Special Forces in El Salvador and Afghanistan

Abstract

This paper will compare and contrast Special Forces counter insurgency operations (COIN) during the 13 year war in El Salvador and the current war in Afghanistan. This writing will use some examples from a Special Forces Operational Detachment ALPHA (SFODA) engaged in COIN operations in vicinity San Miguel, El Salvador in 1984 and my experiences as a Special Forces operator conducting COIN operations in the country of Afghanistan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2008
Accession Number
AD1133270

Entities

People

  • Brian King

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Combat Injuries
  • Combat Operations
  • Continents
  • Contrast
  • El Salvador
  • Engineers
  • Explosive Devices
  • Force Protection
  • Geographic Regions
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Health Services
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Insurgency
  • Launchers
  • North Carolina
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Special Forces
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design