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2001: On April 1, 2001, a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals surveillance aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China called the Hainan Island incident.
United States military deployments; Foreign policy of the United States; United States Department of Defense; Declaration of war by the United States; Military history of the United States; Foreign interventions by the United States; United States Armed Forces; United States military casualties of war; List of wars involving the United States
The specific time at which deployment for an operation commences. (US) L-Day For "Landing Day", 1 April 1945, the day Operation Iceberg (the invasion of Okinawa) began. [5] M-Day The day on which mobilization commences or is due to commence. (NATO) N-Day The unnamed day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment. (US) O-Day
(10 years, 8 months, 1 week and 4 days) Iraq: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) Iraq (By DOD Directive): 31 January 2023 - 31 December 2024 (1 year and 11 months) Syria: 22 September 2014 – present (10 years, 5 months and 4 days) Libya: 13 November 2015 – 30 October 2019
Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) involving the United States (4 C, 55 P) I Military operations of the Iran–Iraq War involving the United States (1 C, 2 P)
Pages in category "United States military history timelines" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
17 January 1961 – 30 September 1974: Operation Momentum, in Military Region 2 (MR 2) 31 January – 6 June 1961: Battle of Ban Pa Dong, in Military Region 1 (MR 1) 13 March – August 1961: Operation Millpond, nationwide, (cancelled) 13 December 1961 – 10 September 1962: Operation Pincushion, in Military Region 4 (MR 4)
The definition of "battle" as a concept in military science has varied with the changes in the organization, employment, and technology of military forces. Before the 20th century, "battle" usually meant a military clash over a small area, lasting a few days at most and often just one day—such as the Battle of Waterloo, which began and ended on 18 June 1815 on a field a few kilometers across.