Operation Acid Gambit
Military operation during the United States invasion of Panama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Acid Gambit took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama, on 20 December 1989. It was a U.S. Delta Force operation that retrieved Kurt Muse, an American expatriate living in Panama who had been arrested for leading a plot with other Panamanian to overthrow of the government of Panama, from the Cárcel Modelo, a notorious prison in Panama City.
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Operation Acid Gambit | |||||||
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Part of the United States invasion of Panama | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Panama | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Col. Peter J. Schoomaker Eldon Bargewell Gary L. Harrell |
Manuel Noriega Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1st SFOD-D Night Stalkers | Panama Defense Forces | ||||||
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23 Delta Operators 4 MH-6 helicopters | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4 wounded 1 helicopter crashed |
5 killed 1 captured |
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