American victory Operation Acid Gambit took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama, on 20 December 1989.

[3][4] Delta operators gave Muse body armor, a ballistic helmet, and goggles and moved him to the roof, where they would be exfiltrated by MH-6 Little Birds back to the US base.

[3] Delta Force operators Pat Savidge, Tom Caldwell, James Sudderth, and Kelly Venden were wounded in the crash.

The Delta operators managed to signal one of the gunships flying over the area with an infrared strobe light.

Several years after the rescue, Muse collaborated with author John Gilstrap on a book about the incident, Six Minutes to Freedom.