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Operation Enduring Freedom referred to the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan. [16] [17] The codename was also used for counter-terrorism operations in other countries targeting Al Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban, such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, [18] primarily through government funding vehicles.
The first phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan Operation Snipe: 2 May 2002: 13 May 2002: The remote Afghan mountains: A British Royal Marine search and clear operation over a significant area believed to be used as a base by al-Qaeda and Taliban forces Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) 11 December 2008: 26 December 2008
On 13 May 1997 Carrier Air Wing Eleven was reassigned to Commander, Carrier Group 3 and the USS Carl Vinson. [17] Carrier Group 3 formed the core of the naval power during the initial phase of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. At the time the group comprised USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Destroyer Squadron 9 and Carrier Air Wing Eleven. Commander ...
The "US-led coalition", identified by the press, referred to Operation Enduring Freedom forces, mostly special forces and air forces, within a strictly U.S. Department of Defense chain of command. The United States claimed the right to conduct these operations by asserting Article 51, self defence, of the United Nations Charter.
The military completed its war plan by 21 September [89] and called it Operation Infinite Justice. This name was deemed culturally insensitive because Islamic theology only deems God's justice to be infinite, so Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld changed the name to Operation Enduring Freedom. [90]
2.1 Operation Enduring Freedom I - Combined Joint Task Force Mountain, October 2001 to June 2002 2.2 Operation Enduring Freedom II, June 2002 to January 2003 2.3 Operation Enduring Freedom IV - Combined Joint Task Force 180, July 2003 to May 2004
In September 2004, Carrier Group Three (CarGru 3) departed for its 22-day Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. COMPUTEX was an intermediate-level, two-phase strike group training exercise that was a critical step toward the final certification to deploy overseas for a carrier strike group.
Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) was the official name used by the U.S. government for the mission succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in continuation of the War in Afghanistan as part of the larger Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel was part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015 ...