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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.
The United States was first referred to as a superpower in 1944; In July 1945, the United States conducted the first nuclear test, and one month later became the first and only country to use nuclear weapons in war; Collapse of Nazi Germany; Fall of Japanese Empire and Italian Empire; End of Fascism in Europe and Japanese militarism in Asia ...
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.
The military history of the United States spans over two centuries, the entire history of the United States. During those centuries, the United States evolved from a newly formed nation which fought for its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1775–1783) to world superpower status in the aftermath of World War II to the present. [ 1 ]
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
Operation Inherent Resolve: 2014 – present: 10.5 years (10 years, 6 months) 9: ... Declaration of war by the United States; Military history of the United States;
2003 invasion of Iraq order of battle; December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria; A. ... United States Military Operations in Africa (2007–present)