Rio Hato airfield

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Rio Hato airfield is a Panamanian military air base that was a key objective for U.S. forces during the 1989 invasion of Panama, Operation Just Cause.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
military air base
conflict Operation Just Cause
United States invasion of Panama
controlledBy Manuel Noriega regime
Panama Defense Forces
country Panama
dateOfEvent 1989
hasFunction air transport base
military aviation operations
training base
locatedIn Coclé Province
Rio Hato
militaryRole base for Panamanian elite units
base for air operations in Panama
notableEvent assault by U.S. paratroopers in 1989
capture by U.S. forces during Operation Just Cause
partOf Panama Defense Forces infrastructure
strategicImportance key objective during Operation Just Cause
major Panamanian military installation
targetOf U.S. air strikes
U.S. airborne assault
usedBy Panama Defense Forces
Panamanian military
United States Armed Forces
wasObjectiveFor U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Special Operations Forces
United States forces
wasObjectiveIn Operation Just Cause

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rio Hato
hasFacility
Operation Just Cause
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