The first US military raid campaign abroad
The first US military raid campaign abroad military Janet Beattie 25 Feb 2021 (96) The bombing raid that fired the destroyer USS Philadelphia in the hands of pirates in 1804 is considered the first US military operation after independence. One night in mid-February 1980, Navy Captain Stephen Decatur and a small group of volunteers, mainly US Marines, secretly entered the port of Tripoli and burned the destroyer USS Philadelphia, captured by the enemy. Captain Stephen Decatur Photo: Wikipedia ...