Operation Urgent Fury

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:United_States_invasion_of_Grenada
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:casualties 116 U.S. wounded
19 U.S. killed
358 Grenadian and Cuban wounded
45 Grenadian and Cuban killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Pedro_Comas_(Cuba)
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Joseph_Metcalf_III
General Hudson Austin (Grenada)
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Regional_Security_System
gptkbp:endDate 1983-10-29
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Urgent Fury
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda
gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Dominica
gptkb:Grenada
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legacy influenced U.S. military doctrine
subject of films and books
gptkbp:location gptkb:Grenada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage restricted
gptkbp:notableEvent rescue of American medical students at St. George's University
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Navy_SEALs
gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkb:Delta_Force
gptkb:Caribbean_Peace_Force
gptkbp:operator invasion
airborne assault
amphibious landing
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:People's_Revolutionary_Army_(Grenada)
Cuban military personnel
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Grenadian_coup_d'état_(1983)
gptkbp:purpose overthrow the Marxist government of Grenada
protect American citizens
gptkbp:result U.S. victory
restoration of constitutional government in Grenada
gptkbp:significance led to Goldwater-Nichols Act reforms
first major U.S. military operation since Vietnam War
gptkbp:startDate 1983-10-25
gptkbp:UNResolution General Assembly condemned the invasion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:160th_Special_Operations_Aviation_Regiment
gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Navy_SEALs
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4