| Panama Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas de Defensa de Panamá | |
 Emblem | |
.svg) | |
| Motto | Todo por la patria (All for the homeland) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Current form | 1983 |
| Disbanded | 1990 |
| Service branches | Army Air Force Navy Police |
| Headquarters | El Chorrillo |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Manuel Noriega |
| Chief of staff | Colonel Marcos Justine |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 16,300 |
| Related articles | |
| History | Wars and Battles |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Panama |
The Panama Defense Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas de Defensa de Panamá; FFDD), formerly the National Guard (of Panama) (Spanish: Guardia Nacional),[1][2] were the armed forces of the Republic of Panama.
It was created in 1983, led by Panama's dictator General Manuel Noriega and his general staff. It was dismantled by the United States Armed Forces after the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.
- ^ American Forces Information Service (1981). A Pocket Guide to Panama (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Defense. OCLC 777341317. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Panama - National Guard (Guardia Nacional)".