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Operation Eagle Claw (Persian: عملیات پنجه عقاب) was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt the rescue of 53 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran, on 24 April 1980.
Richard James Meadows (June 16, 1931 – July 29, 1995) was a United States Army Special Forces officer who saw combat in Korea and Vietnam.He was a key figure in the Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, the rescue operation for the hostages of the Iran hostage crisis.
The following is a tabulation of United States military casualties of war. ... Operation Eagle Claw: 1980 0 8 8 4 12 [66] Salvadoran Civil War: 1980–1992 22 15 37 35 72
Operation Eagle Claw Abandoned, crashed and burned out aircraft at Desert One ... Total casualties amounted to 2 killed and 5 wounded Americans whilst more than 25 ...
Its birth reportedly came out of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the failure of Operation Eagle Claw, as the military weighed whether a more versatile aircraft could have helped secretly ...
Laurie Anderson's surprise 1982 UK #2 hit "O Superman" was a response to the crisis, and to Operation Eagle Claw in particular. [ 186 ] The 1982 international hit " I Ran (So Far Away) " by A Flock of Seagulls does not actually refer to the crisis, but as Dave Thompson has said, the song was "punningly political" to American listeners.
Operation Bald Eagle [1] 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation: III Corps: Feb 9 – 21: Operation Kamehameha III [1] 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Route 19: Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces: Feb 11 – 28: Operation Eagle's Claw [10] 1st Cavalry Division operation: Bình Định ...
Operation Oracle: Operation Oqab (Eagle) 18 July 2009: 28 July 2009: Kunduz Province: To force the Taliban out of the province Operation Palk Mesher: August 2007: August 2007: Helmand Province: To disrupt and eliminate insurgents Operation Panther's Claw (Panchai Palang) 19 June 2009: 20 August 2009: Helmand Province