(#30) Operation Vittles
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It exemplified the ability of the western Allies to work together against a common enemy, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was born during the airlift. For the Air Force, Operation Vittles provided abundant lessons about airlift.
(#26) Operation Centaur Rodeo
The centaur is the half-man/half-horse creature of Greek mythology. A rodeo full of centaurs - can you get more American than that? The operation itself - to disrupt weapons smuggling - is not nearly as awesome as its name.(#3) Operation Desert Storm
The code name for the US-led assault to kick Iraq out of Kuwait, the name predicted the conflict perfectly - a storm of hell coming out of the desert.(#9) Operation Urgent Fury
The US invasion of Grenada in 1983 boasts an awesomely American code name. You need tough action, and you need it now? Bam, urgent fury!(#22) Operation Breakfast
The opening phase of the US bombing of Cambodia was named after breakfast, the most American meal of the day.
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For confidentiality reasons, the U.S. military began to use military operation codes as early as World War II. At that time, the staff of the U.S. military selected more than 1000 common nouns and adjectives to form a list of operation names. One of the most distinctive features is the naming of the Normandy landing Operation Overlord. In 1975, a computer system for automated management of military operations names was developed.
Are you interested in military operations? The random tool collected the 30 most awesomely American names for military operations, and you can see more pictures here, such as Operation Eagle Claw, Operation Urgent Fury, etc.
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