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The Vietnam War Ends
After 20 years of fighting, the Vietnam War finally ends with the North Vietnamese capture of Saigon and the South Vietnamese surrender -
Operation Nifty Package
Operation Nifty Package was a Navy SEALs operation designed to capture Panama's dictator Manuel Noriega. After a bloody firefight, Noriega took refuge in a Roman Catholic building. The SEALs played deafening music and used other psychological warfare tactics until Noriega exited and surrendered. -
The Persian Gulf War
Codename Operation Desert Shield, the Persian Gulf War was the United States' response to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. -
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The Persian Gulf War
Codename Operation Desert Shield, the Persian Gulf War was the United States' response to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. -
Battle of Mogadishu
The Battle of Mogadishu, well known from the movie "Black Hawk Down," was a two day battle that surfaced due to a failed mission to extract two of Mohamed Farrah Aidid's high-ranking liutenants. -
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom is the codename for the United States' Global War on Terror. Enduring Freedom involves many different conflicts in many different parts of the world including Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific, and Central America. Most importantly, Operation Enduring Freedom was designed to decimate the Taliban and destroy Al-Qaeda. -
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Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom is the codename for the United States' Global War on Terror. Enduring Freedom involves many different conflicts in many different parts of the world including Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific, and Central America. Most importantly, Operation Enduring Freedom was designed to decimate the Taliban and destroy Al-Qaeda. -
The Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn are codenames for the United States' invasion of, and involvement in, Iraq in an effort to topple Saddam Hussein's government. It has morphed into opposing insurgency and fighting coalition forces. -
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The Iraq War
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn are codenames for the United States' invasion of, and involvement in, Iraq in an effort to topple Saddam Hussein's government. It has morphed into opposing insurgency and fighting coalition forces. -
Operation Neptune Spear
Operation Neptune Spear was the codename for the joint CIA and Navy SEALs mission that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
