Operation Neptune Spear
$7M
Cost
79
Troops Deployed
0
US Casualties
4
Civilian Deaths
Overview
Navy SEAL Team 6 raid on Osama bin Laden compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 38 minutes from entry to extraction. Bin Laden killed and buried at sea.
Outcome
Bin Laden killed. War on Terror continued another decade. Pakistan relations strained.
Key Fact
Bin Laden lived 1 mile from Pakistan military academy for 5 years while Pakistan received $2B/yr in US military aid.