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Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy. -- General Omar Bradley |
Golden Pheasant, Honduras, Mar 1988(159 total words in this text)(5767 Reads)  In 1988, when the borders of Honduras were threatened, XVIII Airborne Corps launched Operation Golden Pheasant to counter Nicaraguan incursions into Honduras. Elements of two divisions were dispatched on a no-notice deployment exercise and show of force to ensure the sovereignty of Honduran territory would be respected. An 82d Airborne Division Brigade task force of two battalions conducted a parachute insertion and airland operation into Honduras as part of Operation Golden Pheasant. The deployment was billed as a join training exercise, but the paratroopers deployed ready to fight, causing the Sandinistas to withdraw back across their border. Since 1990, Central America has experienced new political stability as the conflicts in El Salvador and Nicaragua have been resolved, and the overall threat of communist expansion has diminished. As a result, US-directed counterinsurgency and intelligence activities have ended. This continuing mission to Honduras consists of an infantry task force assisting in security and protection operations, including attached military police. |
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1863:
The largest cavalry battle of the Civil War is fought at Brandy Station, Virginia.
1923: Bulgarias government is overthrown by the military. 1942: The Japanese high command announces that "The Midway Occupation operations have been temporarily postponed." 1944: Russia penetrates into East Karelia, in Finland, as it fights to gain back control of territory that had already been ceded to it. 1945: Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declares that Japan will fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender. 1951: Eighth Army commander Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet insisted that his forces occupy suitable ground in the event of a cease-fire. 1951: After several unsuccessful attacks on French colonial troops, North Vietnams General Vo Nguyen Giap orders Viet Minh to withdraw from the Red River Delta. 1959: The first ballistic missile-carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, is launched. 1972: Part of a relief column composed mainly of South Vietnamese 21st Division troops finally arrives in the outskirts of An Loc. The division had been trying to reach the besieged city since April 9th. |
