Airborne operations

1976 counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission by the Israel Defense Forces

1983 conflict in Grenada involving US and Cuban led forces

The United States invasion of Panama began in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking. The operation, codenamed Operation Just Cause, concluded in late January 1990 with the surrender of Noriega. The Panama Defense Forces (PDF) were dissolved, and president-elect Guillermo Endara was sworn into office.

1977 aircraft hijacking

1980 Delta Force failed operation for rescuing American hostages

1979 Soviet assassination of Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin

1942 WWII battle in the Pacific Theatre

insurrectionary context in France linked to government instability and the Algerian war leading to the return to power of General de Gaulle

1943 an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily

1965 covert Pakistani military operation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir

airport in Panama

2009 military operation

1978 battle

Greek airlift operation during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974

1998 Offensive in the Second Congo War