| | | 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- | 200 civilians
1,000 military
and Observers (MFO) | - | - |
| 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 |
| Lebanon | Aug-Sep 1982 | 80 Marines for PLO departure | - | - |
| Lebanon | Sep 1982-84 | 1,900 Marines & Army as part of international force | 263 | 169 |
| Nicaragua | 1983-90 | Helos and pilots for Honduran force deployment | - | - |
| 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 Fury | 1983-85 | 8,800 troops | 19 | 119 |
| 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
USS Stark | 39 | 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 | 1992-Oct 1994 | Aircraft no-fly zone & Maritime intercept 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 | May 1992 | Noncombatant evacuation (NEO) | - | - |
| Somalia-Operation Restore Hope | 1992-93 | 25,800 troops | 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- | 345 in Macedonia | - | - |
Haiti: Operations
Support Democracy
Restore Deomcracy
Uphold Democracy | 1993-95 | Naval blockade
21,000
Nation building |
2 |
3 |
| Korea (nuclear power plants) | 1994 | Deployment of Patriot batteries and aircraft with support | - | - |
Operation Sea Signal-
Cuban refugees | 1994-96 | Navy, Coast Guard, U.S. Marines at Guantanamo | - | - |
Rwanda-
Joint Task Force Support Hope | 1994-95 | 2,300 | - | - |
Operation Vigilant Warrior-
Persian Gulf | 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 | - | - |
Military Observation Mission in Ecuador and Peru (MOMEP)
Operation Safe Border | 1995-98 | Logistics & Air Transport, 4 UH-60 helos and 64 USA | - | - |
| 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-
Operation Deliberate Guard
Operation Determined Guard | 1996-98 |
No-fly zone
Embargo | - | - |
| Operation Desert Focus | Jul 1996- | Force Protection 600 | - | - |
| Operation Desert Strike | Sep 1996 | Air attack over Southern Iraq | - | - |
Operation Pacific Haven
(Relocate 6,500 Kurds to Guam) | 1996-97 | 1,690 military and civilians | - | - |
| Operation Quick Response | 1996 | NEO from Central African Republic | - | - |
| Operation Assured Response | 1996- | NEO from Liberia; 2,400 from 68 countries | - | - |
| Operation Northen Watch (No-fly zone over Northern Iraq) | 1996- | 1,100 | - | - |
| Operation Assured Lift (Liberia) | 1997 | 5 C-130’s and 200 USAF | - | - |
| Operation Silver Wake | 1997 | Helicopters 4,000 offshore
NEO from Albania | - | - |
| Intrinsic Action I-III | Jan-Dec 1998 | 1,500 U.S. troops & Kuwait | - | - |
Determined Falcon
(Air power display over Albania & Macedonia) | Jun 1998 | U.S./Belgium/Denmark
France/Germany/Greece
Italy/Netherlands/Norway
Portugal/Spain/Turkey/UK | - | - |
Stabilization Force (SFOR)
NATO in Bosnia-Operation Joint Forge | Jun 1998 | 4,250 Army with Marine ARG support | - | - |
Former Yugoslavia
Operation Deliberate Forge
Operation Determine Forge | Jun 1998 |
No-fly zone
Embargo | - | - |
| Operation Safe Departure | Jun 1998 | NEO from Eritria | - | - |
| Operation Shepherd Venture | Jun 1998 | 130 U.S. forces
NEO from Guinea-Bissau | - | - |
| Operation Balkan Calm | Jul-Nov 1998 | Kosovo Observer Mission | - | - |
| Operation Autumn Shelter | Aug 1998 | NEO from Democratic Republic of Congo | - | - |
Operation Resolute Response
(Embassy Bombing assistance, Tanzania and Kenya) | Aug 1998 | Joint Task Force | - | - |
| Operation Infinite Reach | Aug 1998 | Tomahawk missile strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan | - | - |
| Operation Eagle Eye | Oct 1998 | Unarmed reconnaissance overSerbiaby U.S., UK, French, Italian, and German aircraft | - | - |
| Operation Strong Support | Nov 1998-Mar 99 | Hurricane disaster relief in Central America | - | - |
| Operation Desert Fox | Dec 1998 | 29,000 U.S., 1,500 UK | - | - |
Operation Allied Force
US Operation Noble Anvil) | Mar-Jun 1999 | Air campaign over Kosovo and Serbia | - | - |
Operation Allied Harbour
(US Operation Shining Hope) | Apr-Jul 1999 | Kosovar Albanian refugee aid | - | - |
Operation Joint Guardian
(Kosovo Force-KFOR) | Jun 1999 | 5,400 soldiers with Marine ARG support | - | - |
| Operation Avid Response | Aug-Sep 1999 | Humanitarian aid to Turkey | - | - |
East Timor (INTERFET)
UN International Force
(US Operation Stabilise) | Oct 1999-Feb 00 | 12 U.S. plus rotational force | - | - |
UN Transitional Administration
East Timor (UNTAET) | Oct 1999 | 9,287 including 3 U.S. military observers | - | - |
| Operation Fundamental Response | Jan-March 2000 | Humanitarian aid to Venezuela | - | - |
| U.S. Support Group East Timor (USGET) | Feb 2000 | 12 U.S. plus rotational force | - | - |
| Operation Atlas Response | Mar 2000 | Humanitarian aid to Mozambique | - | - |
Determined Response
USS Cole bombing | Oct 2000 | Joint Task Force | - | - |
Desert Spring (Kuwait)
(formerly Intrinsic Action) | Oct 2000 | 2,300 US troops and aircraft carrier battle group rotating presence for training | - | - |
| Desert Falcon (Kuwait) | Feb 2001 | 2,850 US troops | - | - |
| Desert Focus (Kuwait) | Feb 2001 | 2,850 US troops | - | - |
