Japanese word for Operation, in the sense of a project or task - slang What would be the Japanese equivalent of the word **operation** , in the sense of a project or task? Some examples would be: * Operation Infiltrate-the-Castle * Operation Human Shield (from South Park) * Operation _random cool name_ In English this usage obviously comes from a military background, but what is the corresponding Japanese term? **And more importantly, would you use this in the same tongue-in-cheek manner as in English, to glorify some task or project and make it sound exciting?**

It is easiest to give a familiar example

> Operation Desert Shield

ie place the name of the operation in front of

I think you could get away with using katakana words for foreign activties.