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Octave Fusion (2012)

In a mission codenamed Octave Fusion, on January 24, 2012, SEAL Team Six successfully rescued an American woman and a Danish man who had been ... FULL STORY

Operation Neptune Spear (2011)

Osama bin Laden, the founder of the al-Qaeda organization responsible for the September 11 attacks in the United States, was killed by gunshot wounds to ... FULL STORY

Operation Dawn of the Gulf of Aden (2011)

Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden (Korean: 아덴 만 여명 작전) was a naval operation by the Republic of Korea Navy against Somali pirates in ... FULL STORY

Maersk Alabama Hijacking (2009)

The Maersk Alabama hijacking was a series of events involving piracy that began with four Somali pirates seizing the cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama 240 nautical ... FULL STORY

Abu Kamal Raid (2008)

The Abu Kamal Raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint ... FULL STORY

Operation Orchard (2007)

Operation Orchard was an Israeli airstrike on a nuclear reactor site in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria carried out just after midnight (local time) ... FULL STORY

Rescue of Roy Hallums (2005)

Roy Hallums was an American contractor who was kidnapped in Iraq on November 1, 2004. He was held in Iraq for 311 days and freed ... FULL STORY

Operation Redwing (2005)

On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was ... FULL STORY

Seizure of Haditha Dam (2003)

FOIA request submitted to USASOC in May 2009.  This section will be updated when the information is received. ... FULL STORY

Rescue of Jessica Lynch (2003)

On March 23, 2003, a convoy of the United States Army's 507th Maintenance Company and the 3rd Combat Support BN elements, led by a Humvee ... FULL STORY

Al Qadisiyah Raid (2003)

On 23 March 2003, during the early stages of Operation Iraqi freedom, a task force of JSOC Special Mission Units (Delta Force and/or DEVGRU) Operators ... FULL STORY

Objective Serpent (2003)

On 28 March 2003, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment employed the first airborne assault in Iraq to seize Objective Serpent in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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