List of military operations
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This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.
[edit] Operations
[edit] World War I
- Albion (1917) Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg — German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands (now Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu)
- Hush Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of France.svg planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.
- Kaiserschlacht ('Kaiser's battle') (1918) Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg — German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front.
- Strafexpedition (Punitive Expedition) (1916)
— operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle fought in human history.
[edit] World War II
See List of World War Two military operations
[edit] Cold War Era
[edit] Asia
- Ajax (1953) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Anglo-American plan for coup in Iran
- Argus (1959) — test of nuclear bombs in the upper atmosphere.
- Attila (1974) Image:Flag of Turkey.svg — Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus
- Blowdown (1963) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — Australia/US/UK simulated nuclear explosion in a rain forest.
- Operation Chengiz Khan (1971) Image:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg Pakistan Air Force's Preemptive attacks on Indian air bases.
- Claret (1964) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of Australia.svg — British SAS and Australian ASAS patrols into Indonesia
- Jock Scott (1952) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British rounding up of suspected insurgents at the beginning of the Mau Mau Uprising
- Anvil (1954) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British counter-insurgency operation in Nairobi during the Mau Mau Uprising
- Eagle Claw (1980) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Attempted rescue of American hostages held in Tehran.
- El Dorado Canyon (1986) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US strikes against Libya
- Earnest Will (1987-88) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — American protection of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War
- Eager Glacier (1987-88) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — U.S. spy planes gather intelligence about Iran.
- Nimble Archer (1987) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — U.S. retaliates for Iranian missile attack on reflagged Kuwaiti tanker.
- Praying Mantis (1988) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — U.S. retaliates against Iran for mining frigate.
- Prime Chance (1987-88) — Special operations to protect Kuwaiti tankers, run largely from barges in the northern Persian Gulf.
- Èpervier (Sparrowhawk) Image:Flag of France.svg (1986) — Body guarding Chad against a Libyan attempt to control Chad.
- Evening Light (1980) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US attempt to rescue embassy hostages in Tehran
- Gladio (?) — Stockpiles of weapons in Switzerland, Austria and other countries for resistance to Soviet occupiers.
- Gold (1954) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — covert American tunnel under the Berlin Wall
- Operation Gibraltar (1965) Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg — Pakistan's failed attempt to infiltrate and instigate a massive rebellion in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Grand Slam (1965) Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg — Pakistan's second attempt to cut off Kashmir from India.
- Lucky Alphonse (1956) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British sweep of Troodos area on Cyprus for EOKA
- Operation Meghdoot (1984) Image:Flag of India.svg — Indian Military's capture of the majority of Siachen Glacier.
- Mongoose (1962) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — plan for information gathering, sabotage, civil insurrection and the overthrown of the Cuban government.
- Morning Light (1978) Image:Flag of Canada.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Joint Canadian-US effort to recover Cosmos 954, a nuclear powered Soviet RORSAT.
- Mount Hope III (1988) — covert recovery of a crashed Soviet-made helicopter from Africa.
- Neptune (1964) Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg — Soviet-led counterintelligence operation.
- Nimrod (1980) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — rescue of hostages in the Iranian embassy, London
- Nuclear testing List of all known named nuclear tests.
- Orion (1960) — DARPA project to design a nuclear pulse propulsion system
- Paul Bunyan (1976) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — UN removal of a tree in the Korean DMZ
- Reforger Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany".
- Silver (1949) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — covert British communications tap in Austria
- Sparrowhawk I, II and III (1956) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British operations against EOKA on Cyprus.
- Operation Trident (1971) Image:Flag of India.svg — Indian Navy's bombing and blockade of Karachi Port, Pakistan.
- Success (1954) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala.
- Berlin Airlift of 1948:
- Vittles Image:US flag 48 stars.svg— US part of the Berlin Airlift
- Planefare Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg— British part of the Berlin Airlift
[edit] Central America and the Caribbean
- Anadyr Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg — Soviet plan to base nuclear weapons in Cuba; the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Kama — Soviet plan to forward-base seven Soviet ballistic missile submarines in Mariel, Cuba (part of Anadyr)
- Fortune (1951) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — 1951 CIA plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as Success
- Golden Pheasant (1988) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US deployment in Honduras
- Just Cause (1989) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US invasion of Panama
- Acid Gambit — Rescue of Kurt Muse.
- Bushmaster — Security operations near US facilities.
- Sand Flea Image:Flag of the United States.svg — rehearsal for Just Cause.
- Northwoods (1960s) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba.
- Peter Pan (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US
- Phibriglex (1962) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US plan and mock invasion by its armed forces of a Caribbean island. The exercise took place on Vieques and the purpose of the mock invasion was to overthrow a fictitious leader called "Ortsac", whose name was, in fact, Castro spelled backwards. It occurred in August, shortly before the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is also known by the names Operation Ortsac, Operation Swift Strike II and Exercise Phibriglex-62.
- Power Pack (1965) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US deployment in the Dominican Republic
- Urgent Fury (1983) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — US invasion of Grenada
[edit] Korean War
- Blue Hearts (1950) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — UN amphibious landings at Pohang.
- Couragenous (1951) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Movement of US infantry units up the Imjin River.
- Commando (1952) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British attack to the Jamestown Line.
- Chromite (1950) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — UN invasion at Inchon.
- Little Switch (1953) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg Image:Flag of North Korea.svg Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg — Exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces.
- Big Switch (1953)
- Ripper (1951) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — UN movements towards the 38th parallel to recapture Seoul.
- Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River.
[edit] Vietnam War
- Arc Light — US B-52 bombing campaign in Vietnam
- Attleboro (1967) — US and ARVN air mobile operations in Tay Ninh.
- Babylift (1975) — mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the US and other countries
- Barrel Roll (1965) — bombing of Laos by US forces, to support the Royal Laotian Army and CIA-trained Hmong.
- Bolo (1967) — Decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of combat aircraft.
- Castor (1953) — French resupply attempts by paradrop at Dien Bien Phu
- Chopper (1962) — Major air mobile offensive near Saigon.
- Cedar Falls (1967) — Attack on Viet Cong positions in Ben Cat (the Iron Triangle)
- Commando Hunt (1968) — US bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Condor (1954) — French relief of Dien Bien Phu
- Dewey Canyon (1971) — Offensive against NVA communication lines in Laos.
- Enhance Plus (1972) — Resupply of military equipment and consumables to the government of South Vietnam.
- Flaming Dart (1965) — Reprisal bombing attacks by the US air force against Viet Cong units.
- Frequent Wind (1975) — Helicopter evacuation of US citizens before the fall of Saigon.
- Game Warden (1965) — first major US riverine patrol operation. Later Swift Boat operations included:
- Hastings (1966) — US counter-offensive operations in Quang Tri
- Homecoming (1973) — repatriation of US prisoners of war from Vietnam
- Lea (1947) — Unsuccessful French attempt to capture the leaders of the Viet Minh
- Leap Frog (1968) — Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by US military intelligence on likely Viet Cong actions.
- Menu (1969) — US bombing of Cambodia
- Malheur (1967) — Twin phased Search and destroy operations in Quang Ngai
- Pegasus (1968) — Resupply and relief operations to US Marines besieged at Khe Sanh
- Phoenix (1973) — CIA organised assassination campaign against influential NLF operatives in South Vietnam
- Rich (1968) — Combined arms assault near the Ben Hai River in the DMZ
- Linebacker (1972) — Strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbour.
- Ranch Hand (1961-71) — Spraying of herbicides by aircraft and ground forces.
- Rolling Thunder (1967-68) — Bombing of North Vietnam
- Sealords (1968) — Mekong River delta and inland waterways campaign by the US Navy in Vietnam
- Starlight (1965) — US Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai.
- Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets".
- Tailwind (1970) — Alleged use of nerve gas against US defectors in Laos.
- Toan Thang 42 (1970) — ARVN incursion into Cambodia
- Union (1967) — American Marines in the Que Son Valley.
- Vulture (1954) — or Operation Vautour, proposed American-French air operations against the Viet Minh around Dien Bien Phu
[edit] Southern Africa
- Askari (1983) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African attack on SWAPO and FAPLA forces in Angola.
- Carlota (1977) Image:Flag of Cuba.svg — Cuban Deployment to counter South African attacks to Angola.
- Carnation (1981) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces along the Angolan border.
- Dingo (1977)
— Rhodesian attack on camps in Mozambique.
- Klipklop (1980) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African disruption of SWAPO logistics in Angola.
- Meebos (1982) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African destruction of SWAPO's "East Front" HQ at Mupa, Angola.
- Phoenix (1983) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of South-West Africa
- Protea (1981) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African attack on SWAPO bases near Ongiva and Xangongo, Angola.
- Reindeer (1978) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African airborne attack on SWAPO base at Cassinga, Angola.
- Rekstok (1979) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.
- Safraan (1979) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Zambia.
- Savannah (1975-76) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African intervention in Angola in support of the FNLA.
- Sceptic (1980) Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.
[edit] Falklands War (1982)
- Rosario Image:Flag of Argentina.svg — Argentine joint operation
- Algeciras Image:Flag of Argentina.svg — Planned Argentine sabotage raid.
- Azul Image:Flag of Argentina.svg — Argentine invasion
- Corporate Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British liberation
- Paraquat Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British recapture of South Georgia.
- Black Buck Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British long-range bombing raid
- Canbelow Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British antiaircraft naval ambush
- Keyhole Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British commando raid
- Purple Warrior — British training exercise incorporating lessons from the Falklands War
- Sutton Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British amphibious landings
[edit] Post-Cold War
[edit] Asia
- Safed Sager (1971) Image:Flag of India.svg — Indian Air Force operations in the Kargil War.
- Operation Cactus Indian Military's ousting of a bunch of Tamil mercenaries attempting a coup in Maldives.
[edit] Rwanda
- Amphibian (2001) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg — South African deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda of observers to verify implementation of the Pretoria Agreement.
- Clean Corridor (1994) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — escort of Tutsi military forces to Kigali by UNAMIR.
- Entebbe (1994) Image:Flag of Italy.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Italian codename for Rwanda refugees rescue
- Ippocampo (1994) Image:Flag of Italy.svg — Italian codename for Italian civilians evacuation from Rwanda
- Silver Back (1994) — International codename for civilian evacuation in Rwanda
- Tamar (1994) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Australian contribution to peacekeeping in Rwanda.
- Turquoise (1994) Image:Flag of France.svg — French led intervention in Rwanda to protect displaced persons.
[edit] Other Africa
- Addition (2000) Image:Flag of Canada.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
- Albatros (1993-94) Image:Flag of Italy.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Italian contribution to UN peace keeping mission in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
- Azure (2005) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Australian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS) [1]
- Barras (2000) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British SAS destruction of a rebel group in Sierra Leone.
- Boleas (1998) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Image:Flag of Botswana.svg — South African and Botswanan military intervention in Lesotho
- Caravan (2003) Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canadian contribution to the French-led Interim Emergency Multinational Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cordite (2004) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Image:Flag of the African Union.svg — South African observer mission to the African Union mission in Darfur
- Deliverance (1993) Image:Flag of Canada.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Canadian mission to Somalia
- Espresso (2002) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — South African contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
- Fibre (2003) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg — South African mission to Burundi
- Liberation (2002) Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg — Seizure of Asian-owned assets in Zimbabwe.
- Mistral (2003) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — South African contribution to the Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
- Montego (2003) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — South African contribution to United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
- Murambatsvina (2005) Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg — Zimbabwe government's attack on residental district loyal to opposition groups.
- Nilo (2005) Image:Flag of Italy.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Italian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
- Phillis (2004) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — evacuation of British citizens from Côte d'Ivoire
- Restore Hope (1992) Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — American name for UNITAF, humanitarian intervention in Somalia
- Sharp Edge (1990-91) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
- Shining Express (2003) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
- Solace (1992) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Australian deployment in Somalia
- Tanker Two (2002) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg — South African Navy mission to shadow Greenpeace's MV Esperanza and prevent interception of the Pacific Teal, a plutonium transport.
- Teutonic (2005) Image:Flag of South Africa.svg — SANDF assistance to DRC transitional government.
[edit] East Timor
- Astute (2006) Image:Flag of Australia.svg — Deployment of Australian military forces to East Timor following the May 2006 civil unrest.
- Citadel Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Australia's contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Later ongoing peacekeeping actions were known as Operation Tanager.
- Chiron Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of East Timor.svg — Training of East Timorese military forces by the Australian Defence Force.
- East Timor Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg — Deployment of New Zealand military forces to East Timor.
- Faber Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Deployment of United Nations military observers to East Timor in support of the UNAMET-monitored popular consultation.
- Komodo (1975) Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg — Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975.
- Poinciana (1975) Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg — Or Operasi Flamboyan (a name of a tropical tree); seaborne capture of Dili in 1975.
- Stabilise — Also spelled as Operation Stabilize; Disarming of militas by multinational forces and the imposition of security and order in East Timor.
- Scorched Earth — Or Operasi Sapu Bersih in Indonesian, also known as Operation Clean Sweep; campaign of violence and arson allegedly committed by the TNI-supervised pro-integration militias following the 1999 United Nations supervised plebiscite.
- Spitfire Image:Flag of Australia.svg — Evacuation of foreign nationals from East Timor by Australian defence assets, as a result of post-referendum violence.
- Toucan Image:Flag of Canada.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Canada's contribution to the United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
- Warden Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — American contribution to the United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET)
[edit] War in Croatia 1991-1995
- Operation Otkos 10 (end Oct-Nov 1991) — Croatian actions against rebel Serbs and regular Serbian forces on area from Mount Bilogora to Mount Papuk (on west of Slavonia)
- Harmony — Canada's contribution to the United Nation Protection Force (UNPROFOR), which was created in February 1992 to ensure the protection and demilitarization of three UN Protected Areas in Croatia
- Operation Tigar (July 1992) — Croatian military actions in occupied Dubrovnik hinterland, held by Serbomontenegrian regulars.
- Medački džep (September 1993) Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks.
- Bljesak ("Flash") (March 1995) — Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs, with aim of capturing occupied western Slavonia
- Oluja ("Storm") (August 1995) — Croatian major offensive against areas under control of rebel Serbs.
[edit] War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995
- Neretva 93 (1993)
- Bøllebank ("Hooligan-bashing" in Danish) (April 1994) Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — UN-forces' use of tanks against Bosnian Serbian forces.
- Deliberate Force (August - September 1995) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — NATO air campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Maestral (September 1995)
- Južni Potez (October 1995)
- Joint Endeavor (December 1995) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Joint Guard (December 1996 - 1998) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina which established SFOR
- Joint Forge (1998) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — NATO peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina following Operation Joint Guard
[edit] Kosovo War 1999
- Allied Force (1999) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — NATO's air campaign in Yugoslavia
- Megaphone Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canada's return of equipment used in Kosovo
- Potkova ("Horseshoe") (1999) Image:Flag of FR Yugoslavia.svg — Yugoslav army offensive against the KLA
- Quadrant Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canada's mission in Kosovo
[edit] War in Macedonia
- Essential Harvest (2001) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — month-long NATO mission of disarming ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
- Forage Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canadian contribution to NATO's Essential Harvest
- Kinetic Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canada's contribution to NATO's mission KFOR to secure Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to provide humanitarian needs to displaced persons
- Echo Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canada sending air forces to Aviano, Italy to enforce a no-fly zone over Balkan region (UNSFOR and UNKFOR)
[edit] Haiti
- Constable (1997) Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Haiti
- Uphold Democracy (1994-1995) — U.S. led multinational force, replaced by United Nations Mission in Haiti or UNMIH
- New Horizon (1995-1996) Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — U.S. mission in support (and under the command) of United Nations Mission in Haiti
- Secure Tomorrow (2004) — U.S. led multinational force, authorized by the UN as the Multinational Interim Force (MIF) which was replaced by the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti or MINUSTAH
[edit] Iraq
- Provide Comfort (1991) — security and humanitarian aid to Kurds in northern Iraq
- Airone (1991) — Italian codename for Operation Provide Comfort
[edit] Persian Gulf War
- Desert Shield (1990-91) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — American buildup prior to Gulf War
- Desert Storm (1991) — Gulf War
- Granby Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British codename for operations during Gulf War
- Daguet Image:Flag of France.svg — French codename for operations during Gulf War
- Damask Image:Flag of Australia.svg — Royal Australian Navy deployment to the Persian Gulf.
- Tempesta nel Deserto Image:Flag of Italy.svg — Italian codename for operation during Gulf War
- Desert Sabre Image:Flag of the United States.svg — Proposed Marine landing on the coast of Iraq.
- Determination (early 1998) Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canadian deployment in the Persian Gulf to force Iraq to comply with United Nations inspection agreements.
- Ace Guard (1991) Image:Flag of NATO.svg — The (NATO) Allied Command Europe Mobile Force for Turkey South Border Reinforcement (based at Diyarbakir AFB)
- Northern Watch (1990s) Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — northern No-Fly Zone over Iraq
- Provide Comfort (1991) Image:Flag of France.svg Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg — relief effort in northern Iraq.
- Record (1991) Image:Flag of Canada.svg — Canadian mission to secure Iraqi-Kuwaiti border
- Southern Watch (1990s) Image:Flag of France.svg Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of the United States.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq
[edit] Second Invasion of Iraq
- Iraqi Freedom (2003-04) — U.S. invasion/occupation of Iraq
- Abilene — (2003)
- All American Tiger — (2003)
- Aloha — (2004) American anti-insurgent sweep in Kirkuk.
- Antica Babilonia — (2003-2005) Italian peace keeping mission in Nasiriyah
- Baton Rouge — (2004)
- Bayonet Lightning — (2003)
- Boothill — (2003)
- Black Typhoon — (2004)
- Blue Tiger — (2004)
- Bulldog — (2004)
- Bulldog Mammoth — (2003) American search of an apartment complex.
- Cajun Mousetrap II — (2004)
- Cajun Mousetrap III — (2004)
- Catalyst — (2003) Australian rehabilitation and reconstruction
- Centaur Rodeo — (2004)
- Centaur Strike II — (2004)
- Centaur Strike III — (2004)
- Chamberlain — (2003) Border security operation.
- Choke Hold — (2003)
- Clean Sweep — (2004)
- Clear Area — (2003)
- Cobra Sweep — (2004)
- Danger Fortitude — (2004)
- Desert Scorpion (1998) — American contingency deployment.
- Desert Scorpion (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists. (included a number of lesser operations such as Scorpion Sting, Spartan Scorpion and Rifles Scorpion.)
- Desert Snowplough — (2003) Image:Flag of Denmark.svg codename for Danish operations.
- Devil Clinch — (2004)
- Devil Siphon — (2003)
- Devil Thrust — (2004)
- Disarm — (2004)
- Dragon Victory — (2004)
- Duke Fortitude — (2004)
- Eagle Curtain — (2003)
- Eagle Liberty 3 — (2004)
- Falconer — (2003) Australian operation
- Final Cut — (2004)
- Gimlet Victory — (2004)
- Giulani — (2004)
- Grizzly Forced Entry — (2004)
- Haifa Street — (2004)
- Hurricane — (2004)
- Hurricane II — (2004)
- Industrial Sweep — (2003) Operation in Samarra.
- Iron Bullet — (2003)
- Iron Fist II — (2004)
- Iron Force — (2003)
- Iron Fury — (2004)
- Iron Fury II — (2004)
- Iron Grip — (2003)
- Iron Hammer — U.S. forces in Iraq "ferreting out" the opposition.
- Iron Justice — (2003)
- Iron Promise — (2004)
- Iron Resolve — (2004)
- Iron Saber — (2004)
- Ivy Blizzard — counter-insurgency sweep by US forces
- Arrowhead Blizzard — (2003)
- Ivy Cyclone — (2003)
- Ivy Cyclone II — American operation near Tikrit.
- Ivy Lightning — (2003)
- Ivy Needle — (2003)
- Ivy Serpent — (2003)
- Lancer Fury — (2004)
- Lancer Lightning — (2004)
- Lightning — (2005)
- Longhorn — (2004)
- Longstreet — (2003)
- Mandarin Squeeze — (2004)
- Market Sweep — (2004)
- Matador — (2005)
- Mayfield III — (2004)
- Mutual Security — (2004)
- New Market — (2005)
- O.K. Coral — (2003)
- Outlaw Destroyer — (2004)
- Panther Squeeze — (2003) Series of raids in Latifiya.
- Peninsula Strike (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists.
- Phantom Fury (2004) — Joint American/Iraqi assault on Fallujah.
- Phantom Linebacker — Security Operations along the Syrian border.
- Planet X (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists.
- Plymouth Rock (2004) Sweep south of Baghdad.
- Quarterhorse Rides — (2004)
- Rapier Thrust — (2004)
- Operation Red Dawn (2003) — American capture of Saddam Hussein.
- Resolute Sword — (2004)
- Rifles Fury — (2003)
- Rifles Blitz — border security operations in Iraq.
- Rifles Sweep — (2003)
- Ripper Sweep — (2004)
- Rocketman — (2004)
- Rocketman III — (2004)
- Rock Slide — (2004)
- Saber Turner II — (2004)
- Salm — (2003)
- Saloon — (2004)
- Shillelagh — (2004)
- Showdown — (2004)
- Sidewinder (2003) —
- Slim Shady — (2004)
- Silverado — (2003)
- Soda Mountain — (2003)
- Spear — (2005)
- Spring Cleanup — (2004)
- Squeeze Play — (2005)
- Steel Curtain — (2005)
- Stiker Hurricane — (2004)
- Striker Tornado — (2004)
- Suicide Kings — (2004)
- Sweeny — (2003) Anti-smuggling operation by the Marines.
- Telic (2003-?) — Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg codename for British operations
- Tiger Clean Sweep — (2003)
- Tiger Fury — (2004)
- Tomahawk — (2004)
- Tombstone Piledriver — (2004)
- Trailblazer — (2004)
- True Grit — (2004)
- Tyr — (2003)
- Vigilant Resolve (2004) — First American attempt to capture Fallujah.
- Warhorse Whirlwind — (2003)
- Warrior — (2004)
- Warrior Resolve — (2004)
- Wolfpack Crunch — (2004)
- Wolverine — (2004)
- Yellow Stone — (2004)
[edit] Arab/Israeli Conflict
[edit] Pre-1948
- Agatha (1946) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg — British attack on Hagana and Irgun in Palestine
[edit] 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War
- Assaf (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli offensive against the Egyptian Army in order to take control of the western Negev desert
- Balak (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Smuggling of arms purchased in Czechoslovakia to Israel
- Barak (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli attack to capture al-Ramla
- Ben-Ami (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli capture of Acre
- Ben Num (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — First Israeli offensive to seize the Latrun
- Ben Num B (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Second Israeli offensive to seize the Latrun
- Chametz (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli operation to isolate Jaffa
- Chorev (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli offensive to remove Egyptians from the Negev
- Dani (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli relief of Jerusalem and securing of the area around Tel Aviv
- Dekel (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Large Israeli offensive capturing Nazareth and lower Galilee
- Gideon (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli operations to capture the approaches to Jenin and remove Arab forces from the upper Jordan Valley
- Harel (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg —
- Hiram (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Large Israeli attack resulting in the capture of the entire Galilee and (temporarily) 41 villages in southern Lebanon,with Israeli forces reaching the Litani river for the first time
- Horev (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — widescale Israeli attack against the Egyptian Army in the western Negev with Israel temporarily occupying Gaza and parts of northeast Sinai
- Jephtha (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli attack to clear eastern Galilee of Arab forces
- Jevuss (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli capture of Jewish buildings and neighbourhoods in Jerusalem
- Kedem (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Failed Israeli attempt to capture East Jerusalem
- Kilshon (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli capture of the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem particularly Talbiyya in central Jerusalem
- Maccabi (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Early Israeli attempt to open the Jerusalem road
- Mateh (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg —
- Misparayim (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli capture of the Arab quarter of Haifa
- Nachshon (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli clearance of Arab forces blocking the Jerusalem road
- Ovda (1949) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Last Israeli operation of the war resulting in the capture the southern Negev desert including Umm Rashrash (present day Eilat)
- Schfifon (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli operation to capture the Old City of Jerusalem
- Yiftach (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli capture of Safad in eastern Galilee
- Yoav (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli operation to drive a wedge between Egyptian forces in the Negev desert
- Yoram (1948) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Third Israeli offensive to seize the Latrun
[edit] 1956 Suez Crisis
- Musketeer (1956) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Image:Flag of France.svg — Anglo-French invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis.
- Slope Image:Flag of Israel.svg — original Israeli plan for capturing the Sinai, replaced by Kadesh.
- Kadesh (1956) ("Holy") Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli armored thrust into the Sinai Peninsula.
- Machbesh — Air operations element of Kadesh.
- Omer — planned Israeli air attack on Egyptian guns covering Strait of Tiran.
- Steamroller — Israeli air assault/airdrop (using paratroopers) that began Kadesh and provided the excuse for the launch of Musketeer.
- Paladin (1956) Image:Flag of Australia.svg Image:Flag of the United Nations.svg — Australia's contribution to the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) [2]
[edit] 1967 Six Day War
- Dawn (1967) Image:Flag of United Arab Republic.svg — Egyptian plan for a preemptive strike against Israel; it came within hours of implementation but was canceled only because Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser feared it had been compromised.
- Focus (1967) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli air force bombing mainly of Egyptian airfields but also Syrian and Jordanian airfields as well (also called Moked in Hebrew).
[edit] 1968-1970 War of Attrition
- Boxer (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — a series of attacks by the Israeli Air Force on Egyptian SAM installations
- Bulmus 6 (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli special operations raid against the Egyptian fortress and early warning radar and ELINT station of Green Island in the Gulf of Suez
- Kavkaz (1970) Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg — Direct Soviet intervention on the side of Egypt for the deployment and manning of new SAM batteries along with squadrons of aircraft to protect them from Israeli attacks
- Raviv (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli armoured raid across the Gulf of Suez into Egypt. Egyptian radar installation at Ras Abu-Daraj and Ras Za'arfrana were destroyed. Also known as the Ten-Hour War.
- Drizzle (1969) — Israeli air support component to Israeli landing on western side of the Gulf of Suez (Raviv).
- Rooster 53 (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli special operation to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system.
[edit] 1973 Yom Kippur War
- Abiray-Lev ("Valiant" or "Strongheart") (1973) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli counterattack to the Egyptians including an Israeli crossing onto the west bank of the Suez Canal. Sometimes called Operation Gazelle.
- Badr ("Full Moon") (1973) Image:Flag of Egypt 1972.svg Image:Flag of Egypt 1972.svg — Egyptian and Syrian surprise attack on Israel.
- Nickel Grass (1973) Image:Flag of the United States.svg — American airlift to Israel.
- Clearance of the Suez Canal in 1974 (as part of the peace deal):
[edit] 1978 Israel/Lebanon conflict
- Litani (1978) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli first invasion of Lebanon
[edit] Sinai Peninsula 1975 - 1982
- Mazurka (1982) Image:Flag of Australia.svg — Australia's contribution to the Sinai Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) [3]
[edit] 1982 Israel/Lebanon conflict
- Peace for Galilee (1982) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli second invasion of Lebanon
[edit] 1993 Israel/Lebanon conflict
- Accountability (1993) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli attack on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon.
[edit] Gaza Strip
- Days of Penitence (2004) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli incursion in the Gaza Strip to destroy the launching sites of Qassam rockets.
- Rainbow (2004) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip.
- Shevet Ahhim (2005) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
[edit] 2006 Israel/Lebanon conflict
- Just Reward (2006) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli air force bombing of Hezbollah positions in Southern Lebanon.
- Summer Rains (2006) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip to free Samir Kuntar.
- Truthful Promise (2006) Image:Flag of Hezbollah.svg — Hezbollah kidnapping of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
[edit] Other Israeli Operations
- Battle of Karameh (1968) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli raid into the Jordanian town of Karameh (on the east bank of the Jordan) against PLO militants.
- Bramble Bush (1992) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli plan to kill Saddam Hussein
- Thunderbolt (1976) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli rescue operation at Entebbe, Uganda. Later renamed Yonatan ("Jonathan")
- Opera (1981) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli bombing of the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor
- Suzannah (1954) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli plan to bomb American interests in Egypt
- Wrath of God (1972-92?) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli revenge attacks on the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich massacre.
- Spring of Youth (1973) — Attacks on PLO bases in Lebanon
[edit] See also
[edit] Global War on Terror and other associated activity
[edit] Afghanistan
- Anaconda (2002) — U.S. sweep in Afghanistan
- Apollo (2002) — the Canadian Forces' operations in support of United States forces in Afghanistan
- Athena (2003) — Canadian Forces contribution to ISAF in Kabul.
- Enduring Freedom (2001-present) — U.S. led invasion of Afghanistan
- Anaconda — U.S. effort to capture al Qaeda members and Talibans in Afghanistan
- Apollo — the Canadian Forces' operation in support of the United States forces in Afghanistan
- Asbury Park — U.S. offensive into southern Afghanistan
- Athena (2003) Canadian Forces contribution to ISAF in Kabul.
- Avalanche (December 2003) — U.S.-led offensive of Afghanistan
- Haven Denial (July 2003) — U.S. and Italian operation against Taliban remnants and Al Qaeda fighters in southeast Afghanistan
- Headstrong (2003) — British special forces secretly training Afghan commandos to seek out and destroy drug labs
- Lightning Resolve (launched August 2004) — involving thousands of troops to protect the Afghan presidential elections on October 7
- Mountain Resolve (launched on November 7, 2003) — U.S.-led operation in Nurestan and Konar provinces, Afghanistan
- Mountain Viper (late August, 2003) — U.S.-Afghan attack on suspected Taliban forces in Zabul province, Afghanistan
- Nibbio — (March 15 - September 15, 2003) Italian code name for Enduring Freedom
- Slipper — the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the invasion of Afghanistan
- Warrior Sweep (July 23, 2003) — first major military operation of the Afghan National Army
- Sparviero — Italian Army contribution to ISAF in Kabul
- Veritas (2001) — UK overall operation in Afghanistan
- Ptarmigan - 45th Commando Operation
- Operations Snipe, Condor, Buzzard - more 45th commando operations.
[edit] Other military counter-terrorist operations
- Eagle Assist (2001) — Surveillance and protection of US skies by NATO military aircraft.
- Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa (2002) US military operations and civic assistance based in Djibouti.
- Enduring Freedom - Philippines (2002) US military operations in the Philippines against Aby Sayyaf insurgents.
- Noble Eagle (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the United States.
[edit] Terrorist operations
- Bojinka (1995) — aborted Al-Qaeda plot to bomb eleven aircraft over Asia, and/or assassinate Pope John Paul II in the Philippines.
- Jibril (2001) — aborted Jemaah Islamiah plan to bomb US, Australian, Israeli and British targets in Singapore. Also known as Operation C.
- Death Trains (2004) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for the Madrid train bombings.
- Wagon (2003) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for an aborted plan to bomb the London Underground and attack Heathrow Airport.
[edit] Counter-terrorism drills
- Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
- Firework Fanfare (2005) Mock evacuation of towns in Oklahoma.
- Highline (2005) Counter-terrorist exercise in Collingwood, Melbourne.
- TriPOD (2004) Plan to mass inoculate New York City citizens in the event of a biological attack.
[edit] Preventative counter-terrorist operations
- Active Endeavour NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean.
- Asparagus Investigation and arrest into suspected Islamist terrorists in Belgium by Belgian police.
- Atlas (2003) — counter-terrorism initiatives implemented by the New York Police Department.
- Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
- Green Quest (2001) — US Customs anti-money laundering operations targeting Al-Barakat transactions.
- Kratos (2002) — Development and implementation of "shoot-to-kill" anti-terrorist policies by the London Metropolitan Police.
- Laverda (2003) — London Metropolitan Police surveillance operations against Islamist demonstrations.
- Liberty Shield (2003) — Department of Homeland Security operations to enhance security at US installations, and to detain selected foreign nationals.
- NYShield (2003) — New York state plan to secure transport centres and nodes.
- Safe Commerce (2004) — Implementation of new measures and technology to improve maritime cargo screening.
- Sirius (2005) — Canadian military participation in Operation Active Endeavour.
- Vigilance (2001) — Counter-terrorist operations conducted by the state of Arizona.
[edit] Reactive counter-terrorist operations
- Alliance (2002) — Australian and Indonsian joint investigations into the 2002 Bali bombings.
- Bali Assist (2002) — Australian evacuation of killed and injured foreign nationals from Indonesia after the 2002 Bali bombings.
- Seal (2004) — Arrest of suspected Islamist militants in Spain following the Madrid train bombings.
- Support (Sept. 11-14, 2001) — Canadian Forces operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks
- Tigris (2004) — Spanish investigations into Islamist organisations in Spain.
- Yellow Ribbon (2001) — Transport Canada's operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks
[edit] Other/Unknown
- Abacus — Plan to use the Canadian Forces to maintain and restore vital public services in the event of disruption by the Year 2000 problem.
- Artisan — Canadian Forces contribution to the Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project in Tirana, Albania
- Breakwater [4] (????) — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline.
- Bright Star — (1981) American exercise to reenforce allies in the middle east.
- Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer (UNMO).
- Celesta — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal fishing.
- Condor (1974) — Joint-operations by various South American countries against dissidents in each other's borders.
- Cranberry — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against smuggling and illegal fishing.
- Eclipse — deployment of Canadian soldiers to east Africa in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
- Ezra and Nehemiah (aka Ali Baba) (1950-1952) — mass migration/airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel
- Flavius (1988) — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar
- Fusion — Canada's combined contribution to Allied Harmony and Concordia
- Garden Plot — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities.
- Highjump (1947) — US Naval expedition to Antarctica.
- Nunalivut (2006) — Canadian naval deployment in the Arctic.
- Power Geyser (2005) — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration.
- Prudence — Canada's participation in the Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine (MINURCA)
- Relex (2001) — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against illegal immigration. Reactivated in 2004 as Operation Relex II.
- Sure Victory (1997) — Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the Tamil Tigers.
- Exercise Unified Spirit — large NATO exercise held every two years to train the armed forces of member nations in joint and combined operations.
- Operation Vijay (1999) — Indian operations against Pakistan.
[edit] Law Enforcement
[edit] US Drug Enforcement Administration Operations
- Black Ice (2001) — arrest of key figures in the Jose-Serrano cartel
- Cali Exchange (2005) — cocaine, marajuana
- Candy Box (2004) — Ecstasy, marajuana (Russian/Israeli/Chinese sources)
- Creole (2001) — heroin, cocaine (East Caribbean sources)
- Cyber Chase (2005) — rogue Internet-based pharmacies
- Deja Vu (2003) — heroin, cocaine (Puerto Rican/Colombian sources)
- Dinero (1992) — anti-money laundering
- Foxhunt (1994) — cocaine (Colombian sources)
- Gear Grinder (2005) — steroids
- Global Sea (1996) — heroin (Thai/Nigerian sources)
- Green Air (2000) — marajuana
- Green Clover (2001) — Ecstasy , marajuana, methamphetamines, LSD
- High Step (2005) — heroin, cocaine
- Impunity(1999) — cocaine
- Impunity II (2000) — cocaine, marajuana
- Journey (2000) — cocaine (Colombian/European sources)
- Juno (1996) — anti-money laundering
- Liberator (2000) — disruption of trafficking in the Caribbean generally
- Liquid Heroin (2006) — heroin (Colombian sources)
- Mallorca (2005) — anti-money laundering
- Marquis (2001) — cocaine, marajuana, methamphetamines
- META(1997) — methamphetamines, marajuana, cocaine (Mexican sources)
- Money Clip (2004) — anti-money laundering
- Motor City Mafia (2005) — cocaine (US sources)
- Mountain Express (2000) — methamphetamines (US sources)
- Mountain Express III (2002) — methamphetamines (US/Canadian sources)
- New Generation (2000) — arrest of key figures in the Castro-Arias cartel
- Northern Impact (2005) — cocaine, marajuana (Mexican sources)
- Northern Star (2003) — methamphetamines (Canadian sources)
- Pipe Dreams (2003) — drug paraphernalia
- Ramp Rats (1999) — heroin, cocaine smuggling in the airport services industry
- Rave I (2001) — Ecstasy (European sources)
- Rave II (2001) — Ecstasy (European sources)
- Reciprocity(1997) — cocaine (Mexican sources)
- Red Tide (2000) — Ecstasy, marajuana
- Sanctuary (2001) — cocaine (Dominican Republic sources)
[edit] Other anti-narcotic operations
- Century (1996) — ill-fated Essex police / Royal Ulster Constabulary operation to pressure persons of interest for information about a drug-related triple murder.
- Corona (2001) — Miami police operations against heroin trafficking by the Latin Kings.
- Falcon (2004) — anti-pedophilia raid against companies handling credit card payments.
- Final Count (2001) — Miami police operations against heroin trafficking by the John Aragon Heroin Organization.
- Ivy Tryp (2004) — American sting operation against sellers of psychedelics online.
- Mocha (2005) — New South Wales and federal police investigation into drug smuggling at Sydney airport.
- Outta Towner (2005) — Chicago police operations against heroin trafficking.
- Panzer (1998) — Australian National Crime Authority investigation into organised crime by outlaw motorcycle gangs (bikies).
- Safe Streets (2002) — Anti-drug trafficking operations by Philadelphia police.
- Topaz (2004) — United Nations convened operations against drug-smuggling in Central Asia.
[edit] Anti-paedophile operations
- Auxin (2004) — Australian anti-pedophilia effort.
- Avalanche (1999) — American anti-pedophilia effort.
- Pin (2003) — British-led anti-pedophilia effort.
- Ore (2003) — American led anti-pedophilia effort.
[edit] Operations against intellectual property theft
- Buccaneer (2001) — International raid on software pirates.
- D-Elite (2005) — US raid on software pirates.
- Fastlink (2004) — International operation against pirated computer software.
- Site Down (2005) — International crackdown on pirated movies.
[edit] Other Operations
- Ill Wind (1986-89) — FBI investigation into defense contractor bribery and fraud.
- Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
- Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
- Falcon (2005) — Widespread dragnet Led by the U.S. Marshal's Service.
- Jackdraw (2004) — London Metropolitan Police operations to prevent and deter pick-pocketing.
- Midas (2003) — Australian anti-money laundering operations by AUSTRAC.
- Perseus (1998) — British Transit Police.
- Purana (2003) — Investigation of Melbourne, Victoria's underworld.
- Sundevil (1999) — Nation-wide United States Secret Service crackdown on illegal computer hacking activities.
- Trident (1998) — Crackdown by London's Metropolitan Police against drug-related gun crime in the black community. Later expanded to Operation Trafalgar.
- THERMCON (1987) — FBI operation that targeted environmental activists.
[edit] Humanitarian Operations
- Central (1998) — Canada's assistance to Central America after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch
- Anode (2000) — Australian military contribution as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.
- Assistance (1997) — Canadian assistance to Manitoba after major flooding.
- Helpem Fren (2000) — Pidgin for helping friend, multinational assistance to the Solomon Islands under the aegis of RAMSI.
- Navy Help Darwin (1974) — Australian Naval assistance to Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.
- Pakistan Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations providing support after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
- Peregrine — British Columbia forest fire fighting assistance by soldiers
- Persistence (1998) — Canadian operation at Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia to recover bodies after crash of SwissAir Flight 111
- Recuperation (1998) — Canadian assistance after major snowstorms in eastern Canada
- Sumatra Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations following the 2005 Sumatra earthquake.
- Torrent (1999) — Canadian assistance after earthquake in Turkey
- Lichi (2000) — South African rescue operations in Mozambique after major flooding due to Cyclone Eline
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- Dorca French assistance in Darfur in 2004
- Unison Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina
[edit] Other
- List of amphibious assault operations
- List of fictional military operations
- List of Nuclear Tests
- Project Daedalus — British Interplanetary Society study to create a plausible design for an interstellar probe
- Project Longshot
- Project Jennifer (1974) — CIA lifting of a sunken Soviet submarine
- Project RAND
- Project Vanguard
- Norwegian military operations abroad
[edit] Non-military operations
- Bojinka — terrorist plot by al-Qaida members Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, foiled in 1995
- Clambake — anti-Scientology
- Red Dog — Foiled invasion of Dominica
