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Publications
A Fundamentally Flawed Strategy. Washington Office on Latin America. September 18, 1991.
Associated Press. “Bolivians Chase Agents to Protest a Drug Raid.” The New York Times, October 11, 1986.
Bowen, Gary R. Coast Guard SOF. Joint Special Operations University. February 2006.
Dillion, Sam. “Bolivian to Cut U.S. Role in Drug War.” The Miami Herald. July 16, 1991.
Fishel, John T. "Developing a Drug War Strategy, Lessons Learned from Operation Blast Furnace." Military Review. June 1991.
Guardian Spies: The Story of the U.S. Coast Guard and OSS in World War II.
"Jungle Operations: International Drug War Takes CG's IMLET to South America." Commandant's Bulletin. February 1993.
Lockwood, John W. "Blocking Caribbean Drug Traffic." Naval Proceedings. December 1986, p. 102.
Mendel, William W. “Counterdrug Strategy—Elusive Victory: From Blast Furnace to Green Sweep.” Military Review. December 1992, pp. 74–87.
Oney, David. “Teaching Basics: Law Enforcement Team Helps Those Who Want to Help Themselves.” April 1992.
Pate, James L. “Piranha Patrol: U.S. Coast Guard River Rats Fight Bolivia’s Drug War.” Soldier of Fortune. June 1991.
Pate, James L. “Death to the Tyrant Cocaine: U.S. Drug Commandos Go to the Source in Bolivia.” Soldier of Fortune. July 1991.
Salonia, Mark J., LCDR, USN. The U.S. Navy’s Future in Drug Interdiction. 1990.
Silva, David. “International Drug War Takes CG’s IMLET to South America.” Commandant’s Bulletin. February 1993.
Reuters News Service. “Bolivia to Expel DEA.” The Miami Herald. July 6, 1991.
Taclet Store. A Brief History of the USCG Taclet Program.
Tyson, J. E. Ted. Colombia: A Case Study in Building a Better Bilateral Coast Guard Relationship. Joint Military Intelligence College. July 2003.
Young, Richard. "Customs or Coast Guard." Naval Proceedings. August 1987, p. 69.
Documents
Assistant Secretary of State (INM) letter to the U.S. Coast Guard G-OLE. January 28, 1988.
Davies, William. Bolivia Waterways Enforcement After-Action Report. December 3, 1992.
Ganser, Peter J. Report of Law Enforcement Operation, October 30–31, 1992, San Felipe, Bolivia. Embassy of the United States of America, La Paz, Bolivia. November 9, 1992.
General Accountability Office. Drug Control: U.S. Antidrug Efforts in Peru’s Upper Huallaga Valley. GAO/ NSIAD-95-11. December 7, 1994.
International Narcotics Control Act of 1989.
Kelly, R.F., USCG. Colombia Training Trip Report. December 7, 1986.
Kime, J.W. U.S. International Strategic Plan. November 4, 1993.
Kramek, Robert E. Consolidation of International Training and Technical Assistance Teams. March 24, 1994.
Loy, J.M. Consolidation of International Training Teams. March 15, 1995.
Luis, A. Leon. “Statement of Events.” January 13, 1992.
Manjarrez, F. After-Action Report of Ecuador Deployment From 28 October to 18 December. December 28, 1992.
Mansfield Amendment (Revision), 1986.
“Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Concerning Utilization of Coast Guard Personnel for Technical Assistance, Advice and Training to Host Nation Forces in Waterways Law Enforcement Activities in Bolivia.” Signed by Robert S. Gelbard on December 23, 1993, Admiral J. William Kime on January 3, 1994, and Stephen Greene of the DEA on January 11, 1994.
“Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Department of State Concerning Utilization of Coast Guard Personnel for Technical Assistance to the Panamanian National Maritime Service.” Signed by Robert S. Gelbard on April 4, 1994, and Admiral J. William Kime on April 8, 1994.
Mills, Ronald. MLE Colombia Training Trip. October 6, 1992.
National Defense Authorization Act. 1989.
Operation Snowcap Mount Out Schedule. November 9, 1990.
Ortiz, Quique. After-Action Report: Colombian Coast Guard Stand-up/Development MTT. July 15, 1994.
Pineiro, Rick. Bolivian Riverine Operations. September 25, 1990.
Pineiro, Rick. U.S. Coast Guard DIAT Trip Report, Ecuador. December 19, 1990.
Pluta, Paul J., USCG. IMLETT Trip Report: Colombia. May 24, 1994.
Public Law 99-570. 1986.
Revell, W. H. Colombia IMLETT Trip Report. June 25, 1991.
Roberts, Shane. Assignment Request. January 22, 1990.
Roberts, Shane. Bolivia Waterways Operations After-Action Report. May 11, 1992.
Selley, Norman, USCG. MLE Colombia Training Trip. May 9, 1994.
U.S. Coast Guard. G-OLE Memo 16200. January 29, 1988.
U.S. Coast Guard. Consolidation of International Training. April 2, 1993.
U.S. Coast Guard. Operational Facility Change Order: Establishment of the Coast Guard International Maritime Law Enforcement Team. February 18, 1992.
U.S. Coast Guard. Pamphlet. Commission Ceremony. International Maritime Law Enforcement Team. March 20, 1992.
U.S. Coast Guard. Pre-MTT Survey: Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador. May 19, 1991.
U.S. Coast Guard. Sitrep One and Final Plane Crash, Chimore, Bolivia. March 21, 1992.
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief of Counsel. Memorandum of Law: Coast Guard Participation in Riverine Operations. March 18, 1988.
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief of Counsel. Interpretation of the Mansfield Amendment. January 10, 1991.
U.S. Coast Guard, G-OLE. Concept of Operations for Coast Guard Involvement in Riverine Interdiction Operations. October 26, 1988.
U.S. Coast Guard International Maritime Law Enforcement Team. Disestablishment Ceremony. September 21, 1995.
U.S. Congress. House Committee on Government Operations. “Stopping the Flood of Cocaine with Operation Snowcap: Is It Working?” House Report 101-673. August 14, 1990.
U.S. DOJ. Schedule for Departing MAC Flight. January 14, 1991.
U.S. Navy. U.S. Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. Pamphlet. 1989.
Vega, BMC, USCG. Colombia Training Trip. January 3, 1992.
Verheul, Frank D. Trip Report: Panama. October 24, 1988.
Wagner, John. Disease Occurrence in Snowcap Personnel: Bolivia.
Young, Aylwyn. Bolivian Riverine After-Action Report. February 4, 1991.
Young, Garth. Panama, U.S. Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School Trip Report. February 13, 1990.
14 U.S.C. 2. Primary Duties of the U.S. Coast Guard.
14 U.S.C. 141.
22 U.S.C. 2291(c), Mansfield Amendment, 1976.
18 U.S.C. 1385 Posse Comitatus Act.
679 F.2d 423. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincente Robinson-Bobb et al. No. 81-318.
Interviews
Ashmore, Randy. Telephone interview with the author. December 7, 2008.
Baynes, Steve, Captain, USCG. Telephone interview with the author. March 12, 2008.
Bowen, Gary E. Email to the author. April 9, 2008.
Bradley, Randy. Telephone interview with the author. October 30, 2008.
Call, Joe. Telephone interview with the author. March 2008.
Clements, Timothy. Personal interview with the author. February 28, 2008.
Davies, William. Telephone interview with the author. November 11, 2008.
Diez, Charley, Captain, USCG. Telephone interview with the author. March 17, 2008.
East, Richard. Telephone interview with the author. December 7, 2008.
Felker, John, Captain, USCG. Interview with the author. March 28, 2008.
Fothergill, Steven. Telephone interview with the author. November 21, 2008.
Gussler, Chip. Survey completed for the author. February 2008.
Howe, Michael. Telephone interview with the author. March 20, 2008.
Imhof, Eric. Telephone interview with the author. January 10, 2009.
Leland, Walter T., Admiral, USCG (Ret.). Telephone interview with the author. November 22, 2008.
Morrison, Robert. Email to the author. November 20, 2008.
Pineiro, Rick. Email to the author. February 7, 2008.
Pineiro, Rick. Telephone interview with the author. December 2, 2008.
Roberts, Shane. Personal interview with the author. May 24, 2008.
Robinson, Shane. Personal interview with the author. November 18, 2008.
Rodriguez, Jose L. Telephone interview with the author.
Rodriguez, Ric. Telephone interview with the author. October 24, 2008.
Sall, Jonathan. Telephone interview with the author. December 22, 2008.
Shouse, Gregory. Telephone interview with the author. November 25, 2008.
Siemans, John. Telephone interview with the author. November 21, 2008.
Siemens, John. Email to the author. November 25, 2008.
Stagg, Terry. Email to the author. November 20, 2008.
Teuton, Hank. Telephone interview with the author. March 4, 2008.
Thorsen, Howard B., Admiral, USCG (Ret.). Telephone interview with the author. November 24, 2008.
Tyson, J. E. Ted. Telephone interview with the author. July 9, 2008.
Verry, Wayne E. Personal interview with the author. November 10, 2008.
Yost, Paul A., Commandant, USCG (Ret.). Telephone interview with the author. March 14, 2008.
Young, Aylwyn. Telephone interview with the author. November 19, 2008.
Internet
uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org/history04.html. Accessed November 20, 2008.
uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org/history04.html. Accessed November 24, 2008.
www.warboats.org/SBU26.htm. Accessed October 24, 2008.
Official DEA history on Operation Blast Furnace, 1986. www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/history/1985-1990.html. Accessed October 2, 2008.
Rodriguez, Jose L. DIAT reunion hall. Fred’s Place. Posted on www.fredsplace.org/ December 14, 2004.
The White Report—DEA Watch. members.aol.com/deawatch/fwhite/deafw-12.htm. Accessed October 8, 2008.
Miscellaneous
Baynes, Steve, Captain, USCG. Personal notes from the Bolivian riverine deployment, January 16, 1989 to April 15, 1989.
Bush, George H.W. Speech on the passing of the International Narcotics Control Act of 1989. November 21, 1990.
COLCG Background Information and Future Considerations. Informal brief on the history and current status of the USCG support to Colombia. 1994.
Davies, William. Personal notes from the Bolivian deployment, January to March 1991.
Statement of Undersecretary of Social Defense Secretariat, April 1989.
Stillwell, Paul. U.S. Navy Oral History of Admiral Paul A. Yost. May 23, 2001.
Tyson, J. E. Ted, USCG. Autobiography.
Young, Aylwyn. Coast Guard Team Leader’s Abstract of Operations. Enclosure (3) to Bolivian Riverine After-Action Report. February 4, 1991.
