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Within days of its activation, Operation Just Cause in Panama thrust the Command into action. USARSOC identified and mobilized individual volunteer Reserve Soldiers for duty in Panama and the succeeding CA operation there known as Promote Liberty. JUST CAUSE saw 96th CA BN jumping in at H-Hour with Rangers.
The U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard participated in the US invasion of Panama (1989–1990, Operation Just Cause). [1] Forces that participated include: U.S. soldiers holding a U.S. flag at La Comandancia. United States Southern Command [2] [3] United States Army South (USARSO) XVIII Airborne Corps – Joint Task Force South
Tactical map of Operation Just Cause showing major points of attack Elements of 1st Bn, 508th Infantry parachuting into a drop zone, during training, outside of Panama City. The U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard participated in Operation Just Cause. [37] Ground forces consisted of: combat elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps,
Due to the high level of casualties sustained (amounting to one-quarter of the assaulting force) and several inconsistencies regarding planning and command and control during the battle, the Battle of Paitilla Airport is considered one of the most controversial operations within Operation Just Cause from the US military perspective. [1]
Following JUST CAUSE, elements of the 528th and 112th remain in Panama supporting Operation PROMOTE LIBERTY, until mid-1990. Members of the unit were awarded a Joint MeritoriousUnit Award (Joint Staff Permanent order # J-1SO-0322-91) for participation in the JSOC JTF.
One of the sole remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack that launched World War II disobeyed orders and fought back. Now 100 years old, he continues to share his stories.
Operation Just Cause in Panama, 1989–1990 [16] The Liberation and Defense of Kuwait 1990; The Defense of Saudi Arabia, 1990–1991; Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti 1994–1995 [17] Operation Iraqi Freedom; OIF I 2003, An Nasiriyah, Iraq [18] [19] OIF IV 2005–2006, Tal Afar and Mosul, Iraq; OIF IX-X 2009 Basra, Iraq; Operation Enduring ...
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