Operation Just Cause

Résumé du livre

Operation Just Cause (OJC), one of the shortest armed conflicts in Amer. mil. history, is also one of the most relevant to campaigns as we anticipate them in the 21st cent. Launched in Dec. 1989, it was extraordinarily complex, involving the deployment of thousands of personnel and equip. from distant mil. installations and striking 2-dozen objectives within a 24-hour period. OJC represented a bold new era in Amer. mil. force projection: speed, mass, and precision, coupled with immediate public visibility, concern for collateral damage, and anticipation of post-combat mandates. Here is a concise discussion of OJC; lessons learned from this experience will undoubtedly prove useful in future mil. operations. Illustrations.