The Bay of Pigs Invasion involved which forces in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?

• A. The United States Navy and Cuban exiles
• B. The United States Air Force and Cuban exiles
• C. The United States Army and Cuban Exiles
• D. The United States Marines and Cuban exiles

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that the Bay of Pigs invasion was a covert operation planned by the United States and executed by Cuban exiles with U.S. backing. The actual fighting force on the ground was Cuban exiles (Brigade 2506) who were trained, equipped, and financed with U.S. support coordinated through American military channels.

This arrangement fits best because the invasion relied on exile troops as the combatants, while the United States provided crucial planning, logistics, and overall support via military and intelligence resources. Air and naval elements did participate to aid the operation, but the land assault depended on the Cuban exile fighters, with American involvement in the backing and coordination rather than a formal deployment of a U.S. Army unit on Cuban soil.