Operation Just Cause

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Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.

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Generate an image of Operation Just Cause (Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedAt deposing Manuel Noriega ⓘ
belligerent Panamanian Defense Forces ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
casualties U.S. military killed and wounded ⓘ
civilianCasualties hundreds of Panamanian civilians killed or wounded ⓘ
codename Operation Just Cause ⓘ
commander Colin Powell ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ
Manuel Noriega ⓘ
Maxwell R. Thurman ⓘ
conflict United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endTime 1990-01-31 ⓘ
followedBy Operation Promote Liberty ⓘ
hasPart invasion of Panama ⓘ
justification alleged threats to U.S. nationals ⓘ
combatting drug trafficking ⓘ
defense of democracy in Panama ⓘ
legalStatus controversial under international law ⓘ
location Colón ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
Rio Hato ⓘ
Torrijos–Tocumen Airport ⓘ
notableEvent Noriega seeking refuge in the Vatican embassy in Panama City ⓘ
capture of Manuel Noriega ⓘ
objective defending the Panama Canal treaties ⓘ
protecting U.S. citizens in Panama ⓘ
securing American strategic interests in Panama ⓘ
opponent Panama ⓘ
partOf Cold War ⓘ
precededBy U.S. sanctions on Panama ⓘ
result U.S. victory ⓘ
installation of Guillermo Endara as president of Panama ⓘ
overthrow of Manuel Noriega ⓘ
startTime 1989-12-20 ⓘ
target Comandancia in Panama City ⓘ
Panamanian Defense Forces headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Panama City

Rio Hato airfield ⓘ
timePeriod December 1989 ⓘ
January 1990 ⓘ
usedUnit 75th Ranger Regiment ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (Light) ⓘ
82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
US Air Force ⓘ
US Marine Corps ⓘ
US Navy SEALs ⓘ
linked to: Navy SEALs

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United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Panama invasion ⓘ
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Operation Just Cause → hasPart → invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Operation Just Cause → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Operation Just Cause → codename → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
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1st Ranger Battalion → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Colin Powell → conflictParticipatedIn → Invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Navy SEALs → engagement → Invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
All American Division → participatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Manuel Noriega → reasonForEndOfPosition → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Manuel Noriega → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Manuel Noriega → surrenderedTo → United States forces in Panama ⓘ
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Panamanian Defense Forces → significantEvent → 1989 United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Panamanian Defense Forces → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Panamanian Defense Forces → dissolvedFollowing → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Panamanian Defense Forces → dissolvedFollowing → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Comandancia in Panama City → event → 1989 United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Comandancia in Panama City → wasLargelyDestroyedDuring → 1989 United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Comandancia in Panama City → relatedEvent → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato airfield → wasObjectiveIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato airfield → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Rio Hato airfield → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Promote Liberty → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Operation Promote Liberty → follows → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Promote Liberty → precededBy → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (Light) → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (Light) → participatedIn → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Rio Hato → wasTargetIn → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
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Rio Hato → wasTargetIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato airfield → wasTargetIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject linked to: Rio Hato
7th Infantry Division (United States) → conflict → Panama campaign (Operation Just Cause) ⓘ
linked to: Operation Just Cause
Battle Dress Uniform → usedInConflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Banana Wars → hasPart → United States intervention in Panama ⓘ
linked to: Operation Just Cause
Maxwell R. Thurman → conflict → United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
linked to: Operation Just Cause
75th Ranger Regiment → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
CAG → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
1st Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions
1st SFOD-D → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps → conflictParticipation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject linked to: America’s Contingency Corps