military operation
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A Pentagon official said the U.S. was ending its official military operation, but it maintained intelligence, surveillance and other capabilities in the region that could be used in Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"There is a police deployment as if this were a military operation," said Beatriz Duro, Maricarmen's lawyer.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Pentagon said 417 of those personnel were injured in relation to Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the start of the war against Iran, the president listed his goals for the military operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Although Nixon insisted that this was not an invasion of Cambodia but just a military operation, the announcement galvanized the antiwar movement.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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