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OPERATION JUST CAUSE, REPUBLIC OF
PANAMA |
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The United States invaded Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking charges and was accused of suppressing democracy in Panama and endangering U.S. nationals.
Noriega’s Panamanian Defense Forces were promptly crushed, forcing the dictator to seek asylum with the Vatican
Embassy in Panama City, where he surrendered on January 3, 1990.
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Operation Just
Cause Origins (332
pages, 6 Meg PDF),
courtesy of U.S. Army Center of Military
History
Red Devils of Panama
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Talking Him In
a radio op clears a CH-47 Chinook into the LZ while some troops
await its arrival |
First Stick
loads aboard the Chinook while more troopers rest before their
turn comes up |
AA Beats AAA Any Day
another day, another place as a Chinook makes a service call for
a Humvee. These vehicles could be loaded inside or hung on
exterior support cables for transport which seems to be the case
here |
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[courtesy of Paul Clayton, Co C] |
