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American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service Louisiana State University's statistical summary of major American wars Washington Post database of all U.S. service-member casualties Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
The United States Department of Defense lists 2,459 servicemembers as having died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Of these, 1,922 were due to hostile action and 534 non-hostile, and 3 status pending. [12] [1]
A total of ten military executions have been carried out by the United States Army under the provisions of the original Uniform Code of Military Justice of May 5, 1950. Executions must be approved by the president of the United States. [2] Only a general courts martial may award a sentence of death.
For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties. [1] [note 1] The word casualty has been used in a military context since at least 1513. [2]
South Sudan vs. SPLM-IO, Nuer White Army, and SSDM: South Sudan Yemeni civil war: 0.15–0.37 million [153] [154] 2014–present Multiple sides Yemen War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 0.17–0.36 million [155] [156] 2001–2021 Taliban and allies vs. United States-led coalition and the Afghan Government [f] Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency: 0. ...
This is a partial list of Afghan security forces killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).. Besides serving as an indicator of some of the numbers of policemen, soldiers and private military contractors (PMCs) deaths during specific time periods, this article allows readers to investigate the circumstances of those deaths by reading the citation articles.
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.
Five of the branches, the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force, are part of the Department of Defense. The United States Coast Guard is normally under the Department of Homeland Security, but may be transferred to the Department of Defense's Department of the ...