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 | | The ground forces of the Panama Defense Force were organized into 2 infantry battalions, 5 light infantry companies, 1 cavalry troop, and 2 public order companies; their equipment included 28 armored cars. |
 | | Before H-Hour, American forces in Panama numbered nearly thirteen thousand troops, including the 193d Infantry Brigade, a battalion from the 7th Infantry Division (L), a mechanized battalion from the 5th Infantry Division (M), two companies of Marines, and an assortment of military police, Air Force, and Navy personnel. |
 | | Our training program paid off in spades in Panama and that?s the reason you saw the discipline, the efficiency, the effectiveness and the proficiency that was demonstrated by our troops.... |
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