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Bookmark or Share- Operation Iraqi Freedom - NHHCOn 20 March 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began with preemptive airstrikes on former Iraqi dicator Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace and selected military targets. The initial assault was followed by approximately 67,700 “boots on the ground” with 15,000 Navy personnel on ships in the region. OIF was authorized when Iraq was found to be in breach of UN Security Council adopted ...
- Operation Enduring Freedom - NHHCIn response to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, Operation Enduring Freedom officially began 7 October 2001 with American and British bombing strikes against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Initially, the Taliban was removed from power and al-Qaeda was seriously crippled, but forces continually dealt with a stubborn Taliban insurgency ...
- Desert Shield/Desert Storm - NHHCWhen the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the United States deployed a major joint force as part of a multination coalition to stop President Saddam Hussein’s brutal aggression. The U.S. Navy provided sea control and maritime superiority, which paved the way for the introduction of U.S. and allied air and ground forces. At the time of the invasion, the Navy was already on station ...
- US Navy in Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2002 - NHHCNaval History & Heritage Command, 2016. Download a PDF Version of 'US Navy in Operation Enduring Freedom' [1MB] On the morning of 11 September 2001, terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda perpetrated the most devastating attack on the United States since the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in December 1941.
- Navy’s Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - NHHCIn recent years, the Fire Scout and Scan Eagle platforms were used during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom from multiple ground and sea-based platforms. Unmanned systems are typically utilized for either dull (surveillance) or dangerous work where it is more feasible to use the technology than risk a human life.
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