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Contents 1 World War I 2 World War II 3 Cold War Era 4 Korean War 5 Vietnam War 6 Post-Cold War 6.1 Asia 6.2 Rwanda 6.3 Other Africa 6.4 East Timor 6.5 War in Croatia 1991-1995 6.6 War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995 6.7 Kosovo War 1999 6.8 Macedonia 6.9 Haiti 6.10 Persian Gulf War 6.11 Iraq (post-Gulf War) 7 Arab-Israeli Conflict 8 Global War on Terror and other associated activity 8.1 Afghanistan 8.2 Current Iraq War 8.3 Other military counter-terrorist operations 8.4 Terrorist operations 9 Counter-terrorism drills 10 Preventive counter-terrorist operations 11 Reactive counter-terrorist operations 12 Other/Unknown 13 Law Enforcement 14 Humanitarian Operations 15 Other 15.1 Non-military operations 15.2 See also 15.3 External links

[edit] World War I

Main article: List of military engagements of World War I

World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.^[1] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.^[2] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 to 1918.^[3] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was in a state of open warfare.

• Albion (1917) — German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands (now Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu)
• Hush planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.
• Kaiserschlacht ('Kaiser's battle') (1918) — German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front.
  • Blucher-Yorck (1918) —
    • Gneisenau (1918) —
  • Georgette (1918) —
  • Michael (1918) —
• Strafexpedition (Punitive Expedition) (1916) — operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle ever fought.

[edit] World War II

Main article: List of World War II military operations

See also: World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict, the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first began in Asia in 1937 as the Second Sino-Japanese War; the other began in Europe in 1939 with the German invasion of Poland.^[4]

This global conflict split the majority of the world's nations into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. It involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history, and placed the participants in a state of "total war", erasing the distinction between civil and military resources. This resulted in the complete activation of a nation's economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities for the purposes of the war effort. Over 60 million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.^[5] The financial cost of the war is estimated at about a trillion 1944 U.S. dollars worldwide,^[6][7] making it the most costly war in capital as well as lives.

The Allies were victorious, and, as a result, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the world's two leading superpowers.

[edit] Cold War Era

Main article: List of Cold War military operations

The Cold War was the period of conflict, tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s. Throughout the period, the rivalry between the two superpowers was played out in multiple arenas: military coalitions; ideology, psychology, and espionage; sports; military, industrial, and technological developments, including the space race; costly defence spending; a massive conventional and nuclear arms race; and many proxy wars.

There was never a direct military engagement between the US and the Soviet Union, but there was half a century of military buildup as well as political battles for support around the world, including significant involvement of allied and satellite nations in proxy wars. Although the US and the Soviet Union had been allied against Nazi Germany, the two sides differed on how to reconstruct the postwar world even before the end of World War II. Over the following decades, the Cold War spread outside Europe to every region of the world, as the US sought the "containment" of communism and forged numerous alliances to this end, particularly in Western Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. There were repeated crises that threatened to escalate into world wars but never did, notably the Berlin Blockade (1948-1949), the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1959-1975), the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), and the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989). There were also periods when tension was reduced as both sides sought détente. Direct military attacks on adversaries were deterred by the potential for mutual assured destruction using deliverable nuclear weapons.

The Cold War drew to a close in the late 1980s following Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan, as well as Gorbachev's launching of reform programs: perestroika and glasnost.

[edit] Korean War

The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes, each of which was supported by external powers, with each trying to topple the other through political and guerilla tactics. In a very narrow sense, some may refer to it as a civil war, though many other factors were at play.^[8] After failing to strengthen their cause in the free elections held in South Korea during May 1950^[9] and the refusal of South Korea to hold new elections per North Korean demands, the communist North Korean Army moved south on June 25, 1950 to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948. The conflict was then expanded by the United States and the Soviet Union's involvement as part of the larger Cold War. The main hostilities were during the period from June 25, 1950 until the armistice (ceasefire agreement) was signed on July 27, 1953.

In South Korea, the war is often called "6·25", or the 6·25 War (Korean: 6·25 전쟁), from the date of the start of the conflict or, more formally, Hanguk Jeonjaeng (Korean: 한국전쟁; Hanja: 韓國戰爭, literally “Korean War”). In North Korea, while commonly known as the Korean War, it is formally called the Fatherland Liberation War (조국해방전쟁). In the United States, the conflict was officially termed a police action — the Korean Conflict — rather than a war, largely in order to avoid the necessity of a declaration of war by the U.S. Congress. The war is sometimes called "The Forgotten War" because it is a major conflict of the 20th century that gets far less attention than World War II, which preceded it, and the controversial Vietnam War, which succeeded it.^[10] In China, the conflict was known as the War to Resist America and Aid Korea (抗 美 援 朝), but is today commonly called the “Korean War” (朝鮮 戰爭 Chaoxian Zhanzheng,^[11] 韓國戰爭 Hanguo Zhanzheng, or simply 韓戰 Hanzhan).

• Blue Hearts (1950) — UN amphibious landings at Pohang.
• Courageous (1951) — Movement of UN infantry units up the Imjin River.
  • Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River.
• Commando (1952) — British attack to the Jamestown Line.
• Chromite (1950) — UN invasion at Inchon.
• Little Switch (1953) — Exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces.
  • Big Switch (1953)
• Ripper (1951) — UN movements towards the 38th parallel to recapture Seoul.

[edit] Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the American War, occurred from 1959 to April 30, 1975. The term "Vietnam Conflict" is often used to refer to events which took place between 1959 and April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the Communist-supported Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the United States supported Republic of Vietnam. It concluded with the defeat and failure of the United States foreign policy in Vietnam.^[12][13]

Over 1.4 million military personnel were killed in the war (only 6% were members of the United States armed forces), while estimates of civilian fatalities range from 2 to 5.1 million. On April 30, 1975, the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon fell to the communist forces of North Vietnam, effectively ending the Vietnam War.

• Arc Light (1965) — US B-52 bombing campaign in Vietnam
• Attleboro (1967) — U.S. and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) air mobile operations in Tay Ninh.
• Babylift (1975) — mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the U.S. and other countries
• Barrel Roll (1964-73) Template:Country data Laos (1952-1975) — the bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Laotian Army and CIA-trained Hmong.
  • Steel Tiger (1965-68)
  • Tiger Hound (1965-68)
  • Commando Hunt (1968-72) — U.S. bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
• Bolo (1967) — Decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of combat aircraft.
• Castor (1953) — French resupply attempts by paradrop at Dien Bien Phu
• Chopper (1962) — Major air mobile offensive near Saigon.
• Cedar Falls (1967) — Attack on National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NVA or Viet Cong) positions in Ben Cat (the Iron Triangle)
• Condor (1954) — French relief of Dien Bien Phu
• Dewey Canyon (1971) — Offensive against NVA communication lines in Laos.
• Enhance Plus (1972) — Resupply of military equipment and consumables to the government of South Vietnam.
• Flaming Dart (1965) — Reprisal bombing attacks by the U.S. Air Force against NVA units.
• Frequent Wind (1975) — Helicopter evacuation of U.S. citizens before the fall of Saigon.
• Game Warden (1965) — first major U.S. riverine patrol operation. Later Swift Boat operations included:
  • Ballistic Charge
  • Beacon Star
  • Beacon Torch
  • Bear Bite
  • Bear Claw
  • Beau Charger
  • Beau Diddley
  • Beaver Cage
  • Bold Mariner
  • Boone
  • Canyon
  • Daring Rebel
  • Deckhouse Five (1967)
  • DeSoto
  • Dragon Fire
  • Fortress Ridge
  • Seahawk
  • Sea Tiger
  • Market Time (1965)
• Hastings (1966) — U.S. and ARVN counter-offensive operations in Quang Tri
• Homecoming (1973) — repatriation of U.S. prisoners of war from Vietnam
• Lea (1947) — Unsuccessful French attempt to capture the leaders of the Viet Minh
• Leap Frog (1968) — Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely NLF actions.
• Menu (1969) — U.S. bombing of Cambodia
• Malheur (1967) — Twin phased Search and destroy operations in Quang Ngai
• Pegasus (1968) — Resupply and relief operations to U.S. Marines besieged at Khe Sanh
• Phoenix (1968) — CIA-organized assassination campaign against influential NLF operatives in South Vietnam
• Rich (1968) — Combined arms assault near the Ben Hai River in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
• Linebacker (1972) — Strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbour.
• Ranch Hand (1961-71) — Spraying of herbicides (including Agent Orange) by aircraft and ground forces.
  • Trail Dust
• Rolling Thunder (1967-68) — Bombing of North Vietnam
• Sealords (1968) — Mekong River delta and inland waterways campaign by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam
• Starlight (1965) — United States Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai.
• Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets."
• Tailwind (1970) — Alleged use of nerve gas against U.S. defectors in Laos.
• Toan Thang 42 (1970) — ARVN incursion into Cambodia
• Union I and II (1967) — American Marines in the Que Son Valley.
• Vulture (1954) — or Operation Vautour, proposed American-French air operations against the Viet Minh around Dien Bien Phu

[edit] Post-Cold War

[edit] Asia

• Safed Sager (1999) — Indian Air Force operations in the Kargil War.

[edit] Rwanda

• Amphibian (2001) — South African deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda of observers to verify implementation of the Pretoria Agreement.
• Clean Corridor (1994) — escort of Tutsi military forces to Kigali by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR).
• Ippocampo (1994) — Italian codename for evacuation of Italian civilians from Rwanda
• Silver Back (1994) — International codename for civilian evacuation in Rwanda
• Tamar (1994) — Australian contribution to peacekeeping in Rwanda.
• Turquoise (1994) — French led intervention in Rwanda to protect displaced persons.

[edit] Other Africa

• Addition (2000) — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Albatros (1993-94) — Italian contribution to UN peace keeping mission in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
• Azure (2005) — Australian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS) [1]
• Barras (2000) — British SAS destruction of a rebel group in Sierra Leone.
• Boleas (1998) — South African and Botswanan military intervention in Lesotho
• Caravan (2003) — Canadian contribution to the French-led Interim Emergency Multinational Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Cordite (2004) — South African observer mission to the African Union mission in Darfur
• Deliverance (1993) — Canadian mission to Somalia
• Eastern Exit (1991) — US evacuation of its embassy in Somalia
• Espresso (2002) — South African contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Fibre (2003) — South African mission to Burundi
• Liberation (2002) — Seizure of Asian-owned assets in Zimbabwe.
• Licorne (2002) — The French contribution to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Mistral (2003) — South African contribution to the Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Montego (2003) — South African contribution to United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• Murambatsvina (2005) — Zimbabwe government's attack on residential district loyal to opposition groups.
• Nilo (2005) — Italian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
• Phillis (2004) — evacuation of British citizens from Côte d'Ivoire
• Restore Hope (1992) — American name for UNITAF, humanitarian intervention in Somalia
• Sharp Edge (1990-91) — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
• Shining Express (2003) — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
• Solace (1992) — Australian deployment in Somalia
• Tanker Two (2002) — South African Navy mission to shadow Greenpeace's MV Esperanza and prevent interception of the Pacific Teal, a plutonium transport.
• Teutonic (2005) — SANDF assistance to DRC transitional government.

[edit] East Timor

• Astute (2006) — Deployment of Australian military forces to East Timor following the May 2006 civil unrest.
• Citadel — Australia's contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Later ongoing peacekeeping actions were known as Operation Tanager.
• Chiron — Training of East Timorese military forces by the Australian Defence Force.
• East Timor — Deployment of New Zealand military forces to East Timor.
• Faber — Deployment of United Nations military observers to East Timor in support of the UNAMET-monitored popular consultation.
• Poinciana (1975) — Or Operasi Flamboyan (a name of a tropical tree); seaborne capture of Dili in 1975.
• Seroja (1975) — Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975.
• Stabilise — Also spelled as Operation Stabilize; Australian Defence Force's involvement in the multinational force United Nations International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) in East Timor
• Scorched Earth — Or Operasi Sapu Bersih in 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.
• Spitfire — Evacuation of foreign nationals from East Timor by Australian defence assets, as a result of post-referendum violence.
• Toucan — Canada's contribution to the United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
• Warden — Military operation involving all contributing forces conducted under the multinational peacekeeping mission known as United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET)

[edit] War in Croatia 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.
• 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 Serbomontenegrian regulars.
• Medački džep (September 1993) Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks.
• Bljesak ("Flash") (March 1995) — Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs, with aim of capturing occupied western Slavonia
• Oluja ("Storm") (August 1995) — Croatian major offensive against areas under control of rebel Serbs.

[edit] War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995

• Maritime Monitor (July 1992 - November 1992) — in support of UN resolutions 713 and 757, operation which subsequently became:
  • Maritime Monitor (November 1992) — in support of UN resolutions 787
• Sky Monitor (October 1992 -) — NAEW orbit over the Adriatic. On 31 October an additional NAEW orbit was commenced over Hungary
• Deny Flight (April 1993 - December 1995) — to prevent the violation of the Bosnia-Herzegovina airspace, declared "No-Fly Zone"
• Neretva '93 (1993) — Bosnian offensive in Herzegovina
• Bøllebank ("Hooligan-bashing" in Danish) (April 1994) — UN-forces' use of tanks against Bosnian Serbian forces.
• Amanda (1994) — Danish UN-forces' second engagement against Bosnian Serb forces.
• Summer '95 (July 1995) {{flagicon|Croatia} — Croatian offensive in west Bosnia
• Sword '95 (1995) — Bosnian-Serb offensive against Bosnian-Moslem forces in west Bosnia
• Koridor '92 (1995) — One of the most successful Bosnian-Serb operations against Moslem and Croatian military forces
• Deliberate Force (August - September 1995) — NATO air campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Tiger (1995) — Bosnian offensive against forces of Fikret Abdić
• Maestral (September 1995) — Major Croatia offensive in western Bosnia
• Južni Potez (October 1995) —
• Sana (1995) — Bosnian offensive in northwest Bosnia
• Pauk (1995) — Bosnian-Serb and Krajina-Serb offensive in northwest Bosnia
• Una (1995) — Failed Croatian operation against Bosnian-Serb Army. Bosnian-Serb victory
• Joint Endeavor (December 1995) — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Joint Guard (December 1996 - 1998) — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina which established SFOR
• Joint Forge (1998) — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina following Operation Joint Guard

[edit] Kosovo War 1999

• Allied Force (1999) — NATO's air campaign in Yugoslavia
• Megaphone — Canada's return of equipment used in Kosovo
• Potkova ("Horseshoe") (1999) — Yugoslav army offensive against the KLA
• Quadrant — Canada's mission in Kosovo

[edit] Macedonia

• Able Sentry (1993-94) — 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.
• Essential Harvest (2001) — month-long NATO mission of disarming ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
  • Forage — Canadian contribution to NATO's Essential Harvest
• Kinetic — Canada's contribution to NATO's mission KFOR to secure Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to provide humanitarian needs to displaced persons
• Echo — Canada sending air forces to Aviano, Italy to enforce a no-fly zone over Balkan region (UNSFOR and UNKFOR)
• Mountain Storm — Macedonian special police operation against Albanian extremists (2007).

[edit] Haiti

• Constable (1997) — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Haiti
• Uphold Democracy (1994-1995) — U.S. led multinational force, replaced by United Nations Mission in Haiti or UNMIH
• New Horizon (1995-1996) — U.S. mission in support (and under the command) of United Nations Mission in Haiti
• Secure Tomorrow (2004) — U.S. led multinational force, authorized by the UN as the Multinational Interim Force (MIF) which was replaced by the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti or MINUSTAH

[edit] Persian Gulf War

• Desert Shield (1990-91) — American buildup prior to Gulf War
• Desert Storm (1991) — Gulf War
  • Granby — British codename for operations during Gulf War
  • Daguet — French codename for operations during Gulf War
  • Damask — Royal Australian Navy deployment to the Persian Gulf.
  • Tempesta nel Deserto — Italian codename for operation during Gulf War
  • Desert Sabre — Proposed Marine landing on the coast of Iraq.
  • Determination (early 1998) — Canadian deployment in the Persian Gulf to force Iraq to comply with United Nations inspection agreements.
• Ace Guard (1991) — The (NATO) Allied Command Europe Mobile Force for Turkey South Border Reinforcement (based at Diyarbakir AFB)
• Record (1991) — Canadian mission to secure Iraqi-Kuwaiti border

[edit] Iraq (post-Gulf War)

• Provide Comfort (1991-96) — security and humanitarian aid to Kurds in northern Iraq and No-Fly Zone North of 36°N over Iraq.
  • Airone (1991) — Italian codename for Operation Provide Comfort.
• Southern Watch (1991-2003) — No-Fly Zone South of 33°N over Iraq.
• Desert Strike (1996) — retaliation attacks on Iraq.
• Northern Watch (1997-2003) — No-Fly Zone North of 36°N over Iraq
• Desert Fox (1998) — bombing campaign on Iraqi targets

[edit] Arab-Israeli Conflict

Main article: List of Arab/Isreali conflicts

See also: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Arab-Israeli conflict (Arabic: الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي‎ Aṣ-Ṣirāʿ al-ʿArabī al-'Isrā'īlī, Hebrew: הסכסוך הישראלי ערבי‎) spans roughly one century of political tensions and open hostilities. It involves the establishment of the Zionist movement and the creation of the modern State of Israel. In its early years, it also involves the establishment and independence of several Arab countries following World War I. The changing relationships between Arab nations and Israel are also intimately related, as is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

[edit] Global War on Terror and other associated activity

[edit] Afghanistan

Main article: Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

[edit] Current Iraq War

• See Iraq Operations Since 2002

[edit] Other military counter-terrorist operations

• Eagle Assist (2001) — Surveillance and protection of US skies by NATO military aircraft.
• Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa (2002) US military operations and civic assistance based in Djibouti.
• Enduring Freedom - Philippines (2002) US military operations in the Philippines against Aby Sayyaf insurgents.
• Noble Eagle (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the United States.
• Operation Orchard, Syria

[edit] Terrorist operations

• Bojinka (1995) — aborted Al-Qaeda plot to bomb eleven aircraft over Asia, and/or assassinate Pope John Paul II in the Philippines.
• Jibril (2001) — aborted Jemaah Islamiah plan to bomb US, Australian, Israeli and British targets in Singapore. Also known as Operation C.
• Death Trains (2004) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for the Madrid train bombings.
• Wagon (2003) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for an aborted plan to bomb the London Underground and attack Heathrow Airport.

[edit] Counter-terrorism drills

• Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
• Firework Fanfare (2005) Mock evacuation of towns in Oklahoma.
• Highline (2005) Counter-terrorist exercise in Collingwood, Melbourne.
• TriPOD (2004) Plan to mass inoculate New York City citizens in the event of a biological attack.

[edit] Preventive counter-terrorist operations

• Active Endeavour NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean.
• Asparagus Investigation and arrest into suspected Islamist terrorists in Belgium by Belgian police.
• Atlas (2003) — counter-terrorism initiatives implemented by the New York Police Department.
• Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
• Green Quest (2001) — US Customs anti-money laundering operations targeting Al-Barakat transactions.
• Kratos (2002) — Development and implementation of "shoot-to-kill" anti-terrorist policies by the London Metropolitan Police.
• Laverda (2003) — London Metropolitan Police surveillance operations against Islamist demonstrations.
• Liberty Shield (2003) — Department of Homeland Security operations to enhance security at US installations, and to detain selected foreign nationals.
• NYShield (2003) — New York state plan to secure transport centres and nodes.
• Safe Commerce (2004) — Implementation of new measures and technology to improve maritime cargo screening.
• Sirius (2005) — Canadian military participation in Operation Active Endeavour.
• Vigilance (2001) — Counter-terrorist operations conducted by the state of Arizona.

[edit] Reactive counter-terrorist operations

• Alliance (2002) — Australian and Indonsian joint investigations into the 2002 Bali bombings.
• Bali Assist (2002) — Australian evacuation of killed and injured foreign nationals from Indonesia after the 2002 Bali bombings.
• Seal (2004) — Arrest of suspected Islamist militants in Spain following the Madrid train bombings.
• Support (Sept. 11-14, 2001) — Canadian Forces operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks
• Tigris (2004) — Spanish investigations into Islamist organisations in Spain.
• Yellow Ribbon (2001) — Transport Canada's operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks

[edit] Other/Unknown

• Abacus — Plan to use the Canadian Forces to maintain and restore vital public services in the event of disruption by the Year 2000 problem.
• Artisan — Canadian Forces contribution to the Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project in Tirana, Albania
• Breakwater [2] (????) — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline.
• Bright Star — (1981) American exercise to reenforce allies in the middle east.
• Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer (UNMO).
• Celesta — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal fishing.
• Condor (1974) — Joint-operations by various South American countries against dissidents in each other's borders.
• Cranberry — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against smuggling and illegal fishing.
• Eclipse — deployment of Canadian soldiers to east Africa in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Ezra and Nehemiah (aka Ali Baba) (1950-1952) — mass migration/airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel
• Flavius (1988) — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar
• Fusion — Canada's combined contribution to Allied Harmony and Concordia
• Garden Plot — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities.
• Highjump (1947) — US Naval expedition to Antarctica.
• Nunalivut (2006) — Canadian naval deployment in the Arctic.
• Parabellum (2007) Italian Mafia-Iraq arms deal investigation.
• Power Geyser (2005) — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration.
• Prudence — Canada's participation in the Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine (MINURCA)
• Relex (2001) — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against illegal immigration. Reactivated in 2004 as Operation Relex II.
• 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) — Indian operations against Pakistan.

[edit] Law Enforcement

Main article: List of Law Enforcement operations

[edit] Humanitarian Operations

• Central (1998) — Canada's assistance to Central America after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch
• Anode (2000) — Australian military contribution as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.
• Assistance (1997) — Canadian assistance to Manitoba after major flooding.
• Hajji Baba (1952) — United States assistance to Hajj pilgrims.
• 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
• Navy Help Darwin (1974) — Australian Naval assistance to Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.
• Pakistan Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations providing support after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
• Peregrine — British Columbia forest fire fighting assistance by soldiers
• Persistence (1998) — Canadian operation at Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia to recover bodies after crash of SwissAir Flight 111
• Recuperation (1998) — Canadian assistance after major snowstorms in eastern Canada
• Sumatra Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations following the 2005 Sumatra earthquake.
• Torrent (1999) — Canadian assistance after earthquake in Turkey
• Lichi (2000) — South African rescue operations in Mozambique after major flooding due to Cyclone Eline
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
  • Australia
    • Tsunami Assist
  • India
    • Sea Wave Which included:
      • Mother (mainland relief)
      • Mandat (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
      • Rainbow (Sri Lanka)
      • Castor (Maldives)
      • Ghambir (Indonesia)
• Dorca French assistance in Darfur in 2004
• Unison Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina

Other

• List of amphibious assault operations
• List of fictional military operations
• 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

[edit] Non-military operations

• Bojinka — terrorist plot by al-Qaida members Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, foiled in 1995
• Clambake — anti-Scientology
• Red Dog — Foiled invasion of Dominica

[edit] See also

• List of Israeli military operations in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
• IDF/AF Operation Codenames

[edit] External links

• Canadian Department of National Defence — Past Operations
• The Art of Naming Operations
• A Name Too Far
• WW2DB: List of Axis Operations
• WW2DB: List of Allied Operations

** ** Operations and projects

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