| | | Casualties |
Mission | Dates | Strength | Deaths | Wounded |
Evacuation of Saigon | Apr 1975 | 865 Marines, 70 helos |
Mayaguez Rescue | May 12-15 1975 | | 41 | 50 |
Evacuation of 250 U.S. and other westerners from Lebanon | Jul 22-23 1976 | US Navy helos |
Korea-"tree cutting U.S. incident" | 1976 | Unspecified Reinforcements | 2 | 4 |
Sinai Multinational Force and Observers(MFO) | 1979-82 | 200 civilians 1,000 military |
Zaire | May-Jun 1978 | Aircraft to move Belgian & French troops to rescue westerners |
Iran-Desert One | Apr 1980 | 6 US transports, 8 helos | 8 | 5 |
Libya-Gulf of Sidra | Aug 1981 | 2 aircraft from USS Nimitz |
El Salvador | 1981-90 | 55 advisers to government forces | 6 | 3 |
Nicaragua | 1981-90 | Helos and pilots for Honduran force deployment |
Lebanon | Aug-Sep 1982 | 80 Marines for PLO departure |
Lebanon | Sep 1982-84 | 1900 Marines & Army as part of international force | 263 | 169 |
Egypt-Sudan | 1983 | AWACS plane to Egypt after Libya bombed Khartum,Sudan |
Chad | 1983 | 2 AWACS & 8 F-15s to assist Chad against Libya |
Grenada-Urgent to assist Chad against Libya | 1983-85 | 8,800 troops | 19 | 11 |
Lebanon Hostages | 1984 |
Egyptian Air Intercept-Achille Lauro terrorists | Oct 1985 | 4 F-14s |
Libya-Gulf of Sidra | 1986 | Missiles from naval task force |
Libya-Tripoli raid | Apr 1986 | 100 aircraft | 2 |
Operation Blast Furnace (antinarcotics) | 1986- | Army helos & personnel to assist Bolivia |
Persian Gulf Reflagging Operation "Earnest Will" | 1987-88 | Various USN ships | 39 USS Stark | 31 |
Panama | 1988 | 1,000 additional troops |
Libya | 1989 | 2 F-14s down 2 Libyan planes |
Panama | May 1989 | 1,900 additional troops |
Bolivia, Peru, Colombia | Sep 1989 | Approx. 100 troops for transport & anti-narcotics training |
Philippines | Dec 1989 | Aircraft from Clarke and 100 Marines to US Embassy in Manila |
Panama-Just Cause | 1989-90 | 14,000 troops in addition to troops in situ --27,351 total | 23 | 324 |
Liberia-Operation Sharp Edge | Jun 1990 | 4 ships & 2,000 Marines assist in evacuation |
Desert Shield/Desert Storm | 1990-91 | 665,476 troops | 383 | 467 |
Operation Eastern Exit--NEO from Somalia | Jan 1991 | 2 Marine Amphibious Ready Groups |
Bangladesh-Operation Sea Angel | May 1991 | Humanitarian relief |
Zaire-Operation Quick Lift | Sep 1991 | Aircraft to move Belgian & French troops to rescue westerners |
Kurdish relief "Provide Comfort" and "Safe Haven" | 1991-1996 | 13,000 troops in Provide Comfort; 5,000 in Safe Haven |
Operation Southern Watch (Iraq): Major contingency action | 1991-1996 | Aircraft no-fly zone & Maritime intercept |
Oct 1994 | 21,668 deployed to area |
Operation Desert Falcon (Saudi Arabia) | 1991- | Ballistic missile defense: 800 |
Haitian refugees: Operation GITMO | 1991-94 | U.S. Coast Guard and Navy |
Operation Provide Hope | Feb 1992 | Emergency airlift of excess medical supplies to former Soviet states |
Sierra Leone - Noncombatant evacuation | May 1992 |
Somalia: Operation Restore Hope | 1992-93 | 25,800 | 35 | 153 |
Former Yugoslavia Operation Provide Promise Opns Maritime Monitor/Guard Operation Sharp Guard Operation Deny Flight | 1992-95 | Airlift famine relief,Sea cargo monitoring and embargo in Adriatic, No-fly zone enforcement |
Angola-Operation Provide Transition | Aug 1992 | Airlift of demobilized Angolan soldiers |
Somalia, Kenya Operation Provide Relief | 1992 | Airlift of humanitarian aid for refugees |
Operation Able Sentry | 1993- | 450 in Macedonia |
Korea (nuclear power plants) | 1994 | Deployment of Patriot batteries and aircraft with support |
Haiti: Operations | 1993-95 | |
Support Democracy | | Naval blockade |
Restore Democracy | | 21,000 | 2 | 3 |
Uphold Democracy | | Nation building |
Cuban refugees Guantanamo: Operation Sea Signal | 1994-96 | U.S. Marines, Navy, Coast Guard |
Rwanda: Joint Task Force Support Hope | 1994-95 | 2,300 |
Persian Gulf Operation Vigilant Warrior | 1994 | 29,000 in theater |
Somalia--UN withdrawal - Operation United Shield | 1995 | 7,000 Marines, Navy |
Operation Deliberate Force (Bosnia air strikes) | 1995 | U.S. and NATO air and naval forces |
Intervention Force (IFOR)NATO in Bosnia Operation Joint Endeavor | 1995-96 | 20,000, 58,000 total force | 1 | 4 |
Stabilization Force (SFOR) NATO in Bosnia Operation Joint Guard | 1996-98 | 7,700 in Bosnia 3,000 in "rim" countries 36,000 total force |
Former Yugoslavia | 1996- |
Operation Deliberate Guard | | No-fly zone |
Operation Determined Guard | | Embargo |
Operation Desert Strike | Sep 1996 | Air attack over Southern Iraq |
Operation Northen Watch (No-fly zone over Northern Iraq) | 1996- | 1,100 |
Operation Pacific Haven (Relocate 6,500 Kurds to Guam) | 1996-1977 | 1,690 military and civilians |
Central African Republic NEO: Operation Quick Response | 1996 |
Liberia-Operation Assured Response Evacuate noncombatants (2,400 from 68 countries) | 1996- |
Zaire/Rwanda Operation Guardian Assistance | 1996 |
Military Observation Mission in Ecuador and Peru (MOMEP)Operation Safe Border | 1995-1997 | Logistics & Air transport, 4 UH-60 helos and 64 USA |
Operation Assured Lift (Liberia) | 1997 | 5 C-130’s and 200 USAF |
Operation Silver Wake: Albania NEO | 1997 | Helicopters 4,000 offshore |