military operation
Example Sentences
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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
Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa became the largest military operation in history and a disaster for both Germany and the Soviet Union, with enormous numbers of dead and wounded on each side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
D-Day was the largest seaborne military operation ever attempted and involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops from the UK, US and Canada on five separate beaches in Normandy in northern France.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Even though we're doing what we're doing, which is ridiculous," he said of the military operation.
From Barron's ● May 13, 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
