On March 16th, 2026, the ISCAP released these documents from the Department of Navy. These documents are 5 Situations Reports (SITREPS) from the naval admiral of the on-scene Operation Urgent Fury invasion force, detailing the exact happenings on the ground. For documents 1-4, the ISCAP decided to declassify these originally Secret documents in their entirety. For document 5, the ISCAP decided to declassify the document in its entirety, with some information identified for continued holding under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
When Grenada gained its independence in 1974, the new government centered around socialist ideals, received aid from communist Cuba, and signed mutual-assistance agreements with Soviet bloc-countries. Maurice Bishop, the prime minister, was placed under house arrest after meeting with the United States. Days later, supporters of Bishop freed him from his house and then proceeded to Fort Rupert which was set up as their headquarters. They were soon attacked by a mass of troops forcing them to surrender, and in the end Bishop and seven of his loyal men were executed in the courtyard by firing squad. Additionally, there were over 600 US medical students on the island while this was happening. This, and a formal appeal for help from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, prompted the United States to launch a military intervention, named Operation Urgent Fury, its largest military action since the end of the Vietnam War. US troops were quickly able to occupy airfields, power stations, broadcast facilities, and secure the St. George University School of Medicine, where the students were enrolled.