April to May, November to December. In May, Commander Charles Henry Davis of the United States Navy, with some marines, received the surrender of William Walker , self-proclaimed president of Nicaragua , who was losing control of the country to forces financed by his former business partner, Cornelius Vanderbilt , and protected his men from the retaliation of native allies who had been fighting Walker. Commodore Hiram Paulding 's act of landing marines and compelling the removal of Walker to the United States, was tacitly disavowed by Secretary of State Lewis Cass , and Paulding was forced into retirement.
From January 2 to 27, forces from two United States warships landed to protect American property during a revolution in Montevideo. The Secretary of State requested a display of naval force along the Levant after a massacre of Americans at Jaffa and mistreatment elsewhere "to remind the authorities of the Ottoman Empire of the power of the United States. Apologies were made after a large display of force. From July 31 to August 2, a naval force landed to protect American interests in Shanghai.
Angola , Portuguese West Africa: On March 1, American residents at Kissembo called upon American and British ships to protect lives and property during problems with natives. Colombia, Bay of Panama: From September 27 to October 8, naval forces landed to protect American interests during a revolution. A major war between the United States the Union and eleven Southern states which declared that they had a right to secession and formed the Confederate States of America.
July 16, Naval battle of Shimonoseki: From July 14 to August 3, naval forces protected the United States Minister to Japan when he visited Yedo to negotiate concerning some American claims against Japan, and to make his negotiations easier by impressing the Japanese with American power.
From September 4 to 14, naval forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands compelled Japan and the Prince of Nagato in particular to permit the Straits of Shimonoseki to be used by foreign shipping in accordance with treaties already signed. On March 9 and 10, US forces protected the lives and property of American residents during a revolution. The South is divided into five Union occupation districts under the Reconstruction Act.
To protect American residents, General Sedgwick and men in November obtained surrender of Matamoros , on the border state of Tamaulipas. After three days he was ordered by US Government to withdraw. His act was repudiated by the President. Formosa island of Taiwan: On June 13, a naval force landed and burned a number of huts to punish the murder of the crew of a wrecked American vessel. February 4 to 8, April 4 to May 12, June 12 and On February 7—8, and 19—26, US forces protected foreign residents and the customhouse during an insurrection at Montevideo.
In April, US forces protected passengers and treasure in transit at Aspinwall during the absence of local police or troops on the occasion of the death of the President of Colombia. Battle of Boca Teacapan: On June 17 and 18, US forces destroyed the pirate ship Forward , which had been run aground about 40 miles up the Teacapan Estuary in Mexico.
Shinmiyangyo — June 10 to 12, A US naval force attacked and captured five forts to force stalled negotiations on trade agreements and to punish natives for depredations on Americans, particularly for executing the crew of the General Sherman and burning the schooner which in turn happened because the crew had stolen food and kidnapped a Korean official , and for later firing on other American small boats taking soundings up the Salee River. Colombia Bay of Panama: May 7 to 22, September 23 to October 9. United States troops crossed the Mexican border repeatedly in pursuit of cattle thieves and other brigands.
From February 12 to 20, detachments from American vessels were landed to protect the interests of Americans living in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the coronation of a new king. On May 18, an American force was landed to police the town of Matamoros , Mexico, temporarily while it was without other government.
Lincoln County, New Mexico: July 14 to 18, American forces landed to protect American interests during warfare between British and Egyptians and looting of the city of Alexandria by Arabs. January 18 and 19, US forces were used to guard the valuables in transit over the Panama Railroad, and the safes and vaults of the company during revolutionary activity. June, A naval force was sent ashore to protect American residents in Seoul during unsettled political conditions, when an outbreak of the populace was expected. December 20, A display of force persuaded the Haitian Government to give up an American steamer which had been seized on the charge of breach of blockade.
November 14, to March 20, , US forces were landed to protect American citizens and the consulate during a native civil war. July 30 and 31, US forces at Honolulu protected the interests of Americans living in Hawaii during an American led revolution. A naval party landed to protect US consulate and legation in Buenos Aires. US forces sought to protect American lives and property on Navassa Island. Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations: July 2 to October 5, Naval forces sought to stop seal poaching. US and European naval forces intercepted and detained a shipment of arms sent to the Congressionalist forces in the Chilean Civil War.
On July 6, striking miners attacked Pinkerton National Detective Agency agents attempting to break the strike by bringing non-union workers to the mine. Johnson County War April 11 to 13, U. Cavalry sent to break up a gun battle at the TA Ranch.
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom: January 16 to April 1, Marines landed in Hawaii , ostensibly to protect American lives and property, but many believed actually to promote a provisional government under Sanford B. This action was disavowed by President Cleveland, and the United States apologized in July 6 to August 7, US forces sought to protect American interests at Bluefields following a revolution. Marines were stationed at Tientsin and penetrated to Peking for protection purposes during the First Sino-Japanese War.
A naval vessel was beached and used as a fort at Newchwang for protection of American nationals. July 24, to April 3, , A guard of marines was sent to protect the American legation and American lives and interests at Seoul during and following the Sino-Japanese War. March 8 and 9, US forces protected American interests during an attack on the town of Bocas del Toro by a bandit chieftain. May 2 to 4, US forces protected American interests in Corinto during political unrest.
Second Samoan Civil War , a conflict that reached a head in when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoan island chain. November 5, to March 15, , US forces provided a guard for the legation at Peking and the consulate at Tientsin during contest between the Dowager Empress and her son. American and British naval forces were landed to protect national interests at San Juan del Norte, February 22 to March 5, and at Bluefields a few weeks later in connection with the insurrection of Gen.
Philippine—American War , US forces protected American interests following the war with Spain, defeating Filipino revolutionaries seeking immediate national independence. Skirmishes between government troops and armed groups lasted until , and some historians consider these unofficial extensions of the war.
From May 24 to September 28, Boxer Rebellion. American troops participated in operations to protect foreign lives during the Boxer uprising, particularly at Peking. For many years after this experience a permanent legation guard was maintained in Peking, and was strengthened at times as trouble threatened. Colombia State of Panama: From November 20 to December 4. Separation of Panama from Colombia US forces protected American property on the Isthmus and kept transit lines open during serious revolutionary disturbances. From September 17 to November 18, the United States placed armed guards on all trains crossing the Isthmus to keep the railroad line open, and stationed ships on both sides of Panama to prevent the landing of Colombian troops.
From March 23 to 30 or 31, US forces protected the American consulate and the steamship wharf at Puerto Cortes during a period of revolutionary activity. From March 30 to April 21, a detachment of marines was landed to protect American interests in the city of Santo Domingo during a revolutionary outbreak. US forces sought to protect American interests and lives during and following the revolution for independence from Colombia over construction of the Isthmian Canal.
With brief intermissions, United States Marines were stationed on the Isthmus from November 4, to January 21, to guard American interests. From January 2 to February 11, American and British naval forces established an area in which no fighting would be allowed and protected American interests in Puerto Plata and Sosua and Santo Domingo City during revolutionary fighting. Marines were landed to protect the consul general. From November 17 to 24, U.
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From September to January 23, , US forces sought to protect interests and re-establish a government after revolutionary activity. From May 19 to September 4, Occupation of Nicaragua. On January 26, American naval detachments were landed to protect American lives and interests during a civil war in Honduras.
As the Tongmenghui -led Xinhai Revolution approached, in October an ensign and 10 men tried to enter Wuchang to rescue missionaries but retired on being warned away, and a small landing force guarded American private property and consulate at Hankow. Marines were deployed in November to guard the cable stations at Shanghai; landing forces were sent for protection in Nanking, Chinkiang, Taku and elsewhere. A small force landed to prevent seizure by the government of an American-owned railroad at Puerto Cortes.
The forces were withdrawn after the United States disapproved the action. Troops, on request of both political parties, supervised elections outside the Panama Canal Zone. From June 5 to August 5, U. From November 18 to December 3, U.
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From August to November , U. A small force, serving as a legation guard and seeking to promote peace and stability, remained until August 5, The disorders which began with the overthrow of the dynasty during Kuomintang rebellion in , which were redirected by the invasion of China by Japan, led to demonstrations and landing parties for the protection of U. The guard at Peking and along the route to the sea was maintained until In , the United States had 5, troops ashore in China and 44 naval vessels in its waters.
In the United States had 3, armed men ashore. The protective action was generally based on treaties with China concluded from to From September 5 to 7, a few marines landed at Ciaris Estero to aid in evacuating American citizens and others from the Yaqui Valley, made dangerous for foreigners by civil strife. January 29 to February 9, February 20 and 21, October In June and July, during a revolutionary movement, United States naval forces by gunfire stopped the bombardment of Puerto Plata, and by threat of force maintained Santo Domingo City as a neutral zone.
Tampico Affair led to Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. Also Pancho Villa Expedition — an abortive military operation conducted by the United States Army against the military forces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa from to and included capture of Veracruz. Pershing led an invasion force of 10, men into Mexico to capture Villa. US forces maintained order during a period of chronic political instability. American forces landed to quell a riot taking place on American property in Nanking.
American naval forces maintained order during a period of chronic and threatened insurrection. American troops were landed at Chungking to protect American lives during a political crisis. Entrance of the United States into the war was precipitated by Germany's submarine warfare against neutral shipping and the Zimmermann Telegram.
Most of the United States armed forces left Cuba by August , but two companies remained at Camaguey until February After withdrawal of the Pershing expedition, U. The incident began when German spies plotted an attack with Mexican soldiers on Nogales Arizona. The fighting began when a Mexican officer shot and killed a U. A full-scale battle then ensued, ending with a Mexican surrender. Marines were landed at and near Vladivostok in June and July to protect the American consulate and other points in the fighting between the Bolshevik troops and the Czech Army which had traversed Siberia from the western front.
A joint proclamation of emergency government and neutrality was issued by the American, Japanese, British, French, and Czech commanders in July. In August 7, men were landed in Vladivostok and remained until January , as part of an allied occupation force. In September , 5, American troops joined the allied intervention force at the city of Arkhangelsk and remained until June These operations were in response to the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and were partly supported by Czarist or Kerensky elements.
Consulate during the Greek occupation of Constantinople. From September 8 to 12, a landing force was sent ashore to maintain order in a neutral zone during an attempted revolution. On March 14, a landing force was sent ashore for a few hours to protect lives during a disturbance at Kiukiang. From April 9 to 27, U. Panama and Costa Rica: American naval squadrons demonstrated in April on both sides of the Isthmus to prevent war between the two countries over a boundary dispute.
From April to November , Marines were landed five times to protect Americans during periods of unrest. From February 28 to March 31, and from September 10 to 15, U. In September, Marines were landed to protect Americans and other foreigners in Shanghai during Chinese factional hostilities. From January 15 to August 29, fighting of Chinese factions accompanied by riots and demonstrations in Shanghai brought the landing of American forces to protect lives and property in the International Settlement. From April 19 to 21, U.
From October 12 to 23, strikes and rent riots led to the landing of about American troops to keep order and protect American interests. United States forces came and went intermittently until January 3, In August and September, the Nationalist attack on Hankow brought the landing of American naval forces to protect American citizens. A small guard was maintained at the consulate general even after September 16, when the rest of the forces were withdrawn.
Likewise, when Nationalist forces captured Kiukiang, naval forces were landed for the protection of foreigners November 4 to 6. In February, fighting at Shanghai caused presence American naval forces and marines to be increased. In March, a naval guard was stationed at American consulate at Nanking after Nationalist forces captured the city. American and British destroyers later used shell fire to protect Americans and other foreigners.
Subsequently, additional forces of Marines and naval forces were stationed in the vicinity of Shanghai and Tientsin. American forces were landed to protect American interests during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai. During a revolution against President Gerardo Machado naval forces demonstrated but no landing was made. Marines landed at Foochow to protect the American Consulate. Troops were sent to guard air and naval bases obtained under lease by negotiation with the United Kingdom.
These were sometimes called lend-lease bases but were under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Greenland was taken under protection of the United States in April. In November, the President ordered American troops to occupy Dutch Guiana, but by agreement with the Netherlands government in exile, Brazil cooperated to protect aluminum ore supply from the bauxite mines in Suriname. Iceland was taken under the protection of the United States , with consent of its government replacing British troops, for strategic reasons.
Sometime in the spring, the President ordered the Navy to patrol ship lanes to Europe. In October 50, U. Marines were sent to North China to assist Chinese Nationalist authorities in disarming and repatriating the Japanese in China and in controlling ports, railroads, and airfields. This was in addition to approximately 60, U.
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Occupation of part of Germany. Occupation of part of Austria. Temporary reoccupation of the Philippines during World War II and in preparation for previously scheduled independence. President Truman ordered the increase of US troops along the zonal occupation line and the reinforcement of air forces in northern Italy after Yugoslav forces shot down an unarmed US Army transport plane flying over Venezia Giulia..
A Marine consular guard was sent to Jerusalem to protect the U. Marines were dispatched to Nanking to protect the American Embassy when the city fell to Communist troops, and to Shanghai to aid in the protection and evacuation of Americans. US forces deployed in Korea exceeded , during the last year of the active conflict Over 36, US military were killed in action. Naval units evacuated U. First military advisors sent to Vietnam on February 12, By , US troop levels had grown to 21, The President's action was supported by a Congressional resolution passed in that authorized such actions in that area of the world.
After citing what he falsely termed were attacks on U. Following this resolution, and following a communist attack on a U. The Third Marine Expeditionary Unit landed on May 17, to support that country during the threat of Communist pressure from outside; by July 30, the 5, marines had been withdrawn. Cuban missile crisis , On October 22, President Kennedy instituted a "quarantine" on the shipment of offensive missiles to Cuba from the Soviet Union. He also warned Soviet Union that the launching of any missile from Cuba against nations in the Western Hemisphere would bring about U.
A negotiated settlement was achieved in a few days. From October until , the United States played an important role in military support of anti-Communist forces in Laos. The United States sent four transport planes to provide airlift for Congolese troops during a rebellion and to transport Belgian paratroopers to rescue foreigners.
Invasion of Dominican Republic: The revolution was crushed when U. Marines landed to uphold the military regime by force. The United States sent three military transport aircraft with crews to provide the Congo central government with logistical support during a revolt.
The bombings last at least two years. See Operation Commando Hunt. The object of this attack, which lasted from April 30 to June 30, was to ensure the continuing safe withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam and to assist the program of Vietnamization. The operation was conducted from December 18—29, It was a bombing of the cities Hanoi and Haiphong by B bombers. Operation Nickel Grass , a strategic airlift operation conducted by the United States to deliver weapons and supplies to Israel during the Yom Kippur War. United States naval forces evacuated U.
On April 30, , President Ford reported that a force of 70 evacuation helicopters and Marines had evacuated about 1, U. On July 22 and 23, , helicopters from five U. Additional forces were sent to Korea after two American soldiers were killed by North Korean soldiers in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea while cutting down a tree.
They are there to train with Egyptian armed forces as part of the Camp David peace accords signed in After a guerrilla offensive against the government of El Salvador, additional U. First Gulf of Sidra incident , on August 19, , U. The United States periodically held freedom of navigation exercises in the Gulf of Sidra, claimed by Libya as territorial waters but considered international waters by the United States. On March 19, , President Reagan reported the deployment of military personnel and equipment to participate in the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai.
Multinational Force in Lebanon , on August 21, , President Reagan reported the dispatch of Marines to serve in the multinational force to assist in the withdrawal of members of the Palestine Liberation force from Beirut. The Marines left September 20, On September 29, , President Reagan reported the deployment of marines to serve in a temporary multinational force to facilitate the restoration of Lebanese government sovereignty. In July , the United States undertook a series of exercises in Honduras that some believed might lead to conflict with Nicaragua.
On March 25, , unarmed U. On August 8, , President Reagan reported the deployment of two AWACS electronic surveillance planes and eight F fighter planes and ground logistical support forces to assist Chad against Libyan and rebel forces. On June 5, , Saudi Arabian jet fighter planes, aided by intelligence from a U. KC tanker, shot down two Iranian fighter planes over an area of the Persian Gulf proclaimed as a protected zone for shipping.
On October 10, , U. Navy pilots intercepted an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Sicily. The airliner was carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro who had killed an American citizen during the hijacking. Muammar Gaddafi was responsible for a bomb attack at a German disco that killed two U.
Army personnel and aircraft assisted Bolivia in anti-drug operations. President Reagan reported that U. The United States gradually reduced its forces after a cease-fire between Iran and Iraq on August 20, The operation took place roughly at the same time as Operation Earnest Will. Operation Praying Mantis was the April 18, action waged by U. Military dogs were actively participating in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Traditionally, the most common breed for these police-type operations has been the German Shepherd ; in recent years there has been a shift to smaller dogs with keener senses of smell for detection work, and more resilient breeds such as the Belgian Malinois and Dutch Shepherd for patrolling and law enforcement.
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All MWDs in use today are paired with a single individual after their training. This person is called a handler. While a handler usually won't stay with one dog for the length of either's career, usually a handler will stay partnered with a dog for at least a year, and sometimes much longer. The latest canine tactical vests are outfitted with cameras and durable microphones that allow dogs to relay audio and visual information to their handlers.
In the s the US Air Force used over 1, dogs worldwide. Today, personnel cutbacks have reduced USAF dog teams to approximately , stationed throughout the world. Many dogs that operate in these roles are trained at Lackland Air Force Base , the only United States facility that currently trains dogs for military use. Change has also come in legislation for the benefit of the canines. Prior to , older war dogs were required to be euthanized. The new law permits adoption of retired military dogs.
As a partner in everyday military police work, dogs have proven versatile and loyal officers. Police dogs can chase suspects, track them if they are hidden, and guard them when they are caught. They are trained to respond viciously if their handler is attacked, and otherwise not to react at all unless they are commanded to do so by their handler. Many police dogs are also trained in detection as well.
Both MWDs and their civilian counterparts provide service in drug detection, sniffing out a broad range of psychoactive substances despite efforts at concealment. Provided they have been trained to detect it, MWDs can smell small traces of nearly any substance, even if it is in a sealed container. Dogs trained in drug detection are normally used at ports of embarkation such as airports , checkpoints, and other places where there is high security and a need for anti- contraband measures.
MWDs can also be trained to detect explosives. As with narcotics, trained MWDs can detect minuscule amounts of a wide range of explosives, making them useful for searching entry points, patrolling within secure installations, and at checkpoints. The United States has used dogs to intimidate prisoners in Iraqi prisons. Pappas approved the use of dogs for interrogations. Frederick testified that interrogators were authorized to use dogs and that a civilian contract interrogator left him lists of the cells he wanted dog handlers to visit.
Smith, were then charged with maltreatment of detainees, for allegedly encouraging and permitting unmuzzled working dogs to threaten and attack them. Prosecutors have focused on an incident caught in published photographs, when the two men allegedly cornered a naked detainee and allowed the dogs to bite him on each thigh as he cowered in fear. It is believed that the use of dogs on prisoners in Iraq was learned from practices at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. A few months later following revelations of abuses at Abu Ghraib prison , including use of dogs to terrify naked prisoners; Rumsfeld then issued a further order prohibiting their use by the regular U.
Traditionally, as in World War II , US military working dogs war dogs were returned home after the war; to their former owners or new adopted ones. The Vietnam War was different in that US war dogs were designated as expendable equipment and were either euthanized or turned over to an allied army prior to the US departure from South Vietnam.
In , President Bill Clinton signed a law that allowed these dogs to be adopted, [56] making the Vietnam War the only American war in which US war dogs never came home. Military working dogs continue to serve as sentries, trackers, search and rescue , scouts, and mascots. Retired working dogs are often adopted as pets or therapy dogs. Army working dog, a German Shepherd , wearing body armor clears a building in Afghanistan. A Navy Master-at-arms fires blank ammunition to condition his dog to the sound.
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