The Battle of Mosul was fought in November 2004 during the Iraq War, as insurgents attempted to seize the city amid the U.S. offensive in Fallujah.

On October 7, 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom began as a U.S.-led campaign to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks.

The Second Battle of Fallujah, or Operation Phantom Fury, was a major U.S.-led offensive from November 7 to December 23, 2004, during the Iraq War.

The Battle of Ia Drang (November 14–18, 1965) was the first major clash between U.S. Army forces and the People's Army of Vietnam in the Vietnam War.

The Battle of Chosin Reservoir (November 27–December 13, 1950) was a key Korean War clash where 30,000 UN troops, mostly U.S. Marines, faced brutal temperatures and 100,000 Chinese forces in North Korea.

The Battle of Tora Bora, fought from December 3 to 17, 2001, was a significant military engagement during the early stages of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance is observed on December 7 to honor and remember the lives lost in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

On December 13, 2003, during Operation Red Dawn, U.S. forces captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

The Battle of the Bulge was fought during World War II in the Ardennes Forest from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945.

Operation Desert Storm started with an aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on January 17, 1991, and concluded with the U.S.-led liberation of Kuwait on February 28, 1991.

The Paris Peace Accords were signed on January 27, 1973 in Paris, France ending the United States' direct military involvement in the Vietnam War.

The Battle of Marjah (Operation Moshtarak) was launched on February 13, 2010, as a major NATO-led offensive in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, aiming to eliminate Taliban control in the region.