Test your military knowledge: What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion called?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:37:42 -0400

What was the operational name for the Bay of Pigs?

Post other trivia for others to answer.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 20 at 2014 9:02 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:02:07 -0400

ORTSAC? Castro in reverse??

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 20 at 2014 11:16 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:16:59 -0400

It was called the Bay of Pigs invasion!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 20 at 2014 11:25 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:25:17 -0400

Operation Mongoose?

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 20 at 2014 11:32 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:32:33 -0400

Operation PB Success?

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 20 at 2014 11:52 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:52:57 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member Operation Falcon?

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 12:01 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:01:06 -0400

Operation Zapata

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 12:23 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:23:16 -0400

I am not certain there was any code word name beyond The Bay of Pigs Operation . . .

http://www.foia.cia.gov/collection/bay-pigs-release

Bay of Pigs Release | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)

The cornerstone of this collection is a two-volume, 400-plus page document consisting of (Volume I) the CIA Inspector General's (IG) Report on the CIA's ill-fated April 1961 attempt to implement national policy by overthrowing the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba by means of a covert paramilitary operation, otherwise known as the Bay of Pigs, and (Volume II), a commentary on the IG report written by the Directorate of Plans (DP), now known as the...

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 21 at 2014 12:37 AM

SFC Mark Merino — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:37:32 -0400

Operation LTC Private RallyPoint Member better not dare go to sleep tonight without giving up the answer!?!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 1:00 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 01:00:19 -0400

I refuse to Google it, as bad as I want to, because cheating. Meh.

So, in the meantime, I am awaiting response, LTC Private RallyPoint Member. Surely, it's a clever code name with something involving communism and Cuba. I know that much!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 1:27 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 01:27:14 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member is going to leave us all hanging until tommorrow SGT Private RallyPoint Member ..

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 2:34 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 02:34:43 -0400

Operation "FAIL" next question

Response by SPC David S. made Sep 21 at 2014 2:43 AM

SPC David S. — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 02:43:02 -0400

I do believe it was known as JMATE by the CIA. It was originally called JMARC so Im not sure of which one your looking for. The digraph, JM, stands for Cuba and the ATE or ARC is the actual code name for the operation name. Could be writen as JM/ATE. Three beaches were RED, BLUE, and GREEN.

AM was another digraph used for Cuba.