Operation Enduring Freedom

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Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led global military campaign launched after the September 11, 2001 attacks, primarily targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan and associated terrorist networks worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military campaign
military operation
war on terror campaign
aimedAt Taliban
al-Qaeda
associated terrorist networks
coalitionPartner Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
conflict Global War on Terrorism
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasPart Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan

Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Caribbean and Central America

Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa

Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Kyrgyzstan

Operation Enduring Freedom – Pankisi Gorge
Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines

Operation Enduring Freedom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara
inceptionCause September 11 attacks
leadBy U.S. Central Command
surface form: United States Central Command

Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
legalBasis Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
location Afghanistan
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region

Central America
Central Asia
Horn of Africa
Philippines
Republic of Georgia
Trans-Saharan Africa
objective destroy al-Qaeda safe havens
disrupt terrorist training camps
remove Taliban from power in Afghanistan
partOf Global War on Terrorism
replacedBy Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
startDate 2001-10-07
theaterCommander David Petraeus
John Abizaid
Tommy Franks
usesMeans air strikes
conventional ground forces
special operations forces

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16th Combat Aviation Brigade notableDeployment Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Marine Logistics Group notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
3rd Marine Logistics Group engagement Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 7th Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines notableDeployment Operation Enduring Freedom
United States Air Forces in Europe notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. Fifth Fleet worldWarInvolvement Operation Enduring Freedom
Royal Danish Air Force participatedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
11th ACR conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 1st Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
E-3 Sentry usedInConflict Operation Enduring Freedom
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
Morón Air Base usedDuring Operation Enduring Freedom
Civil Reserve Air Fleet notableActivation Operation Enduring Freedom
Blackhorse Regiment conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
Air Force Special Operations Command conflictInvolvement Operation Enduring Freedom
4th Infantry Division (United States) participatedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
United States Army Central engagedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
Air Combat Command conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
75th Ranger Regiment engagement Operation Enduring Freedom
E-8 Joint STARS usedInConflict Operation Enduring Freedom
American Soldier mainSubject Operation Enduring Freedom
CAG notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 1st Ranger Battalion
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 2nd Ranger Battalion
Big Ugly Fat Fellow associatedWith Operation Enduring Freedom
1st SFOD-D notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker conflictParticipatedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
11th Signal Brigade engagement Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Cavalry Regiment notableEngagement Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Medical Brigade conflictParticipation Operation Enduring Freedom
America’s Contingency Corps conflictParticipation Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps
XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
36th Engineer Brigade conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
101st Combat Aviation Brigade conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
SOAR notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
33rd Fighter Wing conflictParticipatedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
Screaming Eagles conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 101st Airborne Division
7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) engagement Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. Forces–Afghanistan supportedOperation Operation Enduring Freedom