military operation

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The removal involved a covert military operation which prosecutors allege that Van Dyke helped plan and execute within the US military.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The Justice Department has charged an Army special forces soldier, alleging that he used one of the world’s ripest insider-trading platforms to profit off of advance knowledge of a military operation.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

On Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed in an interview with NBC News that Israel would be “scaling back” that military operation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Under international law, the military is allowed to strike civilian power plants and other key infrastructure only if it contributes to a military operation and civilian harm is minimized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But President Eisenhower had insisted that the nation’s first foray into space be presented as a peaceful effort, rather than an explicitly military operation that risked triggering a dangerous retaliation by the Soviet Union.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly