Operation Just Cause
A story of a fast, hard night strike to remove a dictator and reshape the balance of power in a vital crossroads of the Americas.
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Operation Just Cause begins in Panama
In the early hours of December 20th, 1989, American forces launched Operation Just Cause, a large joint operation to remove Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega and secure key sites.
Operation Linebacker
Three years later, the focus in Vietnam had shifted from large American ground offensives toward air power as the main tool for influencing events. On May 9th, 1972, the United States began a new phase of bombing known as Operation Linebacker, paired with the mining of North Vietnam’s principal harbors to cut the flow of supplies.
Operation Linebacker II begins over North Vietnam
On December 18th, 1972, United States bombers and supporting aircraft began a concentrated air offensive often known as the “Christmas bombing” of North Vietnam.
Operation Market Garden
A story of a bold airborne gamble, a narrow road north, and the bridges that proved just one too many.
Operation Market Garden airborne landings
Two days after the Peleliu landings, American paratroopers were jumping over the Netherlands as part of an ambitious Allied plan to seize a route across major rivers into Germany.
Operation Menu
By 1969, the Vietnam War had become a grinding conflict, with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces using sanctuaries in nearby Cambodia and Laos to rest, resupply, and move along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Seeking to disrupt those bases, President Richard Nixon authorized a series of secret bombing raids by B-52 bombers against selected locations inside Cambodia.
Operation Neptune Spear
Nearly a decade after the attacks of September 11th, American intelligence and special operations forces converged on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, believed to shelter al-Qaeda’s leader. In a carefully rehearsed nighttime raid, United States Navy special operators flew in by helicopter, breached the walls, and fought their way through the building, killing Osama bin Laden and collecting valuable documents and e
Operation Rolling Thunder
As the Vietnam conflict deepened, American leaders turned to the air campaign as a tool of pressure and signal. On March 2nd, 1965, the United States began Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing effort against North Vietnam that was intended to deter aggression, reduce support to Viet Cong forces in the South, and reassure allies of American resolve.
Operation Shingle
On the western coast of Italy, Allied planners launched Operation Shingle with the hope of breaking the stalemate along the Gustav Line and speeding the capture of Rome. In the early hours of January 22nd, 1944, American and British troops came ashore near the small port of Anzio under a protective naval and air umbrella. The initial landings met relatively light opposition, and beachheads were established quickly, r
Operation Starlite
During the early buildup of American ground forces in Vietnam, United States Marines launched Operation Starlite, the first regimental-size offensive undertaken by American units in that war. Intelligence suggested a large Viet Cong force was preparing to strike the Marine base at Chu Lai, so commanders chose to attack first. On August 18th, 1965, Marines moved in by helicopter, amphibious landing craft, and overland
Operation Thunderbolt
After months of retreat and uncertainty in the Korean War, the Eighth Army under Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway prepared to strike back. On January 25th, 1951, United Nations forces launched Operation Thunderbolt, an offensive aimed at pushing north from positions south of Seoul and testing the strength of Chinese and North Korean units.
Operation Tidal Wave
The summer of 1943 found the United States Army Air Forces looking for ways to hit the Axis where it hurt most: oil. From airfields in North Africa, more than one hundred heavy bombers took off for a long-range, low-level mission against refineries around Ploesti, Romania, a key supplier of fuel to Germany. Flying at treetop height to evade radar and fighters, the crews encountered dense flak, smoke, and confusion ar
Operation Tomahawk
In the second year of the Korean War, United Nations forces under Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway were pushing north in a series of offensives to reclaim ground lost during earlier Communist advances. As part of this effort, planners designed an airborne operation to cut off retreating North Korean and Chinese units and support the drive across the Han River.
Operation Torch Landings in North Africa
On November 8th, 1942, the United States undertook its first major offensive in the European–North African theater of the Second World War.
Operation Urgent Fury
A story of a rushed island invasion, scrambled coordination, and the troops who made it work anyway.
Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada
Just two days after the Beirut bombing, American forces launched a very different operation in the Caribbean.
Operation Varsity
By March 1945, Allied armies had reached the last major natural barrier in western Germany, the River Rhine. In coordination with a large river crossing called Operation Plunder, planners organized an ambitious airborne assault code-named Operation Varsity, using British and American paratroopers and glider-borne troops.