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A Military Operation is a coordinated activity carried out by a military force with the aim of achieving specific strategic or tactical objectives.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be executed during armed conflict or as part of a peacekeeping mission.
- It can (often) involve multiple branches of the armed forces, including the army, navy, air force, and special forces.
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- It can range from being a Small Unit Military Operation to being a Theater-Wide Military Operation, depending on its operational scope.
- It can range from being a Limited Duration Military Operation to being a Extended Military Operation, depending on its temporal scope.
- It can range from being a Tactical Military Operation to being a Strategic Military Operation, depending on its military objective.
- It can range from being a Covert Military Operation to being an Overt Military Operation, depending on its operational security requirements.
- It can range from being a Low Intensity Military Operation to being a High Intensity Military Operation, depending on its combat intensity.
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- It can involve the use of a wide range of military assets, including ground troops, aerial bombardment, naval forces, and cyber operations.
- It can be planned and executed based on intelligence gathered through reconnaissance, surveillance, and espionage to increase the likelihood of mission success.
- It can be governed by the rules of engagement and international laws such as the Geneva Conventions to minimize harm to civilians and prisoners of war.
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- Examples:
- Conventional Military Operations, such as:
- Large Scale Military Operations, such as:
- Eastern Front Military Operation (1941) for military invasion operation of the Soviet Union.
- Armored Military Operation Citadel (1943) for military breakthrough operation at Kursk.
- Strategic Military Operation Bagration (1944) for military offensive operation in Eastern Europe.
- Allied Military Operation Overlord (1944) for military liberation operation of Western Europe.
- Coalition Military Operation Desert Storm (1991) for military liberation operation in Kuwait.
- Coalition Military Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003) for military regime change operation in Iraq.
- Russian Military Operation Ukraine (2022) for military expansion operation in Eastern Ukraine.
- Medium Scale Military Operations, such as:
- Desert Military Operation Compass (1940) for military warfare operation in North Africa.
- Amphibious Military Operation Husky (1943) for military invasion operation of Sicily.
- Airborne Military Operation Market Garden (1944) for military breakthrough operation in Netherlands.
- Amphibious Military Operation Chromite (1950) for military landing operation at Inchon.
- Large Scale Military Operations, such as:
- Special Military Operations, such as:
- Counter-Terrorism Military Operations, such as:
- Military Intelligence Operations, such as:
- Population Control Military Operations, such as:
- Civilian Targeting Military Operations, such as:
- Population Military Operations, such as:
- Military Exercise Operations, such as:
- Large Scale Military Exercise Operations, such as:
- Military Wargame Operations, such as:
- Peace Support Military Operations, such as:
- State Security Military Operations, such as:
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- Conventional Military Operations, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Diplomatic Negotiation, which aim to resolve conflict through dialogue rather than military action.
- Humanitarian Operation, which focus on providing aid and relief to civilian populations, rather than combat or warfare.
- See: Combat Operation, Asymmetric Warfare, Special Operations, Civilian Targeting Operation.