| 7521-03
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Fort Amador, Panama. Tomb of Omar Torrijos. As required by the operations
plan, this monument was not damaged during the 20 December 1989 assault.
View is looking south.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 3 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7521-10
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Sand table of Fort Amador developed by the Training
Support Center, US Army South, for the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry. Used
by that unit in planning and executing its attack on 20 December 1989.
Viewed while set up as a display for the briefing given to Senators Nunn,
Warner, and Robb.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7521-11
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Detail of the sand table of Fort Amador developed
by the Training Support Center, US Army South, for the 1st Battalion, 508th
Infantry. Used by that unit in planning and executing its attack on 20
December 1989. Viewed while set up as a display for the briefing given
to Senators Nunn, Warner, and Robb.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7521-12
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Close-up of the battle damage to the front (east)
face of Building 8 inflicted during the battle on 20 December 1989.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 3 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7521-15
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Close-up of the battle damage to the front (east)
face of Building 9 inflicted during the battle on 20 December 1989.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 3 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-08
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Sand table of Fort Amador developed by the Training
Support Center, US Army South, for the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry. Detail
of the Tank Farm and approach ramp to the Bridge of the Americas (north
is to the bottom of the photograph). This sand table was used by that unit
in planning and executing its attack on 20 December 1989. Viewed while
set up in the temporary battalion headquarters in Building 47.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-09
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Sand table of Fort Amador developed by the Training
Support Center, US Army South, for the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry. Detail
of the ditch used as Landing Zone for the air assault from Fort Kobbe.
This sand table was used by that unit in planning and executing its attack
on 20 December 1989. Viewed while set up in the temporary battalion headquarters
in Building 47.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-16
|
Fort Amador, Panama. View north along the western side of the P.D.F.
row of buildings. In the center is Building 8, which served as General
Noriega's headquarters on post.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-17
|
Fort Amador, Panama. West (rear) face of Building 9 as seen from the
west.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-18
|
Fort Amador, Panama. West (front) face of Building 8 (General Noriega's
Headquarters) as seen from the west.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-19
|
Fort Amador, Panama. View south along the west side of the P.D.F. building
row, as seen from Building 8 (General Noriega's Headquarters).
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-20
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Partially demolished P.D.F. positions west of
Buildings 4 and 5.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-21
|
Fort Amador, Panama. West (rear) face of P.D.F. mess hall; view looking
to the northeast.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-22
|
Fort Amador, Panama. East (front) face of Building 2 (P.D.F. Naval
Headquarters) as seen from the southeast.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7525-24
|
Fort Amador, Panama. View northeast from the front (east) of Building
2 (P.D.F. Naval Headquarters). Building 1 (C.O.G.E.C.O.D.E.) is the white
structure.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-02
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Main (east) door of Building 2 (P.D.F. Naval Headquarters).
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-04
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Crèche on the east side of Building 2 (P.D.F.
Naval Headquarters), viewed from the northeast.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-05
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Buildings 45 (rear) and 51 (foreground), viewed
to the northwest from the north corner of Building 2 (P.D.F. Naval Headquarters).
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-07
|
Fort Amador, Panama. South wall of Building 57 (Gimnasio Cap. Miguel
A. Rivers); view is looking north. The ambulance is from the 1st Battalion,
508th Infantry.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-09
|
Fort Amador, Panama. P.D.F. Monument located south of Building 1 (C.O.G.E.C.O.D.E.),
viewed from the east.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-10
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Building 57 (Gimnasio Cap. Miguel A. Rivers).
View is from the front of Building 1, and is looking northwest.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-11
|
Fort Amador, Panama. South (front) face of Building 1 (C.O.G.E.C.O.D.E.),
seen from the southwest. Building was used as a temporary headquarters
by the 82d Airborne Division.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-12
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Building 1 after it had become the headquarters
for the 82d Airborne Division. Prior to 20 December it was the headquarters
building of the C.O.G.E.C.O.D.E., the Panamanian Defense Force's general
staff.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-15
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Headquarters of US Naval Forces, Panama. View
from the southwest.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-16
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Main Gate as seen (looking south) from the fire
hydrant struck by the P.D.F. bus at H-Hour, 20 December 1989.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-17
|
Fort Amador, Panama. View looking north from the Main Gate. P.D.F.
bus which ran the roadblock at H-Hour on 20 December 1989 came to a stop
at the last tree on the left.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-20
|
Fort Amador, Panama. P.D.F. Monument to Victoriano Lorenzo located
between Building 3 and Building 4. As required in the operations plan,
this monument was not harmed during the 20 December 1989 attack. View is
from the east.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-21
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Front (east) side of Building 4 (5th Infantry
[Military Police] Company), viewed from the northeast.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-22
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Front of Building 5 showing damage caused on 20
December 1989. View is from the east.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-23
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Front of Building 5 showing damage caused on 20
December 1989. View is from the east.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-24
|
Fort Amador, Panama. Front of Building 6 showing damage caused on 20
December 1989. View is from the east.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
| 7527-24A
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Fort Amador, Panama. Front of Building 7 viewed from the east, showing
the damage caused on 20 December 1989 by the 105mm. M1-2 howitzer fired
by the 7th Howitzer Section, Battery D, 320th Field Artillery.
XVIII Airborne Corps History Office photograph, 2 January 1990, by Maj. R. Wright. |
