Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Makore okuma1980 zvikurukuru akanga ari makore gumi okurongwazve. Mauto akashandurwa kuva simba rose rokuzvipira rine simbiso huru mukurovedza uye ruzivo rwokugadzira zvinhu. Mutemo weGoldwater-Nichols wa1986 wakagadzira Unified Combatant Commands, uchiunza Mauto pamwe nemamwe matavi matatu emauto pasi pesangano rakabatana, rakarongeka nenzvimbo. Hondo yakaitawo basa mukupinda kweGrenada muna 1983 (
Operation Urgent Fury) nePanama muna 1989 (Operation Just Cause).