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A military mission to accomplish a specific task.

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1. Operation Desert Storm (1991)-objective (mission) remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

2. Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-)-objective (mission) capture or eliminate Osama B. L. and/or his followers.

3. Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)-objective (mission) remove Saddam Hussian from power.

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