The Battle of Paitilla Airport was a battle between members of the PDF and SEAL Team 4, on the 20th of December 1989. Launched in the starting hours of Operation Just Cause , this operation was handled by SEAL Team 4. The force consisted of forty-eight U.S. Navy SEALs (three SEAL Platoons; Golf, Echo, and Delta) under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Toohey. The team was tasked with destroying Noriega's private jet on the ground at the Punta Paitilla Airport, in Panama City.
The Battle of Paitilla Airport was a battle between members of the Panamanian_Public_Forces#The_Panamanian_Defense_Forces|Panama Defense Force and SEAL Team 4, on the 20th of December 1989, in the starting hours of Operation Just Cause . The force consisted of forty-eight U.S. Navy SEALs (three SEAL Platoons; Golf, Echo, and Delta) under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Toohey. The team was tasked with destroying Noriega's private jet on the ground at the Punta Paitilla Airport, in Panama City.
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