1950–1953 |
Korean War |
United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China |
1960–1975 |
Vietnam War |
United States and South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam |
1961 |
Bay of Pigs Invasion |
United States vs. Cuba |
1983 |
Grenada |
United States intervention |
1989 |
U.S. Invasion of Panama |
United States vs. Panama |
1990–1991 |
Persian Gulf War |
United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq |
1995–1996 |
Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
United States as part of NATO acted as peacekeepers in former Yugoslavia |
2001–present |
Invasion of Afghanistan |
United States and Coalition Forces vs. the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to fight terrorism |
2003–2011 |
Invasion of Iraq |
United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq
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2004–present |
War in Northwest Pakistan |
United States vs. Pakistan, mainly drone attacks |
2007–present |
Somalia and Northeastern Kenya |
United States and Coalition forces vs. al-Shabaab militants |
2009–2016 |
Operation Ocean Shield (Indian Ocean) |
NATO allies vs. Somali pirates |
2011 |
Intervention in Libya |
U.S. and NATO allies vs. Libya |
2011–2017 |
Lord's Resistance Army |
U.S. and allies against the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda |
2014–2017 |
U.S.-led Intervention in Iraq |
U.S. and coalition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria |
2014–present |
U.S.-led intervention in Syria |
U.S. and coalition forces against al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Syria |
2015–present |
Yemeni Civil War |
Saudi-led coalition and U.S., France, and Kingdom against the Houthi rebels, Supreme Political Council in Yemen, and allies |
2015–present |
U.S. intervention in Libya |
U.S. and Libya against ISIS |