Military


Cold War Era Operations

Locale

Dates

US Forces
Classic Resolve Philippines Nov 1989 Dec 1989
Hawkeye St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 20 Sep 1989 17 Nov 1989
Nimrod Dancer
JUST CAUSE
Promote Liberty		 Panama May 1989
20 Dec 1989
31 Jan 1990		 20 Dec 1989
31 Jan 1990
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ERNEST WILL
PRAYING MANTIS		 Persian Gulf 24 Jul 1987
17 Apr 1988		 02 Aug 1990
19 Apr 1988
Blast Furnace Bolivia Jul 1986 Nov 1986
EL DORADO CANYON Libya 12 Apr 1986 17 Apr 1986
Attain Document Libya 26 Jan 1986 29 Mar 1986
Achille Lauro Mediteranean 07 Oct 1985 11 Oct 1985
Intense Look Red Sea / Gulf of Suez Jul 1984 Jul 1984
URGENT FURY Grenada 23 Oct 1983 21 Nov 1983
Arid Farmer Chad / Sudan Aug 1983 Aug 1983
Early Call Egypt / Sudan 18 Mar 1983 Aug 1983
US Multinational Force [USMNF] Lebanon 25 Aug 1982 01 Dec 1987
Bright Star Egypt 06 Oct 1981 Nov 1981
Gulf of Sidra Libya / Mediterranean 18 Aug 1981 18 Aug 1981
RMT (Rocky Mountain Transfer) Colorado Aug 1981 Sep 1981
Central America El Salvador / Nicaragua 01 Jan 1981 01 Feb 1992
Creek Sentry Poland Dec 1980 1981
SETCON II Colorado May 1980 Jun 1980
EAGLE CLAW / Evening Light / Desert One Iran 25 Apr 1980
Mariel Boatlift Cuba 15 Apr 1980 31 Oct 1980
ROK Park Succession Crisis Korea 26 Oct 1979 28 Jun 1980
Elf One Saudi Arabia Mar 1979 15 Apr 1989
Yemen Iran/Yemen/Indian Ocean 06 Dec 1978 06 Jan 1979
Red Bean Zaire May 1978 June 1978
Ogaden Crisis Somalia / Ethiopia Feb 1978 23 Mar 1978
SETCON I Colorado 1978 1978
Paul Bunyan / Tree Incident Korea 18 Aug 1976 21 Aug 1976
Mayaguez Operation Cambodia 15 May 1975
New Life Vietnam NEO Apr 1975
Frequent Wind Evacuation of Saigon 29 Apr 1975 30 Apr 1975
Eagle Pull Cambodia 11 Apr 1975 13 Apr 1975
Nimbus Stream Egypt Jul 1975 Oct 1975
Nimbus Star / Nimbus Moon Suez Canal May 1974 Dec 1974
Nickel Grass Mideast 06 Oct 1973 17 Nov 1973
Garden Plot USA Domestic 30 Apr 1972 04 May 1972
Red Hat Johnston Island Jan 1971 Sep 1971
Ivory Coast / Kingpin Son Tay, Vietnam 20 Nov 1970 21 Nov 1970
Graphic Hand US Domestic 1970 1970
Red Fox [Pueblo incident] Korea theater 23 Jan 1968 05 Feb 1969
Six Day War Mideast 13 May 1967 10 Jun 1967
CHASE various 1967 1970
Powerpack Dominican Republic 28 Apr 1965 21 Sep 1966
Red Dragon Congo 23 Nov 1964 27 Nov 1964
Panama Canal Riots Panama 09 Jan 1964 12 Jan 1964
[NONE] Chinese nuclear facilities 15 Oct 1963 Oct 1964
Cuban Missile Crisis Cuba, Worldwide 24 Oct 1962 01 Jun 1963
Vietnam War Vietnam 15 Mar 1962 28 Jan 1973
Vietnam
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Vietnam

North Vietnam

Laos 		Jan 62
24 Feb 65
18 Jun 65
Feb 72
06 Apr 72
09 May 72
10 May 72
18 Dec 72
27 Jan 72

21 Nov 70

1970 		1971
Oct 68
Feb 72
Dec 72
10 May 72
23 Oct 72
23 Oct 72
29 Dec 72
27 Jul 73

21 Nov 70

1970
Berlin Berlin 14 Aug 1961 01 Jun 1963
Laos Laos 19 Apr 1961 07 Oct 1962
New Tape Congo 14 Jul 1960 Jan 1964
Taiwan Straits Taiwan Straits
Quemoy and Matsu Islands		 23 Aug 1958
23 Aug 1958		 01 Jan 1959
01 Jun 1963
Blue Bat Lebanon 15 Jul 1958 20 Oct 1958
Suez Crisis Egypt 26 Jul 1956 15 Nov 1956
Taiwan Straits Taiwan Straits 11 Aug 1954 01 May 1955
Korean War Korea 27 Jun 1950 27 July 1953
Berlin Airlift Berlin 26 Jun 1948 30 Sep 1949
Cold War Worldwide 28 Feb 1946 25 Dec 1991
Chinese Civil War China 1945 1947