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Also Pancho Villa Expedition – an abortive military operation conducted by the United States Army against the military forces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa from 1916 to 1917 and included capture of Veracruz. On March 19, 1915, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, and with tacit consent by Venustiano Carranza.
Noble Eagle (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the United States. Enduring Freedom – Kyrgyzstan (2001) 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 Abu Sayyaf insurgents.
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the United States military's operational name for the international war against the Islamic State (IS or ISIL), [100] including both a campaign in Iraq and a campaign in Syria, with a closely related campaign in Libya.
Graph of US military deployments per year The largest number of deployments in any one year was 29 in 2017 , followed by 16 in 2019, 15 in 2014, and 14 in 2018. A few deployments were not for combat , including three evacuations in 1974 and 75 and typhoon relief in 2012 and 13.
Operation Unified Protector; Operation Unified Resolve; Unified Task Force; Operation United Assistance; United Nations Preventive Deployment Force; United States Military Operations in Africa (2007–present) Operation Uphold Democracy; US military intervention in Niger
The military of the United States is deployed in most countries around the world, with approximately 160,000 of its active-duty personnel stationed outside the United States and its territories. [1] This list consists of deployments excepting active combat deployments , including troops in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.
The 2nd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division of the United States Military launched the operation, which was designed to cripple the resources of the then powerful rebel forces of Muqtada al-Sadr. The operation began in the first week of June 2004. Six individuals were captured, five of which were cell leaders in the Mahdi army.
Operation Active Endeavor, which involved maritime patrols to monitor shipping in the Mediterranean Sea "to detect and deter terrorism", was the second of two NATO operations undertaken in defense of the United States under Article 5. [2] 20 December 2001 – 28 December 2014 International Security Assistance Force: Afghanistan: Security mission