Special Operations
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Capture of Benghazi Mastermind (2014)
On June 15, 2014, the U.S. Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force) captured suspected Benghazi ring leader Ahmed…
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Operation White Star (1959)
Operation White Star was the code name for a United States military advisory mission to Laos during the first years…
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Operation Viking Hammer (2003)
Operation Viking Hammer was a unconventional warfare operation that involved US Army Special Forces during the Iraq War. The operation…
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Morning Glory Seizure (2014)
On March 16, 2014, US Navy SEALs boarded and took control of commercial tanker ship ‘Morning Glory’ that was seized…
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Objective Bastogne (2001)
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 3rd Ranger Battalion was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring…
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Operation Thursday (1944)
Operation THURSDAY began on March 5, 1944, when the first C-47 launched from India towing two overloaded gliders filled with…
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Battle of Shewan (2008)
The Battle of Shewan was a military engagement between Coalition forces and Taliban insurgents that took place on August 8,…
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Raid at Cabanatuan (1945)
The Raid at Cabanatuan was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near…
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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…
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Operation Nifty Package (1989)
Operation Nifty Package was a United States Navy SEAL-operated plan conducted in 1989 designed to apprehend or prevent the escape…
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