Operation Golden Pheasant

Operation Golden Pheasant
Part of the Nicaraguan Revolution
Collage of Images during Operation Golden Pheasant
Date 1988 Location Honduras Result US/Honduran strategic victory Withdrawal of Nicaraguan forces from Honduran territory
Belligerents
United States  Honduras	Nicaragua
Commanders and leaders
President Ronald Reagan George Fisher José Azcona del Hoyo	Humberto Ortega Daniel Ortega
Units involved
7th Infantry Division (Light) 82nd Airborne Division 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, A company, C company, HHC company Scout Platoon 3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment Honduran Army	Sandinista Popular Army
Strength
5,000 12,000	9,000
Casualties and losses
21 or less were killed	29 or more were killed

Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, in response to Nicaraguan attacks on Contra logistics in Honduras.