide Comfort. *''[[Operation Southern Watch|Southern Watch]]'' (1991-2003) {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — No-Fly Zone South of 33°N over Iraq. *''[[Operation Desert Strike|Desert Strike]]'' (1996) {{flagicon|United States}} — retaliation attacks on Iraq. *''[[Operation Northern Watch|Northern Watch]]'' (1997-2003) {{flagicon|Turkey}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — [[Iraqi no-fly zones|No-Fly Zone]] North of 36°N over Iraq *''[[Operation Desert Fox|Desert Fox]]'' (1998) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States}} — bombing campaign on Iraqi targets =Arab/Israeli Conflict= ==Pre-1948== *''[[Operation Agatha|Agatha]]'' (1946) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British attack on [[Hagana]] and [[Irgun]] in [[British Mandate of Palestine|Palestine]]. ==1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War== *''[[Operation Assaf|Assaf]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli offensive against the [[Egyptian Army]] in order to take control of the western [[Negev desert]] *''[[Operation Balak|Balak]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Smuggling of arms purchased in Czechoslovakia to Israel *''[[Operation Barak|Barak]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli attack to capture al-Ramla *''[[Operation Ben-Ami|Ben-Ami]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli capture of [[Acre]] *''[[Operation Ben Num|Ben Num]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — First Israeli offensive to seize the [[Latrun]] *''[[Operation Ben Num B|Ben Num B]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Second Israeli offensive to seize the [[Latrun]] *''[[Operation Chametz|Chametz]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli operation to isolate [[Jaffa]] *''[[Operation Chorev|Chorev]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli offensive to remove Egyptians from the Negev *''[[Operation Dani|Dani]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli relief of [[Jerusalem]] and securing of [[Gush Dan|the area]] around [[Tel Aviv]] *''[[Operation Dekel|Dekel]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Large Israeli offensive capturing [[Nazareth]] and [[lower Galilee]] *''[[Operation Gideon|Gideon]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli operations to capture the approaches to [[Jenin]] and remove Arab forces from the upper [[Jordan Valley]] *''[[Operation Harel|Harel]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — *''[[Operation Hiram|Hiram]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Large Israeli attack resulting in the capture of the entire Galilee and (temporarily) 41 villages in [[southern Lebanon]], with Israeli forces reaching the [[Litani River]] for the first time *''[[Operation Horev|Horev]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — widescale Israeli attack against the Egyptian Army in the [[western Negev]] with Israel temporarily occupying Gaza and parts of northeast Sinai *''[[Operation Jephtha|Jephtha]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli attack to clear eastern Galilee of Arab forces *''[[Operation Jevuss|Jevuss]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli capture of Jewish buildings and neighbourhoods in Jerusalem *''[[Operation Kedem|Kedem]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Failed Israeli attempt to capture [[East Jerusalem]] *''[[Operation Kilshon|Kilshon]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli capture of the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem particularly [[Komemiyut|Talbiyya]] in central Jerusalem *''[[Operation Maccabi|Maccabi]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Early Israeli attempt to open the [[highway 1 (Israel)|road to Jerusalem]] *''[[Operation Mateh|Mateh]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — *''[[Operation Misparayim|Misparayim]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli capture of the Arab quarter of Haifa *''[[Operation Nachshon|Nachshon]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli clearance of Arab forces blocking the Jerusalem road *''[[Operation Ovda|Ovda]]'' (1949) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Last Israeli operation of the war resulting in the capture the southern Negev desert including Umm Rashrash (present day [[Eilat]]) *''[[Operation Schfifon|Schfifon]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli operation to capture the Old City of Jerusalem *''[[Operation Yiftach|Yiftach]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli capture of [[Safad]] in eastern Galilee *''[[Operation Yoav|Yoav]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli operation to drive a wedge between Egyptian forces in the Negev desert *''[[Operation Yoram|Yoram]]'' (1948) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Third Israeli offensive to seize the [[Latrun]] ==1956 Suez Crisis== *''[[Lavon Affair|Operation Susannah]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|Israel}}— [[Mossad]] [[False flag]] terrorist operation against American and British forces in Egypt. *''[[Operation Musketeer|Musketeer]]'' (1956) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|France}} — Anglo-French invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. **''[[Operation Slope|Slope]]'' {{flagicon|Israel}} — original Israeli plan for capturing the Sinai, replaced by ''Kadesh''. **''[[Operation Kadesh|Kadesh]]'' (1956) ("Holy") {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli armored thrust into the Sinai Peninsula. ***''[[Operation Machbesh|Machbesh]]'' — Air operations element of ''Kadesh''. ***''[[Operation Omer|Omer]]'' — planned Israeli air attack on Egyptian guns covering Strait of Tiran. ***''[[Operation Steamroller|Steamroller]]'' — Israeli air assault/airdrop (using paratroopers) that began ''Kadesh'' and provided the excuse for the launch of ''Musketeer''. *''[[Operation Paladin|Paladin]]'' (1956) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United Nations}} — Australia's contribution to the [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization|UN Truce Supervision Organization]] (UNTSO) [http://www.defence.gov.au/globalops.cfm#paladin] ==1967 Six Day War== *''[[Operation Dawn|Dawn]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|United Arab Republic}} — Egyptian plan for a preemptive strike against Israel; it came within hours of implementation but was canceled only because Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser feared it had been compromised. *''[[Operation Focus|Focus]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli air force bombing mainly of Egyptian airfields but also Syrian and Jordanian airfields as well (also called ''Moked'' in Hebrew). *''[[USS Liberty incident]]'' (1967) {{flagicon|Israel}}— [[IDF]] Airforces attack against [[United States]] unarmed recoinnance ship. ==1968-1970 War of Attrition== *''[[Operation Boxer|Boxer]]'' (1969) {{flagicon|Israel}} — a series of attacks by the Israeli Air Force on Egyptian [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] installations *''[[Operation Bulmus 6|Bulmus 6]]'' (1969) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli special operations raid against the Egyptian fortress and [[early warning radar]] and [[ELINT]] station of Green Island in the Gulf of Suez *''[[Operation Kavkaz|Kavkaz]]'' (1970) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Direct Soviet intervention on the side of Egypt for the deployment and manning of new [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] batteries along with squadrons of aircraft to protect them from Israeli attacks *''[[Operation Raviv|Raviv]]'' (1969) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli armoured raid across the Gulf of Suez into Egypt. Egyptian radar installation at Ras Abu-Daraj and Ras Za'arfrana were destroyed. Also known as the Ten-Hour War. **''[[Operation Drizzle|Drizzle]]'' (1969) — Israeli air support component to Israeli landing on western side of the Gulf of Suez (''Raviv''). *''[[Operation Rooster 53|Rooster 53]]'' (1969) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli special operation to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system. ==1973 Yom Kippur War== *''[[Operation Abiray-Lev|Abiray-Lev]]'' ("Valiant" or "Strongheart") (1973) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli counterattack to the Egyptians including an Israeli crossing onto the west bank of the Suez Canal. Sometimes called ''Operation Gazelle''. *''[[Operation Badr|Badr]]'' ("Full Moon") (1973) {{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} {{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} — Egyptian and Syrian surprise attack on Israel. *''[[Operation Nickel Grass|Nickel Grass]]'' (1973) {{flagicon|United States}} — American [[airlift]] to Israel. *''Clearance of the Suez Canal in 1974'' (as part of the peace deal): **''[[Operation Nimbus Moon|Nimbus Moon]] ''{{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|France}} ***''[[Operation Moon Water|Moon Water]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} **''[[Operation Nimbus Spar|Nimbus Spar]]'' **''[[Operation Nimbus Star|Nimbus Star]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|France}} **''[[Operation Nimbus Stream|Nimbus Stream]]'' ==1978 Israel/Lebanon conflict== *''[[Operation Litani|Litani]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli first invasion of [[Lebanon]] ==Sinai Peninsula 1982 - 1986 and 1993 - ongoing== *''[[Operation Mazurka|Mazurka]]'' (1982) {{flagicon|Australia}} — Australia's contribution to the Sinai [[Multinational Force and Observers]] (MFO) - also see the flagrant 1994 Australian MFO hit and run incident [http://www.defence.gov.au/globalops.cfm#mazurka] ==1982-2000 Israel/Lebanon conflict== *''[[1982 Lebanon War|Peace for Galilee]]'' (1982) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli second invasion of Lebanon *''[[Operation Accountability|Accountability]]'' (1993) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli attack on [[Hezbollah]] positions in [[Lebanon]]. *''[[Operation Grapes of Wrath|Grapes of Wrath]]'' (1996) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Another Israeli attack on [[Hezbollah]] positions in [[Lebanon]]. ==Gaza Strip== *''[[Operation Days of Penitence|Days of Penitence]]'' (2004) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli incursion in the Gaza Strip to destroy the launching sites of [[Qassam rockets]]. *''[[Operation Rainbow|Rainbow]]'' (2004) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip. *''[[Operation Shevet Ahhim|Shevet Ahhim]]'' (2005) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip. ==2006 Israel/Lebanon conflict== *''[[Operation Just Reward|Just Reward]]'' (2006) {{flagicon|Israel}} — [[Israeli]] air force bombing of [[Hezbollah]] positions in Southern Lebanon. *''[[Operation Summer Rains|Summer Rains]]'' (2006) {{flagicon|Israel}} — [[Israeli]] operations in the [[Gaza Strip]] to free [[Gilad Shalit]]. *''[[Zar'it-Shtula incident|Truthful Promise]]'' (2006) [[Image:Flag of Hezbollah.svg|22px|border]] — [[Hezbollah]] kidnapping of [[Ehud Goldwasser]] and [[Eldad Regev]]. ==Other Israeli Operations== *[[Karameh|Battle of Karameh]] (1968) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli raid into the Jordanian town of Karameh (on the east bank of the Jordan) against [[PLO]] militants. *''[[Operation Bramble Bush|Bramble Bush]]'' (1992) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli plan to kill [[Saddam Hussein]] *''[[Operation Entebbe|Thunderbolt]]'' (1976) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli rescue operation of airplane hostages at [[Entebbe]], [[Uganda]]. Later renamed ''Yonatan'' ("Jonathan"). *''[[Operation Opera|Opera]]'' (1981) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli bombing of the Iraqi [[Osirak]] nuclear reactor *''[[Operation Suzannah|Suzannah]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli plan to bomb American interests in Egypt *''[[Operation Wrath of God|Wrath of God]]'' (1972-92?) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli revenge attacks on the perpetrators of the [[1972]] [[Munich massacre]]. **''[[Operation Spring of Youth|Spring of Youth]]'' (1973) — Attacks on [[PLO]] bases in [[Lebanon]] *''[[Operation Orchard|Orchard]]'' (2007) {{flagicon|Israel}} — Israeli airstrike in northern [[Syria]]. ==See also== *[[List of Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war]] *[http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/israel/iafops.htm IDF/AF Operation Codenames] =Global War on Terror and other associated activity= ==Afghanistan== {{Main|Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)}} ==Current Iraq War== *''See [[List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War|Iraq Operations Since 2002]] ==Other military counter-terrorist operations== *''[[Operation Eagle Assist|Eagle Assist]]'' (2001) — Surveillance and protection of US skies by [[NATO]] military aircraft. *''[[Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa|Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa]]'' (2002) US military operations and civic assistance based in [[Djibouti]]. *''[[Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines|Enduring Freedom - Philippines]]'' (2002) US military operations in the [[Philippines]] against [[Aby Sayyaf]] insurgents. *''[[Operation Noble Eagle|Noble Eagle]]'' (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the [[United States]]. ==Terrorist operations== *''[[Project Bojinka|Bojinka]]'' (1995) — aborted [[Al-Qaeda]] plot to bomb eleven aircraft over [[Asia]], and/or assassinate [[Pope John Paul II]] in the [[Philippines]]. *''[[Operation Jibril|Jibril]]'' (2001) — aborted [[Jemaah Islamiah]] plan to bomb US, Australian, Israeli and British targets in [[Singapore]]. Also known as ''[[Operation C]]''. *''[[Operation Death Trains|Death Trains]]'' (2004) — unverified name given by [[Al-Qaeda]] for the [[Madrid train bombings]]. *''[[Operation Wagon|Wagon]]'' (2003) — unverified name given by [[Al-Qaeda]] for an aborted plan to bomb the [[London Underground]] and attack [[Heathrow Airport]]. ==Counter-terrorism drills== *''[[Operation Fast Forward|Fast Forward]]'' (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington. *''[[Operation Firework Fanfare|Firework Fanfare]]'' (2005) Mock evacuation of towns in [[Oklahoma]]. *''[[Operation Highline|Highline]]'' (2005) Counter-terrorist exercise in [[Collingwood, Victoria|Collingwood]], [[Melbourne]]. *''[[Operation TriPOD|TriPOD]]'' (2004) Plan to mass inoculate [[New York City]] citizens in the event of a biological attack. ==Preventive counter-terrorist operations== *''[[Operation Active Endeavour|Active Endeavour]]'' [[NATO]] naval forces in the Mediterranean. *''[[Operation Asparagus|Asparagus]]'' Investigation and arrest into suspected [[Islamist]] terrorists in [[Belgium]] by Belgian police. *''[[Operation Atlas|Atlas]]'' (2003) — counter-terrorism initiatives implemented by the [[New York Police Department]]. *''[[Operation Crevice|Crevice]]'' (2004) — British counterterrorism action. *''[[Operation Green Quest|Green Quest]]'' (2001) — [[US Customs]] anti-[[money laundering]] operations targeting ''[[Al-Barakat]]'' transactions. *''[[Operation Kratos|Kratos]]'' (2002) — Development and implementation of "shoot-to-kill" anti-terrorist policies by the [[London Metropolitan Police]]. *''[[Operation Laverda|Laverda]]'' (2003) — [[London Metropolitan Police]] surveillance operations against [[Islamist]] demonstrations. *''[[Operation Liberty Shield|Liberty Shield]]'' (2003) — [[Department of Homeland Security]] operations to enhance security at US installations, and to detain selected foreign nationals. *''[[Operation NYShield|NYShield]]'' (2003) — [[New York]] state plan to secure transport centres and nodes. *''[[Operation Safe Commerce|Safe Commerce]]'' (2004) — Implementation of new measures and technology to improve maritime [[cargo]] screening. *''[[Operation Sirius|Sirius]]'' (2005) — Canadian military participation in [[Operation Active Endeavour]]. *''[[Operation Vigilance|Vigilance]]'' (2001) — Counter-terrorist operations conducted by the state of [[Arizona]]. ==Reactive counter-terrorist operations== *''[[Operation Alliance|Alliance]]'' (2002) — Australian and Indonsian joint investigations into the [[2002 Bali bombings]]. *''[[Operation Bali Assist|Bali Assist]]'' (2002) — Australian evacuation of killed and injured foreign nationals from [[Indonesia]] after the [[2002 Bali bombings]]. *''[[Operation Seal|Seal]]'' (2004) — Arrest of suspected [[Islamist]] militants in [[Spain]] following the [[Madrid train bombings]]. *''[[Operation Support|Support]]'' (Sept. 11-14, 2001) — Canadian Forces operations after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] *''[[Operation Tigris|Tigris]]'' (2004) — Spanish investigations into [[Islamist]] organisations in [[Spain]]. *''[[Operation Yellow Ribbon|Yellow Ribbon]]'' (2001) — [[Transport Canada]]'s operations after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] ==Other/Unknown== *''[[Operation Abacus|Abacus]]'' — Plan to use the Canadian Forces to maintain and restore vital public services in the event of disruption by the Year 2000 problem. *''[[Operation Artisan|Artisan]]'' — Canadian Forces contribution to the [[Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project]] in [[Tirana]], [[Albania]] *''[[Operation Breakwater|Breakwater]] ''[http://www.defence.gov.au/globalops.cfm#breakwater] (????) — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline. *''[[Operation Bright Star|Bright Star]]'' — (1981) American exercise to reinforce allies in the middle east. *''[[Operation Chaperon|Chaperon]]'' — [[Canada]]'s contribution to the [[United Nations]] of one military observer (UNMO). *''[[Operation Celesta|Celesta]]'' — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal [[fishing]]. *''[[Operation Condor|Condor]]'' (1974) — Joint-operations by various South American countries against dissidents in each other's borders. *''[[Operation Cranberry|Cranberry]]'' — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against [[smuggling]] and illegal [[fishing]]. *''[[Operation Eclipse|Eclipse]]'' — deployment of Canadian soldiers to east [[Africa]] in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) *''[[Operation Ezra and Nehemiah|Ezra and Nehemiah]]'' (aka ''Ali Baba'') (1950-1952) — mass migration/airlift of [[Iraqi Jews]] to Israel *''[[Operation Flavius|Flavius]]'' (1988) — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar *''[[Operation Fusion|Fusion]]'' — Canada's combined contribution to ''Allied Harmony'' and ''Concordia'' *''[[Operation Garden Plot|Garden Plot]]'' — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities. *''[[Operation Highjump|Highjump]]'' (1947) — US Naval expedition to [[Antarctica]]. *''[[Operation Nunalivut|Nunalivut]]'' (2006) — Canadian naval deployment in the [[Arctic]]. *''[[Operation Parabellum|Parabellum]]'' (2007) Italian Mafia-Iraq arms deal investigation. *''[[Operation Power Geyser|Power Geyser]]'' (2005) — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration. *''[[Operation Prudence|Prudence]]'' — Canada's participation in the [[Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine]] (MINURCA) *''[[Operation Relex|Relex]]'' (2001) — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against [[illegal immigration]]. Reactivated in 2004 as ''Operation Relex II''. *''[[Operation Sure Victory|Sure Victory]]'' (1997) — Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the [[Tamil Tigers]]. *''[[Exercise Unified Spirit]]'' — large NATO exercise held every two years to train the [[armed forces]] of member nations in joint and combined operations. *''[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]'' (1999) — Indian operations against Pakistan. =Law Enforcement= ===US Drug Enforcement Administration Operations=== *''[[Operation Black Ice|Black Ice]]'' (2001) — arrest of key figures in the Jose-Serrano cartel *''[[Operation Cali Exchange|Cali Exchange]]'' (2005) — cocaine, [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] *''[[Operation Candy Box|Candy Box]]'' (2004) — ecstasy, marijuana (Russian/Israeli/Chinese sources) *''[[Operation Creole|Creole]]'' (2001) — heroin, cocaine (East Caribbean sources) *''[[Operation Cyber Chase|Cyber Chase]]'' (2005) — rogue Internet-based pharmacies *''[[Operation Deja Vu|Deja Vu]]'' (2003) — heroin, cocaine (Puerto Rican/Colombian sources) *''[[Operation Dinero|Dinero]]'' (1992) — anti-[[money laundering]]'' *''[[Operation Foxhunt|Foxhunt]]'' (1994) — cocaine (Colombian sources) *''[[Operation Gear Grinder|Gear Grinder]]'' (2005) — [[steroids]]'' *''[[Operation Global Sea|Global Sea]]'' (1996) — heroin (Thai/Nigerian sources) *''[[Operation Green Air|Green Air]]'' (2000) — marijuana *''[[Operation Green Clover|Green Clover]]'' (2001) — ecstasy, marijuana, methamphetamine, LSD *''[[Operation High Step|High Step]]'' (2005) — heroin, cocaine *''[[Operation Impunity|Impunity]]''(1999) — cocaine *''[[Operation Impunity II|Impunity II]]'' (2000) — cocaine, marijuana *''[[Operation Journey|Journey]]'' (2000) — cocaine (Colombian/European sources) *''[[Operation Juno|Juno]]'' (1996) — anti-money laundering *''[[Operation Liberator|Liberator]]'' (2000) — disruption of trafficking in the Caribbean generally *''[[Operation Liquid Heroin|Liquid Heroin]]'' (2006) — [[heroin]] (Colombian sources) *''[[Operation Mallorca|Mallorca]]'' (2005) — anti-money laundering *''[[Operation Marquis|Marquis]]'' (2001) — cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine *''[[Operation META|META]]''(1997) — methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine (Mexican sources) *''[[Operation Money Clip|Money Clip]]'' (2004) — anti-money laundering *''[[Operation Motor City Mafia|Motor City Mafia]]'' (2005) — cocaine (US sources) *''[[Operation Mountain Express|Mountain Express]]'' (2000) — methamphetamine (US sources) *''[[Operation Mountain Express III|Mountain Express III]]'' (2002) — methamphetamine (US/Canadian sources) *''[[Operation New Generation|New Generation]]'' (2000) — arrest of key figures in the Castro-Arias cartel *''[[Operation Northern Impact|Northern Impact]]'' (2005) — cocaine, marijuana (Mexican sources) *''[[Operation Northern Star|Northern Star]]'' (2003) — methamphetamine (Canadian sources) *''[[Operation Pipe Dreams|Pipe Dreams]]'' (2003) — drug paraphernalia *''[[Operation Ramp Rats|Ramp Rats]]'' (1999) — heroin, cocaine smuggling in the airport services industry *''[[Operation Rave I|Rave I]]'' (2001) — ecstasy (European sources) *''[[Operation Rave II|Rave II]]'' (2001) — ecstasy (European sources) *''[[Operation Reciprocity|Reciprocity]]''(1997) — cocaine (Mexican sources) *''[[Operation Red Tide|Red Tide]]'' (2000) — ecstasy, marijuana'' *''[[Operation Sanctuary|Sanctuary]]'' (2001) — cocaine (Dominican Republic sources) ===Other anti-narcotic operations=== *''[[Operation Century|Century]]'' (1996) — ill-fated [[Essex]] police / [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] operation to pressure persons of interest for information about a drug-related triple murder. *''[[Operation Corona|Corona]]'' (2001) — [[Miami]] police operations against heroin trafficking by the [[Latin Kings (gang)|Latin Kings]]. *''[[Operation Falcon (Federal Dragnet)|Falcon]]'' (2004) — anti-[[pedophilia]] raid against companies handling [[credit card]] payments. *''[[Operation Final Count|Final Count]]'' (2001) — [[Miami]] police operations against heroin trafficking by the [[John Aragon]] Heroin Organization. *''[[Operation Web Tryp|Web Tryp]]'' (2004) — American sting operation against sellers of psychedelics online. *''[[Operation Mocha|Mocha]]'' (2005) — [[New South Wales]] and federal police investigation into drug smuggling at [[Sydney]] airport. *''[[Operation Outta Towner|Outta Towner]]'' (2005) — [[Chicago]] police operations against heroin trafficking. *''[[Operation Panzer|Panzer]]'' (1998) — Australian [[National Crime Authority]] investigation into organised crime by outlaw motorcycle gangs ([[motorcycle club|bikies]]). *''[[Operation Safe Streets|Safe Streets]]'' (2002) — Anti-[[drug trafficking]] operations by [[Philadelphia]] police. *''[[Operation Topaz|Topaz]]'' (2004) — [[United Nations]] convened operations against drug-smuggling in [[Central Asia]]. ===Anti-[[child pornography]] operations=== *''[[Operation Auxin|Auxin]]'' (2004) — Australian anti-[[child pornography]] effort. *''[[Operation Avalanche (child pornography)|Avalanche]]'' (1999) — American anti-[[child pornography]] effort. *''[[Operation Pin|Pin]]'' (2003) — British-led anti-[[child pornography]] effort. *''[[Operation Ore|Ore]]'' (2003) — American led anti-[[child pornography]] effort. ===Operations against intellectual property theft=== *''[[Operation Buccaneer|Buccaneer]]'' (2001) — International raid on software pirates. *''[[Operation D-Elite|D-Elite]]'' (2005) — US raid on software pirates. *''[[Operation Fastlink|Fastlink]]'' (2004) — International operation against pirated computer software. *''[[Operation Site Down|Site Down]]'' (2005) — International crackdown on pirated movies. ===Other Operations=== *''[[Operation Ill Wind|Ill Wind]]'' (1986-89) — [[FBI]] investigation into defense contractor bribery and fraud. *''[[Operation Crevice|Crevice]]'' (2004) — British counterterrorism action. *''[[Operation Fast Forward|Fast Forward]]'' (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington. *''[[Operation Falcon (2005)|Falcon]]'' (2005) — Widespread dragnet led by the U.S. Marshal's Service. *''[[Operation Jackdraw|Jackdraw]]'' (2004) — [[London Metropolitan Police]] operations to prevent and deter [[pickpocketing]]. *''[[Operation Midas|Midas]]'' (2003) — Australian anti-[[money laundering]] operations by [[AUSTRAC]]. *''[[Minstead Rapist|Minstead]]'' (1998) London police operation directed at a serial rapist. *''[[Operation Perseus|Perseus]]'' (1998) — British Transit Police. *''[[Operation Purana|Purana]]'' (2003) — Investigation of Melbourne, Victoria's underworld. *''[[Operation Sundevil|Sundevil]]'' (1999) — Nation-wide [[United States Secret Service]] crackdown on illegal computer hacking activities. *''[[Operation Trident|Trident]]'' (1998) — Crackdown by [[London]]'s Metropolitan Police against drug-related gun crime in the black community. Later expanded to [[Operation Trafalgar]]. *''[[THERMCON]]'' (1987) — FBI operation that targeted environmental activists. =Humanitarian Operations= *''[[Operation Central|Central]]'' (1998) — Canada's assistance to [[Central America]] after the devastation of [[Hurricane Mitch]] *''[[Operation Anode|Anode]]'' (2000) — Australian military contribution as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the [[Solomon Islands]]. *''[[Operation Assistance|Assistance]]'' (1997) — Canadian assistance to [[Manitoba]] after major flooding. *''[[Operation Hajji Baba|Hajji Baba]]'' (1952) — United States assistance to [[Hajj]] pilgrims. *''[[Operation Helpem Fren|Helpem Fren]]'' (2000) — [[Pidgin]] for ''helping friend'', multinational assistance to the [[Solomon Islands]] under the aegis of [[RAMSI]]. *''[[Operation Hawkeye]]'' (20 September 1989 - 17 November 1989) — Canada's assistance to [[St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]] after the devastation of [[Hurricane Hugo]] *''[[Operation Navy Help Darwin|Navy Help Darwin]]'' (1974) — Australian Naval assistance to Darwin after [[Cyclone Tracy]]. *''[[Operation Pakistan Assist|Pakistan Assist]]'' (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations providing support after the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. *''[[Operation Peregrine|Peregrine]]'' — [[British Columbia]] forest fire fighting assistance by soldiers *''[[Operation Persistence|Persistence]]'' (1998) — Canadian operation at [[Peggys Cove]], [[Nova Scotia]] to recover bodies after crash of [[SwissAir Flight 111]] *''[[Operation Recuperation|Recuperation]]'' (1998) — Canadian assistance after major snowstorms in eastern Canada *''[[Operation Sumatra Assist|Sumatra Assist]]'' (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations following the [[2005 Sumatra earthquake]]. *''[[Operation Torrent|Torrent]]'' (1999) — Canadian assistance after earthquake in [[Turkey]] *''[[Operation Lichi|Lichi]]'' (2000) — South African rescue operations in [[Mozambique]] after major flooding due to [[Cyclone Eline]] *''[[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]'' **''Australia'' ***''[[Operation Tsunami Assist|Tsunami Assist]]'' **''India'' ***''[[Operation Sea Wave|Sea Wave]]'' Which included: ****''[[Operation Mother|Mother]]'' (mainland relief) ****''[[Operation Mandat|Mandat]]'' (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) ****''[[Operation Rainbow (2004)|Rainbow]]'' (Sri Lanka) ****''[[Operation Castor (2004)|Castor]]'' (Maldives) ****''[[Operation Ghambir|Ghambir]]'' (Indonesia) *''[[Operation Dorca|Dorca]]'' French assistance in [[Darfur]] in 2004 *''[[Operation Unison|Unison]]'' [[Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina]] =Other= *''[[List of amphibious assault operations]]'' *''[[List of fictional military operations]]'' *''[[Nuclear testing|List of Nuclear Tests]]'' *''[[Project Daedalus]]'' — British Interplanetary Society study to create a plausible design for an interstellar probe *''[[Project Longshot]]'' *''[[Project Jennifer]]'' (1974) — [[CIA]] lifting of a sunken Soviet submarine *''[[Project RAND]]'' *''[[Project Vanguard]]'' *''[[Norwegian military operations abroad]]'' = Non-military operations= *''[[Operation Bojinka|Bojinka]]'' — [[Terrorism|terrorist]] plot by al-Qaida members [[Ramzi Yousef]] and [[Khalid Shaikh Mohammed]], foiled in [[1995]] *''[[Operation Clambake|Clambake]]'' — anti-[[Scientology]] *''[[Operation Red Dog|Red Dog]]'' — Foiled invasion of Dominica = External links = *[http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/past_ops_e.asp Canadian Department of National Defence — Past Operations] *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/sieminsk.htm The Art of Naming Operations] *[http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/operations.html A Name Too Far] *[http://ww2db.com/ref.php?q=O&c=x WW2DB: List of Axis Operations] *[http://ww2db.com/ref.php?q=O&c=a WW2DB: List of Allied Operations] [[Category:Military operations|**]] [[Category:Battles and operations of World War II|**]] [[Category:Military lists|Operations and projects]] [[sl:Seznam vojaških operacij]] [[fi:Luettelo sotilasoperaatioista]]