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==Cold War era== ===Asia=== *''[[Operation Pig Bristle|Pig Bristle]]'' (1946) {{flagicon|Australia}} — Unusual Australian operation to fly pig bristles needed to manufacture paint brushes out of [[China]] during the [[Chinese Civil War]] *''[[1953 Iranian coup d'état|Ajax]]'' (1953) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — Anglo-American plan for [[1953 Iranian coup d'état|Iranian coup d'état]] that deposed [[Mohammed Mosaddeq]] and reinstalled [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] *''[[Operation Desert Hawk]] ''(1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} — Pakistani Military operation in the disputed Rann of kutch area against [[Indian army|Indian offensive]]. *''[[Operation Atilla|Atilla]]'' (1974) {{flagicon|Turkey}} — [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]], leading to subsequent [[Military occupation|occupation]] of [[northern Cyprus]] *''[[Indonesian Invasion of East Timor|Operation Seroja]]'' (1975) {{flagicon|Indonesia}} — [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]], the largest [[Military Operation]] conducted by [[Military of Indonesia|Indonesian military]], leading to subsequent [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor|Integration of East Timor to Indonesia]] until 1999 *''[[Operation Cactus|Cactus]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|India}} — Indian armed forces oust [[Tamil nationalism|Tamil nationalist]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] of [[People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam|PLOTE]] who instigated a coup in [[Malé]] in the [[Maldives]]. *''[[Operation Chengiz Khan]]'' (1971) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} — [[Pakistan Air Force]] launches [[preemptive attack]]s on Indian [[air base]]s. *''[[Operation Claret|Claret]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — British [[Special Air Service|SAS]], [[New Zealand Special Air Service|NZSAS]] and Australian [[Australian Special Air Service Regiment|SASR]] patrols into [[Indonesia]] **''[[Mau Mau Uprising#State of Emergency|Jock Scott]]'' (1952) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British rounding up of suspected insurgents at the beginning of the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] **''[[Mau Mau Uprising#Targeting the Suppliers|Anvil]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British [[counter-insurgency]] operation in Nairobi during the Mau Mau Uprising *''[[Operation Eagle Claw|Eagle Claw]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|United States}} — Attempted rescue of [[Iran Hostage Crisis|American hostages]] held in [[Tehran]]. *''[[Operation Earnest Will|Earnest Will]]'' (1987–88) {{flagicon|United States}} — American protection of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the [[Persian Gulf]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] **''[[Operation Eager Glacier|Eager Glacier]]'' (1987–88) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. spy planes gather intelligence about [[Iran]]. **''[[Operation Nimble Archer|Nimble Archer]]'' (1987) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. retaliates for Iranian missile attack on reflagged Kuwaiti tanker. **''[[Operation Praying Mantis|Praying Mantis]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — U.S. retaliates against Iran for mining [[USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)|frigate]]. **''[[Operation Prime Chance|Prime Chance]]'' (1987–88) — Special operations to protect Kuwaiti tankers, run largely from barges in the northern [[Persian Gulf]]. *''[[Operation Evening Light|Evening Light]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|United States}} — failed U.S. attempt to rescue embassy hostages in [[Tehran]] *''[[Operation Gibraltar|Gibraltar]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} *''[[Operation Grand Slam|Grand Slam]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}} *''[[Operation Lucky Alphonse|Lucky Alphonse]]'' (1956) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British sweep of Troodos area on Cyprus for [[EOKA]] *''[[Operation Meghdoot|Meghdoot]]'' (1984) {{flagicon|India}} — [[Indian military]]'s capture of the majority of [[Siachen Glacier]]. *''[[Operation Nimrod|Nimrod]]'' (1980) — rescue of hostages in the [[Embassy of Iran, London|Iranian embassy]], [[London]] *''[[Operation Paul Bunyan|Paul Bunyan]]'' (1976) {{flagicon|United Nations}} — UN forces remove a tree in the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] *[[Operation Sparrowhawk (Cyprus)|Sparrowhawk I, II and III]] (1956) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British operations against [[EOKA]] on [[Cyprus]]. *''[[Team Spirit]]'' (1976–1993) {{flagicon|United States}} — Annual joint exercise with South Korean forces. *''[[Operation Dwarka|Dwarka]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|Pakistan}}— [[Pakistan Navy]]'s attack on the Indian coastal town of [[Dwarka]] on 7 September 1965. This was the first use of a Navy in the Indo-Pakistan Wars. *''[[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War)|Trident]]'' (1971) {{flagicon|India}} — [[Indian Navy]]'s bombing and blockade of [[Karachi Port]], Pakistan. *''[[Operation Storm-333|Storm-333]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Storming Afghan Political and military headquarters *''[[Operation Grand Junction|Grand Junction]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|United States}} — [[North Korea]]'s TET 1968 attempt to attack US assets in Seoul. ===Europe=== *[[Berlin Airlift]] of 1948: **''[[Operation Vittles|Vittles]]'' {{flagicon|United States|1912}}— US part of the Berlin Airlift **''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040404143246/http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm Planefare]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}— British part of the Berlin Airlift. *''[[Operation Gladio|Gladio]]'' (?) — Stockpiles of weapons in Italy, Switzerland, Austria and other countries for resistance to Soviet occupiers. *''[[Operation Gold|Gold]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United States|1912}}{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — covert American tunnel under the [[Berlin Wall]] *''[[Operation Neptune (Espionage)|Neptune]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Soviet-led counterintelligence operation. *''[[Exercise REFORGER|Reforger]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} — Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany". *''[[Corfu Channel Incident|Retail]]'' (1946) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British clearance of naval mines laid in Albanian waters. *''[[Operation Silver (1949)|Silver]]'' (1949) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — covert British communications tap in Austria *''[[Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia|Danube]]'' (1968) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Warsaw Pact invasion to halt Czechoslovakia's "Prague Spring" reforms *''[[Operation Banner|Banner]]'' (1969–2007) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Deployment of British troops to [[Northern Ireland]] to prevent sectarian killings and support [[Royal Ulster Constabulary|the police]] during the 1969–1997 [[Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign 1969–1997|armed campaign of the Provisional IRA]]. Operation Banner resulted in over 700 British Armed Forces deaths and 303 police deaths at the hands of native Irish Republicans. 307 people were killed by the British troops, about 51% of whom were civilians and 42% of whom were members of republican paramilitaries. ===South America=== *''[[Operation Brother Sam#US involvement|Brother Sam]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|United States}} — A US government contingency plan to support [[1964 Brazilian coup d'état|the military coup]] that overthrew the Brazilian constitutional president [[João Goulart]], if the coup had faced armed resistance *[[Ñancahuazú Guerrilla|''The track down operation'' (1967)]] {{flagicon|Bolivia}} {{flagicon|United States}} — that captured and executed [[Che Guevara#Bolivia|Che Guevara]] *''[[Operation Condor|Condor]]'' (1970s) — {{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Chile}} {{flagicon|Uruguay}} {{flagicon|Paraguay}} {{flagicon|Bolivia}} {{flagicon|United States}} — A campaign run by then South American Military Dictatorships' intelligence services with United States' support, which goal was extrajudicial and secretly, find, capture and eliminate political dissidents who, had succeeded to escape political repression in their homelands but could be found in any of these other countries. ===Central America and the Caribbean=== *''[[Operation PBFORTUNE|Fortune]]'' (1950s) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — 1951 [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as ''[[Operation PBSUCCESS|Success]]''. *''[[Operation PBSUCCESS|Success]]'' (1954) {{flagicon|United States}} — 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala. *''[[Operation Northwoods|Northwoods]]'' (1960s) {{flagicon|United States}} — plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba. *''[[Operation Peter Pan|Peter Pan]]'' (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US *''[[Bay of Pigs Invasion|Operation Pluto]]'' (1961) {{flagicon|United States}} — plan to invade Cuba and overthrow its government using a CIA-trained force of [[Cuban exile]]s. *[[Operation Mongoose|Mongoose]] (1962) {{flagicon|United States}} — plan for information gathering, sabotage, civil insurrection and overthrow of the Cuban government. *''[[Operation Ortsac|Phibriglex]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|United States}} — 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''. *''[[Operation Anadyr|Anadyr]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Cuban-Soviet plan to base nuclear weapons in [[Cuba]]; the cause of the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] **''[[Operation Anadyr|Kama]]'' (1962) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Soviet plan to forward-base seven Soviet ballistic missile submarines in Mariel, Cuba (part of ''Anadyr'') *''[[Operation Power Pack|Power Pack]]'' (1965) {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Brazil}} — US deployment with [[Inter-American Peace Force|OEA military support]] in the [[Dominican Republic]] *''Waverider'' (1972) {{flagicon|United States}} — **''[[Operation Acid Gambit|Acid Gambit]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} — Rescue of [[Kurt Muse]]. **''[[Operation Bushmaster|Bushmaster]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} — Security operations near US facilities. *''[[Invasion of Grenada|Urgent Fury]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|United States}} — US invasion of [[Grenada]] *''[[Contras#Illegal covert operations|Contras covert operation]]'' (1980s) {{flagicon|United States}} — Covert operations undertaken by [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan's administration]] to provide financial, military, logistic and supply support for the [[Contras]] *''[[Operation Golden Pheasant|Golden Pheasant]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — US deployment in Honduras *''[[United States invasion of Panama|Just Cause]]'' (1989) {{flagicon|United States}} — US invasion of [[Panama]] ===Southern Africa=== *''[[Operation Hurricane (Rhodesia)|Hurricane]]'' (1972–1980) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}}/{{flagicon|Zimbabwe Rhodesia}} — Operations by Rhodesian security forces against [[Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army|ZIPRA]] and [[Zimbabwe African National Union|ZANU]] guerillas in Mashonaland. *''[[Operation Overload|Overload]]'' (1974) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} — Rhodesian security forces operation to establish protected villages. *''[[Operation Savannah (Angola)|Savannah]]'' (1975–76) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African intervention in Angola in support of the [[National Liberation Front of Angola]] (FNLA). *''[[Operation Carlota|Carlota]]'' (1977) {{flagicon|Cuba}} — Cuban Deployment to counter South African attacks to Angola. *''[[Operation Dingo|Dingo]]'' (1977) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} — Rhodesian attack on camps in [[Mozambique]]. *''[[Operation Tangent (Rhodesia)|Tangent]]'' (1977–1980) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}}/{{flagicon|Zimbabwe Rhodesia}} — Operations by Rhodesian security forces against insurgents in [[Matabeleland]]. *''[[Operation Favour (Rhodesia)|Favour]]'' (1978–1980) {{flagicon|Rhodesia}}/{{flagicon|Zimbabwe Rhodesia}} — Training of former insurgents to serve as security force auxiliaries in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. *''[[Operation Reindeer|Reindeer]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African airborne attack on South West Africa People's Organization ([[SWAPO]]) base at [[Cassinga]], [[Angola]]. *''[[Operation Rekstok|Rekstok]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola. *''[[Operation Saffraan|Saffraan]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases in [[Zambia]]. *''[[Operation Klipklop|Klipklop]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African disruption of SWAPO logistics in Angola. *''[[Operation Sceptic|Sceptic]]'' (1980) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola. *''[[Operation Protea|Protea]]'' (1981) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO bases near [[Ondjiva|Ongiva]] and [[Xangongo]], Angola. *''[[Operation Carnation|Carnation]]'' (1981) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces along the Angolan border. *''[[Operation Meebos|Meebos]]'' (1982) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African destruction of SWAPO's "East Front" HQ at [[Mupa]], Angola. *''[[Operation Askari|Askari]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African attack on SWAPO and [[People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola]] (FAPLA) forces in [[Angola]]. *''[[Operation Phoenix (1983)|Phoenix]]'' (1983) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of [[South-West Africa]] *''[[Operation Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]]'' (1986) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African operation in support of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ([[UNITA]]) in [[Angola]]. *''[[Operation Moduler|Moduler]]'' (1987) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African operation to reverse the [[People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola|FAPLA]] advance on [[Mavinga]] and [[Jamba, Cuando Cubango|Jamba]]. *''[[Operation Hooper|Hooper]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African operation followup to ''Modular'' in pursuit of retreating FAPLA forces. *''[[Operation Packer|Packer]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} — South African operation to push FAPLA and Cuban forces north of the [[Cuito River]], following ''Hooper'' ===Chad=== *''[[Opération Bison|Bison]]'' (1969–1972) {{flagicon|France}} — French intervention to counter [[FROLINAT]] insurgency. *''[[Opération Tacaud|Tacaud]]'' (1978–1980) {{flagicon|France}} — Operation to avoid FROLINAT rebels taking Chad's capital. *''[[Opération Manta|Manta]]'' (1983–1984) {{flagicon|France}} — Intervention in the [[Chadian-Libyan conflict]]. *''[[Opération Epervier|Épervier]]'' (1986–2014) {{flagicon|France}} — French military presence in Chad originally designed to counter Libyan expansion in Northern Chad, then continued to support Chad during the Sudanese backed [[Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)|Chadian Civil War]] and later focused on counterterrorism against jihadi threats in the Sahel region. ===Congo/Zaire=== *''[[Operation Dragon Blanc|Dragon Blanc]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Belgium}} — Operation White Dragon – Cancelled Belgian airborne intervention in [[Bunia]] – [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]] *''[[Operation Dragon Noire|Dragon Noir]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Belgium}} — Operation Black Dragon – Belgian airborne intervention in [[Isiro|Paulis]] – [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]] *''[[Operation Dragon Rouge|Dragon Rouge]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Belgium}} — Operation Red Dragon – Belgian airborne intervention in [[Kisangani|Stanleyville]] – [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]] *''[[Operation Dragon Vert|Dragon Vert]]'' (1964) {{flagicon|Belgium}} — Operation Green Dragon – Cancelled Belgian airborne intervention in [[Watsa]] – [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]] *''[[Verveine]]'' (1977) {{flagicon|France}} — French intervention in [[Katanga Province|Shaba]] – [[Zaire]] *''[[Battle of Kolwezi#French Bonite (or Léopard) and Belgian Red Bean Operations|Bonite/Léopard]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|France}} — French airborne intervention in [[Kolwezi]] – [[Zaire]] *''[[Battle of Kolwezi#French Bonite (or Léopard) and Belgian Red Bean Operations|Red Bean]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|Belgium}} — Belgian airborne intervention in [[Kolwezi]] – [[Zaire]] ===Central African Republic=== *''[[Jean-Bédel Bokassa#Operations Caban and Barracuda|Barracuda]]'' (1979–1981) {{flagicon|France}} — Occupation of [[Bangui]], [[Central African Republic]] as a peace-keeping intervention after the overthrow of Emperor [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa|Bokassa]]. *''[[Jean-Bédel Bokassa#Operations Caban and Barracuda|Caban]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|France}} — Capture of Bangui airport as a prelude to ''Operation Barracuda'' in order to overthrow Emperor Bokassa. ===Falklands War (1982)=== *''[[Operation Rosario|Rosario]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Argentine joint operation **''[[Operation Algeciras|Algeciras]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Planned Argentine sabotage raid. **''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands#Operation Rosario|Azul]]'' {{flagicon|Argentina}} — Argentine invasion of the [[Falkland Islands]] *''[[Operation Corporate|Corporate]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British recapture of the islands **''[[Operation Paraquet|Paraquet]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British recapture of [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|South Georgia]]. **''[[Operation Black Buck|Black Buck]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British long-range bombing raid **''[[Operation Keyhole|Keyhole]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British commando raid on [[Thule Island]] **''[[Operation Purple Warrior|Purple Warrior]]'' — British training exercise incorporating lessons from the Falklands War **''[[Operation Sutton|Sutton]]'' {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British amphibious landings on [[San Carlos Water]] ===Other=== *''[[Operation Argus|Argus]]'' (1959) {{flagicon|United States}} — test of nuclear bombs in the [[Mesosphere|upper atmosphere]]. *''[[Operation Blowdown|Blowdown]]'' (1963) {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Australia/US/UK simulated nuclear explosion in a rain forest. *''[[Operation Cyclone|Cyclone]]'' (1979) {{flagicon|United States}} — US covert aid to Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviets. *''[[Operation El Dorado Canyon|El Dorado Canyon]]'' (1986) {{flagicon|United States}} — US strikes against [[Libya]] *''[[Operation Morning Light|Morning Light]]'' (1978) {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} — Joint Canadian-US effort to recover [[Kosmos 954]], a nuclear-powered Soviet [[RORSAT]]. *''[[Operation Morris Dance]]'' (1987) {{flagicon|Australia}} — Australian response to the first of the [[1987 Fijian coups d'état]]. *''[[Operation Mount Hope III|Mount Hope III]]'' (1988) {{flagicon|United States}} — covert recovery of a crashed Soviet-made Mil helicopter from Africa. *''[[Nuclear testing]]'' List of all known named nuclear tests.
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