Military operation during the United States invasion of Panama
Operation Acid Gambit
Part of the United States invasion of Panama
Panama City
Operation Acid Gambit (Panama)
Date
20 December 1989
Location
Panama City, Panama
Result
American victory
Mission accomplished.
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
Strength
23 Delta Operators 4 MH-6 helicopters
unknown
Casualties and losses
4 wounded 1 helicopter crashed
5 killed 1 captured
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American invasion of Panama
Torrijos Airport
Acid Gambit
Renacer Prison
Rio Hato
Paitilla Airport
Balboa Harbour
Fort Amador
Coco Solo
Pacora Bridge
Panama City
Nifty Package
Western Operations
Madden Dam
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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