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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11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conflict Operation Enduring Freedom
Prince Sultan Air Base usedDuring Operation Enduring Freedom
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call usedInConflict Operation Enduring Freedom
3/1 notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
War against the Taliban (1996–2001) endedBy Operation Enduring Freedom
this entity surface form: U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan in late 2001
E-3 usedInConflict Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: E-3 Sentry
CAB conflictsCovered Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: Combat Action Badge
Keystone Division participatedIn Operation Enduring Freedom
subject surface form: 28th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania Army National Guard conflictParticipation Operation Enduring Freedom
6th Operations Group conflictParticipation Operation Enduring Freedom