Post-Vietnam Conflicts

Question 1

In Oct 1983, what operation supported the invasion by sending 1900 US Marines and Army Rangers to rescue hundreds of US citizens attending medical school there on the island of Grenada?

Answer 1

Operation Urgent Fury

Question 2

In 1969, who led a group of junior military officers that overthrew the pro-Western Libyan Arab monarchy; sponsored terrorist training camps within Libya and supplied funds, weapons, logistical support, and safe havens for numerous terrorist groups?

Answer 2

Muammar Qadhafi

Question 3

What aircraft crew was lost during the air strike operation against Libya?

Answer 3

F-111F Crew

Question 4

The US controlled and occupied the Panama Canal Zone through which it built a 40-mile long canal. What two oceans are connected by this canal.

Answer 4

Atlantic and Pacific

Question 5

Which president formally opened the Panama Canal on 12 July 1915?

Answer 5

President Woodrow Wilson

Question 6

Which president decided to invade Panama due to Manuel Noriega’s intensified harassment of his own people and all Americans, in 1989?

Answer 6

President Bush

Question 7

What was the name of the operation for the Panama Invasion, was the largest nighttime airborne operations since WWII, and the largest and most complex air operation since Vietnam?

Answer 7

Operation Just Cause

Question 8

When did Manuel Noriega surrender as a result of Operation Just Cause?

Answer 8

3 Jan 1990