Battle for Point Salines

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The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Assault on Point Salines Airport
Battle of Point Salines
belligerent Cuban forces
Grenadian forces
United States
combatant Cuban military personnel stationed in Grenada
United States Army 82nd Airborne Division
United States Army Rangers
commander H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
U.S. Army Rangers leadership
conflict United States invasion of Grenada
country Grenada
date 1983-10-25
endDate 1983-10-25
era Cold War
followedBy advance toward St. George's
subsequent operations against Grenadian and Cuban positions
involves air transport operations
airborne forces
light infantry
location Point Salines International Airport
Point Salines, Grenada
militaryUnit 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
82nd Airborne Division elements
United States Air Force transport aircraft
United States Navy support units
linked to: U.S. Navy units
objective secure airhead for follow-on forces
seizure of Point Salines International Airport
operation Operation Urgent Fury
opposingForce Cuban military engineers
People's Revolutionary Army of Grenada
partOf United States invasion of Grenada
partOfCampaign Caribbean theater of the Cold War
precededBy initial U.S. planning for Operation Urgent Fury
primaryTarget Point Salines runway
result United States victory
startDate 1983-10-25
strategicSignificance control of Grenada's main international airport
facilitated rapid buildup of U.S. forces on Grenada
tacticalFeature airborne assault
parachute drop onto airfield
seizure of runway
theater Caribbean Sea region
year 1983

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