Capture of Torrijos Airport

Capture of Torrijos Airport
	Part of the United States invasion of Panama
	Torrijos Airport Capture of Torrijos Airport (Panama)
Date	20 December 1989
Location	Torrijos Airport, Panama
Result	American victory Capture of Panamanian Air Force;
Belligerents
United States	Panama
Commanders and leaders
Robert W. Wagner	Unknown
Units involved
75th Ranger Regiment 1st Ranger Battalion; 3rd Ranger Battalion Company C; ;	Panama Defense Forces 2nd PDF Company;
Strength
unknown; 4 C-130; 1 AC-130 gunship; AH-6 helicopters	200; 1 ZPU-4
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 5 wounded	5 killed; 50 captured; 398 civilians detained

The Capture of Torrijos Airport took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama, and was fought between the U.S. military and the Panama Defense Forces (PDF) on 20 December 1989. The goal of this operation was to capture the Panamanian Air Force, headquartered at the airport, and to close the airport to traffic coming into Panama.^[3]

The capture of Torrijos Airport was executed by the U.S. Army Rangers of the 75th Ranger Regiment.

^ Neville (19 May 2016). US Army Rangers 1989–2015, location 267. Osprey Publishing.
^ Neville, Leigh (19 May 2016). US Army Rangers 1989–2015, location 267. Osprey Publishing.
^ "Modern Rangers | Panama". www.suasponte.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[1] Neville (19 May 2016). US Army Rangers 1989–2015, location 267. Osprey Publishing.

[2] Neville, Leigh (19 May 2016). US Army Rangers 1989–2015, location 267. Osprey Publishing.

[3] "Modern Rangers | Panama". www.suasponte.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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