United States Involvement in Other Countries 2025

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AfghanistanAfghanistan1998, | 2001.1998 - Attack on targets in the country. | 2001 - Air attacks and ground operations oust Taliban government and install a new regime.
AngolaAngola1976-19921976-1992 - Military and CIA operations.
ArgentinaArgentina1833, | 1852-1853, | 18901833 - Forces land in Buenos Aires and engage local combatants. | 1852-1853 - Marines land in Buenos Aires. | 1890 - US sailors land in Buenos Aires.
BoliviaBolivia19861986 - Special Forces units engage in counter-insurgency.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia1993-19951993-1995 - Active military involvement with air and ground forces.
BrazilBrazil19641964 - CIA-backed military coup overthrows the government of Joao Goulart and Gen. Castello Branco takes power. Read More
CambodiaCambodia1969-1975, | 19751969-1975 - CIA supports military coup against Prince Sihanouk, bringing Lon Nol to power. Intensive bombing for seven years along border with Vietnam. | 1975 - Marines land, engage in combat with government forces.
CanadaCanada18371837 - Naval incident on the Canadian border leads to mobilization of a large force to invade Canada. War is narrowly averted.
ChileChile1891, | 19731891 - US sailors land in the major port city of Valparaiso. | 1973 - CIA-backed military coup ousts government of President Salvador Allende. Gen. Augusto Pinochet comes to power.
ChinaChina1843, | 1856, | 1859, | 1866, | 1894-1895 | 1900, | 1911-1941, | 1922-1927, | 1927-1934, | 1934, | 1946-19491843 - Marines land in Canton. | 1856 - Marines deployed in Canton. | 1859 - Troops enter Shanghai. | 1866 - Marines land in Newchwang. | 1894-1895 - Marines are stationed at Tientsin and Beijing. A naval ship takes up a position at Newchwang. 1900 - US forces intervene in several cities. | 1911-1941 - The US builds up its military presence in the country to a force of 5,000 troops and a fleet of 44 vessels patrolling China's coast and rivers |. 1922-1927 - Naval forces and troops deployed during a 5-year period. | 1927-1934 - Marines and naval forces stationed throughout the country. | 1934 - Marines land in Foochow. | 1946-1949 - Major US army presence of about 100,000 troops, fighting, training, and advising local combatants.
ColombiaColombia1856, | 1860, | 1865, | 1866, | 1870, | 1873, | 1885, | 1895, | 1901. | 1902, | 19031856 - Marines land for a counter-insurgency campaign. | 1860 - Troops and naval forces deployed. | 1865 - Marines landed. | 1866 - Troops invade and seize Matamoros, later withdraw. | 1870 - Marines landed. | 1873 - Marines landed. | 1885 - Troops land in Colon and Panama City. | 1895 - Marines are sent to the town Bocas del Toro. | 1901 - Marines land. | 1902 - US forces land in Bocas de Toro. | 1903 - With US backing, a group in northern Colombia declares independence as the state of Panama.
CroatiaCroatia19951995 - Krajina Serb airfields attacked.
CubaCuba1822-1825, | 1898, | 1906-1909, | 1912, | 1917-1933, | 1933, | 1961, | 19621822-1825 - Marines land in numerous cities in the Spanish island of Cuba and also in Spanish Puerto Rico. | 1898 - Naval and land forces seize Cuba from Spain. | 1906-1909 - Marines land. The US builds a major naval base at Guantanamo Bay. | 1912 - US sends army troops into combat in Havana. | 1917-1933 - Landing of naval forces. Beginning of a 15-year occupation. | 1933 - Naval forces deployed. | 1961 - CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion. | 1962 - Nuclear threat and naval blockade.
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic1903, | 1914, | 1916-1924, | 19651903 - Marines land in Santo Domingo. | 1914 - Naval forces engage in battles in the city of Santo Domingo. | 1916-1924 - Military intervention leading to an 8-year occupation. | 1965 - 23,000 troops land.
DR CongoCongo1960, | 1965, | 1996-19971960 - CIA-backed overthrow and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. | 1965 - CIA backed military coup overthrows President Joseph Kasavubu and brings Joseph Mobutu to power. | 1996-1997- Marines involved in operations in eastern region of the country.
EcuadorEcuador19631963 - CIA backs military overthrow of President Jose Maria Valesco Ibarra.
EgyptBritish Egypt18821882 - Troops land.
El SalvadorEl Salvador1932, | 1981-19921932 - Naval forces intervene. | 1981-1992 - CIA and special forces begin a long counterinsurgency campaign.
Falkland IslandsFalkland/Malvinas Islands18311831 - US naval squadrons aggress the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
FijiFiji1840-1841, | 18581840-1841 - Naval forces deployed, marines land. | 1858 - Marines land.
FranceFrance1798-18001798-1800 - Undeclared naval war against France, marines land in Puerto Plata.
GhanaGhana19661966 - CIA-backed military coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah.
GreeceGreece1827, | 1947-19491827 - Marines invade the Greek islands of Argentiere, Miconi and Andross. | 1947-1949 - US forces wage a 3-year counterinsurgency campaign.
GrenadaGrenada19831983 - Military forces invade Grenada.
GuamGuam1898, | 19031898 - Naval forces seize Guam Island from Spain and the US holds the island permanently. | 1903 - Navy begins development in Apra Harbor of a permanent base installation.
GuatemalaGuatemala1920, | 1954, | 1966-19671920 - Troops intervene. | 1954 - CIA overthrows the government of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. | 1966-1967 - Extensive counter-insurgency operation.
HaitiHaiti1888, | 1891, | 1914-1934, | 1959, | 1991, | 1994-1996, | 20041888 - Troops landed. | 1891 - Marines land on US-claimed Navassa Island. | 1914-1934 - Troops land, aerial bombardment leading to a 19-year military occupation. | 1959 - Marines land. | 1991 - CIA-backed military coup ousts President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | 1994-1996 - Troops depose military rulers and restore President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to office. | 2004 - Marines land. CIA-backed forces overthrow President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
HondurasHonduras1903, | 1907, | 1911, | 1912, | 1919, | 1924-1925, | 1983-19891903 - Marines go ashore at Puerto Cortez. | 1907 - Marines land and take up garrison in cities of Trujillo, Ceiba, Puerto Cortez, San Pedro, Laguna, and Choloma. | 1911 - Marines intervene. | 1912 - Marines land. | 1919 - Marines land. | 1924-1925 - Troops land twice in a two-year period. | 1983-1989 - Large program of military assistance aimed at conflict in Nicaragua.
IndonesiaIndonesia19651965 - CIA-backed army coup overthrows President Sukarno and brings Gen. Suharto to power.
IranIran1946, | 1953, | 1980, | 1984, | 1987-19881946 - Troops deployed in the northern province. | 1953 - CIA overthrows the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. | 1980 - Special operations units land in the Iranian desert. Helicopter malfunction leads to the aborting of the planned raid. | 1984 - Two Iranian jets shot down over the Persian Gulf. | 1987-1988 - Naval forces block Iranian shipping. Civilian airliner shot down by a missile cruiser.
IraqIraq1990-1991, | 1991-2003, | 1998, | 2003, | 2003-present1990-1991 - Major military operation, including naval blockade, air strikes; a large number of troops attack Iraqi forces in occupied Kuwait. 1991-2003 - Control of Iraqi airspace in the north and south of the country with periodic attacks on air and ground targets. | 1998 - Four days of intensive air and missile strikes. | 2003 - Invasion with large ground, air, and naval forces ousts the government of Saddam Hussein and establishes a new government. 2003-present - Occupation force of 150,000 troops in protracted counter-insurgency war. |
ItalyItaly19481948 - Heavy CIA involvement in national elections.
Ivory CoastIvory Coast18431843 - Marines land.
JapanJapan1854, | 1863, | 1864, | 18681854 - Commodore Perry and his fleet deploy at Yokohama. | 1863 - Troops land at Shimonoseki. | 1864 - Troops landed in Yedo. | 1868 - Naval forces deployed at Osaka, Hiogo, Nagasaki, Yokohama, and Negata.
LaosLaos1962, | 1965-1973, | 1971-19731962 - CIA-backed military coup. | 1965-1973 - Bombing campaign begin, lasting eight years. | 1971-1973 - Invasion by US and South Vietnames forces.
LebanonLebanon1958, | 1982-19841958 - US marines and army units totaling 14,000 land. | 1982-1984 - Marines land and naval forces fire on local combatants.
LiberiaLiberia1990, | 19971990 - Troops deployed, | 1997 - Troops deployed.
LibyaLibya1981, | 1986, | 19891981 - Naval jets shoot down two Libyan jets in maneuvers over the Mediterranean.| 1986 - US aircraft bomb the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, including direct strikes at the official residence of President Muamar al Qadaffi. | 1989 - Naval aircraft shoot down two Libyan jets over Gulf of Sidra.
MexicoMexico1836, | 1842, | 1846-1848, | 1859, | 1876, | 1913, | 1914, | 1915-19161836 - Troops assist Texas war for independence. | 1842 - Naval forces temporarily seize cities of Monterey and San Diego. | 1846-1848 - Full-scale war. Mexico cedes half of its territory to the US by the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo. | 1859 - Military force enters northern area. | 1876 - Army again occupies Matamoros. | 1913 - Marines land at Ciaris Estero. | 1914 - US forces seize and occupy Mexico's major port city of Veracruz from April through November. | 1915-1916 - An expeditionary force of the US Army under Gen. John J. Pershing crosses the Texas border and penetrates several hundred miles into Mexican territory. Eventually reinforced to over 11,000 officers and men.
NicaraguaNicaragua1854, | 1857, | 1867, | 1981-1990, | 1894, | 1896, | 1898, | 1899, | 1907, | 1910, | 1912-19331854 - Navy bombards and largely destroys city of San Juan del Norte. Marines land and set fire to the city. | 1857 - Marines land | 1867 - Marines land in Managua and Leon in Nicaragua. | 1981-1990, CIA directs exile "Contra" operations. US air units drop sea mines in harbors. | 1894 - Marines land at Bluefields on the eastern coast. | 1896 - Marines land in the port of Corinto. | 1898 - Marines land at the port city of San Juan del Sur. | 1899 - Marines land at the port city of Bluefields. | 1907 - Troops seize major centers. | 1910 - Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto. | 1912-1933 - Marines intervene. A 20-year occupation of the country follows.
North KoreaNorth Korea1871, | 1894-1896, | 1904-1905, | 1950-19531871-Forces landed. | 1894-1896 - Marines land and remain in Seoul. | 1904-1905 - Marines land and stay in Seoul. | 1950-1953 - Major forces engaged in war in Korean peninsula.
North MacedoniaMacedonia20012001 - NATO troops shift and partially disarm Albanian rebels.
OmanOman19701970 - Counter-insurgency operation, including coordination with Iranian marine invasion.
PanamaPanama1908, | 1912, | 1918-1920, | 1925, 1958, | 1964, | 1989-19901908 - Marines land and carry out operations. | 1912 - Army troops intervene. | 1918-1920 - Troops intervene, remain on "police duty" for over 2 years. | 1925 - Marines land and engage in operations. | 1958 - Clashes between US forces in Canal Zone and local citizens. | 1964 - Clashes between US forces in Canal Zone and local citizens. | 1989-1990 - 27,000 troops as well as naval and air power used to overthrow government of President Noriega.
ParaguayParaguay18591859 - Large naval force deployed.
PeruPeru1835-18361835-1836 - Troops dispatched twice for counter-insurgency operations.
PhilippinesPhilippines1948-1954, | 1989, | 1898, | 18991948-1954 - Commando operations, "secret" CIA war. | 1989 - CIA and Special Forces involved in counterinsurgency. | 1898 - Naval forces defeat the Spanish fleet and the US takes control of the country. | 1899 - Military units are reinforced for extensive counter-insurgency operations.
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico (formerly Spanish Colony)1822-18251822-1825 - Marines land in numerous cities in the Spanish island of Cuba and also in Spanish Puerto Rico.
RussiaRussia1918-19221918-1922 - Naval forces and army troops fight battles in several areas of the country during a five- year period.
SamoaSamoa1841, | 1885, | 1888, | 1889, | 18991841 - Naval forces deployed, marines land. | 1885 - Naval force deployed. | 1888 - Marines landed. | 1889 - Clash with German naval forces. | 1899 - Naval forces land
SomaliaSomalia1992-19941992-1994 - Special operations forces intervene.
SudanSudan19981998 - Air strikes destroy country's major pharmaceutical plant.
TaiwanTaiwan18671867 - Marines land.
TurkeyTurkey1849, | 19221849 - Naval force dispatched to Smyrna. | 1922 - Marines engaged in operations in Smyrna (Izmir).
United KingdomBritain18121812 - War of 1812, includes naval and land operations.
UruguayUruguay1855, | 1858, | 18681855 - Financial and materiel support for colonial French military operations, leads eventually to direct US military involvement. 1858 - Marines land in Montevideo. | 1868 - Marines land at Montevideo.
VietnamVietnam1954, | 1960-1964, | 1965-19751954 - Financial and materiel support for colonial French military operations, leads eventually to direct US military involvement. | 1960-1964 - Gradual introduction of military advisors and special forces. | 1965-1975 - Large commitment of military forces, including air, naval and ground units numbering up to 500,000+ troops. Full-scale war, lasting for ten years.