Today in SF History: December 18

Today in Special Forces History:

1989: Execution Order issued for operation Just Cause, the US invasion of Panama. Among the Special Operations Forces participating were several SF ODAs from 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, still based in Panama at the time. 

source: The Special Forces Regimental History Calendar, 1993. Special Forces Historical Society Research Organization, Seminole, FL, 1993. (privately printed)

The SFHS in turn credits the Office of Command Historian, USASOC, Fort Bragg, NC. 

The same information, uncredited, is online here. 

Many online sources and SF-community sources are being used to expand these posts. The online sources will be linked in the text.