Descriptions of these operations available at the Army's official "Index of Operational and Code Names."
World War II
- Operation Argument
- Operation Backhander
- Operation Blackcock
- Operation Boston (constructed an airfield in, you guessed it, the Abau-Mullins region of New Guinea)
- Operation Carpetbagger
- Operation Casanova (a "diversionary" operation)
- Operation Clean Slate
- Operation Fivesome
- Operation Frantic
- Operation Huddle ("a sub-task of PESTILENCE")
- Operation Kaput
- Operation Magneto
- Operation Pig Stick
- Operation Plunder
- Operation Providence
- Operation Super-Gymnast
- Operation Toenails
The Korean War
- Operation Big Switch (a.k.a. "The Korean War")
Miscellaneous Military Disasters
- Operation Blue Spoon
- Operation Continue Hope (Somalia)
- Operation Eastern Exit (because Hope didn't Continue all that long in Somalia)
- Operation Fiery Vigil
- Operation Golden Pheasant
- Operation Hawkeye XVIII (followed smashing success of Operation Hawkeye XVII)
- Operation Nimrod Dancer ("Operation Nimrod Dancer?" "OPERATION NIMROD DANCER!")
- Operation Productive Effot
- Operation Provide Promise
- Operation Purple Storm
- Operation Sand Flea
- Operation Sharp Edge
Gulf War I
- Operation Bump
- Operation Desert Calm (a.k.a. "The Gulf War")
- Operation Desert Shield (a.k.a. "The Gulf War")
- Operation Desert Storm (a.k.a. "The Gulf War")
- Operation Desert Sword (code named used in early phases of "The Gulf War")
- Operation Friction (Canadian code name for its naval contribution)
- Operation Larry
Various Operations and Projects Whose War and Point Escape Me*
- Operation Brown Bag
- Operation Bad Gas
- Operation Electric Avenue
- Operation Wingit
- Operation ProFraud
- Operation Baited Hook
- Operation Bad Back
- Project Can't Be
- Operation Shrinkwrap
- Operation Barndoor
- Project Broken Rule
- Operation Blood Money
- Operation PC Scam
- Operation Busted Dreams
- Project Forgery
- Operation Treasure Trolls
- Operation Barrel Roll
- Project Excess
- Project Crank Call
- Project Makeover
- Project Easy Pickings
- Project Oil Slick
- Project Bad Lab
- Project Stolen Secrets
- Operation Fake Fuel
- Project Back Orifice
- Operation Wise Cracker
- Operation Head Game
- Project Kickback
- Operation Rhumba
- Operation Kill-Dare
- Operation Kick the Can
- Project Core Values
- Project Hot Dog
- Operation Fatcat
- Operation Hands Off
- Project Walk Along
- Operation Chosen Path
- Project Dropbox
- Project Blue Lagoon
- Operation Deception
- Project X-Files
- Operation Hack in the Box
- Operation Sign-Off
- Operation Kaboom
*Courtesy of Michael Ravnitzky, a freelance journalist, who took them from a list of closed investigations provided by the office of the inspector general of the U.S. Defense Department.
Operation Treasure Trolls is officially a keeper. That's true talent.
Posted by: David | Thursday, 10 March 2005 at 07:26 PM
Operation Nimrod Dancer. Operation Nimrod Dancer? Operation Nimrod Dancer!
Operation Pig Stick is my other favorite. Operation Provde Promise and Productive Effort seem to be part of the military's short-lived campaign to pummel the enemy with positivity.
Posted by: Brian | Tuesday, 15 March 2005 at 09:32 PM