Operation JUST CAUSE, Panama. The Planning and Execution of Joint Operations In Panama February 1988 - January 1990.

Abstract

Written shortly after the completion of Operation JUST CAUSE, this monograph traces the involvement of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff in planning and directing combat operations in Panama. The study begins with the initial development of contingency plans in February 1988 and concludes with General Manuel Noriega's surrender to U.S. officials on 3 January 1990. Relying primarily upon Joint Staff files and interviews with key participants, the author, Dr. Ronald Cole, provides an account of the parts played by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and the Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command in planning for operations in Panama and their roles in the combat operations that followed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA313465

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People

  • Ronald H. Cole

Organizations

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff

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  • Air Force
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
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  • Geography
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
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  • Second World War
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  • United States Southern Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

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