Battle of Pacora River Bridge

Battle of Pacora River Bridge
	Part of the United States invasion of Panama and Operation Nifty Package
	Pacora River Bridge Battle of Pacora River Bridge (Panama)
Date	20 December 1989
Location	Pacora River Bridge, Panama9°06′06.4″N 79°16′38.5″W / 9.101778°N 79.277361°W
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Panama
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Kevin M. Higgins; Maj. Gilberto Perez (Reinforcements)	Unknown
Units involved
US Army Special Forces Task Force BLACK 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 3rd Battalion; 1st Battalion; ; ; US Air Force Special Operations Task Force BLACK 1st Special Operations Wing; ;	Panama Defense Forces Battalion 2000;
Strength
24 Green Berets; 3 UH-60s; 2 AC-130s	~30 troops; 1 V-300 Mk.II; 2 V-150s; 7+ trucks
Casualties and losses
None	4 killed; 1 wounded; 17 captured; 3 armored vehicles captured; 4+ large trucks destroyed; 1 pick-up truck destroyed

The Battle of Pacora River Bridge took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama and was fought between the United States Special Forces (commonly referred to as the Green Berets) with air support from the 1st Special Operations Wing of the United States Air Force and the Panama Defense Forces Battalion 2000. The major action of the battle lasted roughly 5 hours through the night of the 20th, and was a resounding U.S. victory, preventing PDF forces coming from Fort Cimarron from intervening in U.S. military actions in Panama City to the west of the bridge.