What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 2005
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 35.00° N, 71.20° E
- Description
- 2005 U.S. military operation during the War in Afghanistan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Whalers
2005 U.S. military operation during the War in Afghanistan
Operation Whalers was a United States Marine Corps military operation that took place in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, between August 13 and August 18, 2005, just weeks after the disastrous Operation Red Wings. Like Operation Red Wings, the objective of Operation Whalers was the disruption of Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) activity in the region in support of further stabilizing the region for unencumbered voter turnou…
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