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    The Panama Defense Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas de Defensa de Panamá; FFDD) formerly the National Guard (of Panama) (Spanish: Guardia Nacional), were the armed...
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    The Panamanian Public Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de la República de Panamá) are the national security forces of Panama. Panama is the second country...
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    concluded in late January 1990 with the surrender of Noriega. The Panama Defense Forces (PDF) were dissolved, and President-elect Guillermo Endara was sworn...
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  • Defense Force: Liberian Rebel Group (1993-1996) Panama Defense Forces: (1968-1989) People's Self-Defense Force: South Vietnamese militia (1968-1975) Polish...
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  • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) (in Hebrew: ארגון ידידי צה״ל בארה״ב) is an organization established in 1981 dedicated to the men and women...
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  • Marcos Justine (category People from Panama City)
    (1934 – 7 June 2017) was a Panamanian military officer who was the last Chief of the general staff of the Panama Defense Forces under dictator Manuel Noriega...
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  • personnel. "The Panama Defense Forces". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2008-02-27. "CIA - The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-17. "Panama military...
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  • an army alternative are excluded. The term armed forces refers to any government-sponsored defense used to further the domestic and foreign policies...
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    This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation...
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    Panama (/ˈpænəmɑː/ PAN-ə-mah, /pænəˈmɑː/ pan-ə-MAH; Spanish: Panamá IPA: [panaˈma] ), officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America...
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  • Battle of Paitilla Airport (category History of Panama)
    of the Panama Defense Forces and United States Navy SEALs, on 20 December 1989, in the opening hours of the United States invasion of Panama. The US...
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    stock).  Grenada  Oman: used by the Dhofari rebels.  Panamá: Used by the disbanded Panama Defense Forces (PDF).  Rhodesia: Captured AKM rifles were issued...
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    Manuel Noriega (category Disease-related deaths in Panama)
    second-highest rank in the country. He reformed the National Guard as the Panama Defense Forces (PDF), and with the financial assistance of the U.S., expanded and...
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  • Raid at Renacer Prison (category 1989 in Panama)
    prisoners held in the detention facility and killed 5 soldiers of the Panama Defense Forces. The U.S. force consisted of eighty paratroopers along with three...
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  • Dignity Battalions (category History of Panama)
    militia units created by Panama's de facto ruler Manuel Noriega in April 1988 to augment the Panama Defense Forces in defending Panama against possible invasion...
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  • Battle of Rio Hato Airfield (category History of Panama)
    action of the United States invasion of Panama, and was fought between the U.S military and the Panama Defense Forces (PDF) on 20 December 1989. The action...
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    Afghan wars in the 2000s.  El Salvador  Israel  Panama: Formerly used by the defunct Panama Defense Forces  Philippines Philippine Army - Standard issue...
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    National Police of Panama (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Panamá) is the national police of Panama, under the Panamanian Public Forces. Established by the...
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  • a non-profit public foundation based in Amherst, Massachusetts Panama Defense Forces People's Defence Force (Myanmar), armed wing of the Burmese government-in-exile...
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    The history of Panama includes the history of the Isthmus of Panama prior to European colonization. Before the arrival of Europeans, Panama was widely settled...
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    commercial success and was cancelled after only three years.  Panama: Used by the Panama Defense Forces  United States: Baltimore City Police Department .38 Special...
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  • Capture of Torrijos Airport (category Military history of Panama)
    action of the United States invasion of Panama, and was fought between the U.S. military and the Panama Defense Forces (PDF) on 20 December 1989. The goal...
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     Romania  Russia  Syria  Ukraine  Vietnam  East Germany  Panama: Used by the Panama Defense Forces  Soviet Union On 10 May 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian, a Georgian...
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  • government invaded Panama in order to destroy the PDF, the Panama Defense Forces, which were perceived as a threat to U.S. control over Panama, and install...
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     Iran  Israel  Namibia used by PLAN  Nazi Germany  Panama: Used by the defunct Panama Defense Forces, notably mounted on Jeeps.  Peru: Installed as coaxial...
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    to be used in the country.  Libya  Nicaragua  Panama: Former rifle of the defunct Panama Defense Forces. Acquired 10,000 before the PDF started to use...
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     Nicaragua  Niger: Including Type 85s  North Korea  Panama: Formerly used by the defunct Panama Defense Forces.  Philippines: Philippine National PoliceType...
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    security forces  Norway – standard firearm of Norwegian Police Service from 1981 until about 2007.  Pakistan  Panama - Used by the Panama Defense Forces.  Paraguay...
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    the Vietnam War  Panama: Formerly used by the Panama Defense Forces and saw combat in the 1989 Panama Invasion "Just Cause".  Singapore: Formerly used...
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    Produced under license as Kongsberg Colt.  Panama: Used by the Panama Defense Forces  Poland: Polish Armed Forces in the West used pistols during World War...
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