The United States has been involved in hundreds of interventions in foreign countries throughout its history, engaging in nearly 500 military interventions between 1776 and 2026, with half of these op
U.S. Marines raise the U.S. flag over Saddam Hussein's statue during the 2003 Iraq War.
U.S. Marines raise the U.S. flag over Veracruz, Mexico during the Banana Wars.
American colonial forces raided Nassau during the Revolutionary War in March 1776, as depicted by an artist in 1973.
The 1805 Battle of Derna, the first foreign United States military victory, as depicted by Charles Waterhouse.
The United States invasion of Panama began in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Norie
Foreign interventions by the United States
…Minister Maurice Bishop, the U.S. invaded Grenada in Operation Urgent Fury and held free elections. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush ordered an invasion of Panama to depose dictator Manuel Noriega in Operation Nifty Package. Noriega had been giving military aid to Contra groups in Nicaragua at the request of the…
Clockwise from top: Marines stand guard with their LAV-25 Aircraft parked at Tocumen Airport Three U.S. soldiers walk past a restaurant Flames engulf a Panama City neighborhood
1st Lt Robert Paz, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
George H. W. Bush President of United States of America at the time
Elements of 1st Bn, 508th Infantry parachuting into a drop zone, during training, outside of Panama City