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:
United States Southern Command[2][3]
- United States Army South (USARSO)
- XVIII Airborne Corps – Joint Task Force South
- 1st Corps Support Command (United States) (Fort Bragg)
- 46th Support Gp.
- 189th Maintenance Battalion
- 8th Ordnance Company (ammo) attached to SOUTHCOM to augment the 565 Ordnance Detachment (ammo)
- 189th Maintenance Battalion
- 525th Military Intelligence Brigade (Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence) (Airborne)(FT Bragg)
- 319th Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations) (Airborne) (FT Bragg)
- A Co. 319th MI BN (Corps Tactical Operations Support Element)
- B Co. 319th MI BN (Signal)
- 519th Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Exploitation) (Airborne) (FT Bragg)
- A Co 519th MI BN (Interrogation)
- B Co. 519th MI BN (Counterintelligence)
- C Co. 519th MI BN (SIGINT and Voice Intercept)
- 319th Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations) (Airborne) (FT Bragg)
- 16th MP Brigade Fort Bragg
- 92nd MP Battalion Fort Clayton
- 549th MP Company Fort Davis
- 1138th MP Company, Det. 1, Missouri Army National Guard, Doniphan, Missouri
- 1109th Signal Brigade
- 35th Signal Brigade (25th Signal Battalion/50th Signal Battalion/327th Signal Battalion/426th Signal Battalion) Fort Bragg North Carolina
- 142nd Medical Battalion
- 324th Support Group
- 470th Military Intelligence Brigade
- 747th MI BN, Galeta Island
- 29th MI BN, Fort Davis
- '193rd Infantry Brigade, Task Forces Bayonet
- 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry
- 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry. Detach from 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- C Company, 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment (Airborne), Detach from 82nd ABN Div
- D Company, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion (USMC)
- D Battery, 320th Field Artillery Regiment
- 59th Engineer Company (Sapper)
- 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Meade, MD
- 209th Military Police Company, Fort Meade, MD
- 555th Military Police Company, Fort Lee, VA
- 988th Military Police Company, Fort Benning Georgia
- 401st Military Police Company, Fort Hood
- 7th Infantry Division (Light), Task Force Atlantic[4]
- A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry
- 2nd Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment (DRF 2)
- 5th Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment (DRF 1)
- 6th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment
- A Battery, 2-62d ADA
- B Company, 27th Engineer Battalion
- B Company, 7th Medical Battalion
- B Company, 707th Maintenance Battalion
- B Company, 7th Supply and Transportation Battalion
- 3rd Brigade
- 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment
- C Company, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Detach from 82nd ABN Div
- B Battery, 7th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment
- B Battery, 2d Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- C Company, 27th Engineer Battalion
- C Company, 7th Medical Battalion
- C Company, 707th Maintenance Battalion
- C Company, 7th Supply & Transportation Battalion
- 3d Platoon, Company B, 127th Signal Battalion
- 127th Signal Battalion (-)
- 27th Engineer Battalion (-)
- 7th Military Police Company (-)
- 107th Military Intelligence Battalion (-)
- 5th Public Affairs Detachment
- 82nd Airborne Division, Task Force Pacific
- 1st Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 2d Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 3d Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (-)
- A Company, 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- A Battery, 3d Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
- A Battery, 3d Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- C Company, 3d Battalion, 73d Armored Regiment (-)
- A Company, 307th Engineer Battalion
- A Company, 782d Maintenance Battalion
- B Company, 307th Medical Battalion
- A Company, 407th Supply & Services Battalion
- A Company, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion
- 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division
- 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
- 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
- 3d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
- A Company, 13th Engineer Battalion
- A Company, 707th Maintenance Battalion
- A Company, 7th Medical Battalion
- A Company, 7th Supply and Transportation Battalion
- 1st Platoon, B Company, 127th Signal Battalion
- Company B, 82d Signal Battalion (-)
- 82d Military Police Company (-)
- 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum
- 1st Brigade
- Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Task Force Aviation
- 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 195th Air Traffic Control Platoon
- 214th Medical Detachment
- 3rd Battalion, 123d Aviation, Task Force Hawk (Fort Ord)
- E Company, 123d Aviation Regiment (-)
- 1st Battalion, 82d Aviation Regiment, Task Force Wolf (Fort Bragg)
- 1st Battalion, 82d Aviation Regiment (-)
- Troop D, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 123d Aviation Regiment (-)
- Company D, 82d Aviation Regiment (-)
- 1st Battalion, 82d Aviation Regiment (-)
- 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 46th Support Gp.
- 6th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Task Force Semper Fi (MARFOR)
- I Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
- K Company, 3d Battalion, 6th Marines
- Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion (-)
- G and H Detachment, Brigade Service Support Group 6
- 1st Platoon, Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams
- Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment (U.S. Embassy)
- Marine Corps Security Force Company Panama
- 534th Military Police Company (U.S. Army), Fort Clayton
- 536th Engineer Battalion (U.S. Army)
United States Special Operations Command
- 7th Special Forces Group
- 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
- SEAL Team 2[5]
- SEAL Team 4
- SEAL Team 6
- 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-DELTA
- 75th Ranger Regiment
- 96th Civil Affairs Battalion
- 4th Psychological Operations Group
- 8th Special Operations Squadron
- 16th Special Operations Squadron
- 20th Special Operations Squadron
- 55th Special Operations Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Wing
- 24th Composite Wing, Howard AFB
- 317th Tactical Airlift Wing
- 314th Tactical Airlift Wing
- 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard
- 815th Tactical Airlift Squadron
- Twenty-Second Air Force
- 60th Military Airlift Wing
- 62d Military Airlift Wing
- 63d Military Airlift Wing
- 437th Military Airlift Wing
- 433d Military Airlift Wing
- 32d Aeromedical Evacuation Group
- 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- 512th Military Airlift Wing
- 172d Military Airlift Wing
- 363d Security Police Squadron
- 27th Security Police Squadron
- 3d Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (3d MAPS)
- 366th Tactical Fighter Wing
- 37th Tactical Fighter Wing
- 836th Security Police Squadron
- 63d Security Police Squadron
- 552d Airborne Warning And Control Wing
- 3d Combat Communications Group
- Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS)
- 1352d Combat Camera Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
- 1361st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina
- 1369th Combat Camera Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
- United States Navy SEALs
- Naval Special Warfare Unit EIGHT
- Special Boat Unit TWENTY-SIX
- United States Naval Small Craft and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS)
- USS Vreeland (FF-1068)
- Mine Division 127[6]
References
- ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Defends Against Terrorism Locally, Globally". archive.defense.gov. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
Coast Guardsmen served in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Mayaguez Incident in Cambodia in 1975, Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama,-
- ^ "Operation Just Cause: Panama 1989". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.[full citation needed]
- ^ Huff, William Harrison (2002). The United States 1989 military intervention in Panama: A just cause? (MA thesis). Louisiana State University. pp. 77–82. doi:10.31390/gradschool_theses.2884.
- ^ "Operation Just Cause Historical Summary". GS.Org.
- ^ "SCUBAPRO Sunday - Operation Just Cause - Soldier Systems Daily". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "OPERATION JUST CAUSE: List of Participating Units". history.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-01-21.