Data Explorer
Every US war, intervention, and military action β sortable by cost, casualties, duration, and outcome.
37 conflicts
| Name | Years β | Duration | Cost (adj.) | US Deaths | Civilian Deaths | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran War (2026) | 2026βpresent | 0y | $29.0B | 15 | 1,701 | Ceasefire (Day 39) β Extended indefinitely Day 54 β Day 75: Pentagon: $29B cost. Ceasefire on 'life support.' Pentagon considers 'Sledgehammer' rebrand. Iran retains 30/33 Hormuz missile sites. Oil $107/bbl. IEA: supply below demand. Lebanon: 2,882+ killed |
| Red Sea / Houthi Campaign | 2023β2025 | 2y | $4.6B | 0 | 30 | Ceasefire |
| Lebanon: America's Proxy Front (2023-Present) | 2023βpresent | 3y | $21.7B | 0 | 5,048 | Developing |
| Ukraine Military Support | 2022βpresent | 4y | $175.0B | 0 | 0 | Ongoing |
| Yemen War (Saudi Support) | 2015β2025 | 10y | $10.0B | 2 | 150,000 | Ongoing humanitarian catastrophe |
| Syrian Civil War Intervention | 2014β2025 | 11y | $30.0B | 22 | 12,000 | Ongoing / ISIS territorial defeat |
| War Against ISIS | 2014βpresent | 12y | $115.0B | 93 | 13,000 | Partial Victory |
| Niger & Sahel Operations | 2013β2024 | 11y | $750M | 4 | 10 | Withdrawal |
| Libya Intervention | 2011β2011 | 0y | $1.5B | 0 | 30,000 | Regime change / State collapse |
| Somalia (AFRICOM Operations) | 2007βpresent | 19y | $5.0B | 8 | 200 | Ongoing |
| Global Drone Campaign | 2004βpresent | 22y | $30.0B | 0 | 22,000 | Ongoing |
| Iraq War | 2003β2011 | 8y | $2.0T | 4,431 | 300,000 | Pyrrhic victory / Strategic defeat |
| War in Afghanistan | 2001β2021 | 20y | $2.3T | 2,461 | 176,000 | Defeat |
| Global War on Terror (Other Operations) | 2001βpresent | 25y | $95.0B | 65 | 800 | Ongoing |
| Kosovo War (NATO Bombing) | 1998β1999 | 1y | $10.0B | 2 | 500 | Objective Met |
| Bosnia Intervention | 1995β2004 | 9y | $35.0B | 12 | 500 | Dayton Accords |
| Somalia Intervention | 1992β1994 | 2y | $3.3B | 43 | 1,000 | Withdrawal |
| Gulf War (Desert Storm) | 1990β1991 | 1y | $136.0B | 382 | 3,500 | Victory |
| Invasion of Panama | 1989β1990 | 1y | $400M | 23 | 500 | Victory |
| Invasion of Grenada | 1983β1983 | 0y | $400M | 19 | 24 | Victory |
| Chilean Coup Support | 1970β1973 | 3y | $80M | 0 | 3,200 | Regime change |
| Dominican Republic Intervention | 1965β1966 | 1y | $2.8B | 44 | 3,000 | Regime installed |
| Bay of Pigs Invasion | 1961β1961 | 0y | $460M | 4 | 176 | Defeat |
| Vietnam War | 1955β1975 | 20y | $1.0T | 58,220 | 2,000,000 | Defeat |
| Guatemalan Coup | 1954β1954 | 0y | $33M | 0 | 200,000 | Regime change |
| Iranian Coup (Operation Ajax) | 1953β1953 | 0y | $11M | 0 | 300 | Regime change |
| Korean War | 1950β1953 | 3y | $389.0B | 36,574 | 2,000,000 | Stalemate / Armistice |
| World War II | 1941β1945 | 4y | $4.8T | 405,399 | 50,000,000 | Victory (Allied) |
| World War I | 1917β1918 | 1y | $380.0B | 116,516 | 6,500,000 | Victory (Allied) |
| Philippine-American War | 1899β1902 | 3y | $14.0B | 4,196 | 250,000 | Victory (US) |
| Spanish-American War | 1898β1898 | 0y | $9.6B | 2,446 | 200,000 | Victory |
| American Civil War | 1861β1865 | 4y | $80.0B | 655,000 | 50,000 | Victory (Union) |
| Mexican-American War | 1846β1848 | 2y | $2.5B | 13,283 | 25,000 | Victory |
| War of 1812 | 1812β1815 | 3y | $1.8B | 15,000 | 1,500 | Inconclusive / Status Quo |
| First Barbary War | 1801β1805 | 4y | $80M | 35 | β | Victory |
| Quasi-War with France | 1798β1800 | 2y | $160M | 514 | β | Treaty / Inconclusive |
| American Revolutionary War | 1775β1783 | 8y | $2.4B | 25,000 | 25,000 | Victory |