Operation Just Cause: Planning and Execution of Joint Operations in Panama, February 1988-January 1990

Written shortly after the completion of Operation JUST CAUSE, this monograph traces the involvement of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff in planning and directing combat operations in Panama. The study begins with the initial development of contingency plans in February l988 and concludes with General Manuel Noriega's surrender to U.S. officials on 3 January l990. Relying primarily upon Joint Staff files and interviews with key participants, Dr. Cole received valuable assistance from a large number of the key participants and members of the Joint Staff.