Dedication

Foreword by Paul A. Yost Jr., Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

1.      “This Is Not Your Father’s Coast Guard.” The Antithesis of Standard

2.      “You Have to Lead the Charge.” Origins of a Philosophy

3.      “We Needed to Get It at the Source.” Setting the Stage, the War on Drugs

4.      “A Special Assignment” Called to Fight

5.      “Find Out and Let Us Know”: Pre-deployment

6.      “An Excruciating Death on an Isolated Jungle Floor”: Snowcap in Peril

7.      “I Don’t Feel Comfortable Walking Around Town Without a Weapon.”: First in Bolivia

8.      “I Think We Might Have Just Pissed Some People Off.”: Operations Commence

9.      “I Know 101 Ways to Kill, Cook, and Eat a Snake.”: Operations Continue

10.  “You’ve Got to be Fooling Me.”: Operation Jester

11.  “Boy, Have We Got a Job for You.”: Building the Team

12.  “That Is Exactly Why You Are Not Involved.”: Operation Pique Macho

13.  “If We Pull Out Now, Who Will Set the Example?”: Tactics and Tribulations

14.  “You Are to Refuse that Order.”: The Raid of Santa Ana

15.  “The Dismantling had Begun.”: The Pendulum Changes Direction

16.  “Adult Supervision”: Change of Command

17.  “There Seems to be Some Confusion.”: Continued Operations

18.  “A Little Information Is a Dangerous Thing.”: Killed in Action

19.  “We Weren’t Going to Let the Mission Fail.”: Firefights and Policy

20.  “A Blank Check”: The Expansion of International Training

21.  “A Golden Opportunity”: First Missions to Colombia

22.  “A Team of One”: Standing Up the Colombian Coast Guard

23.  “More Training Needed”: Building the Panamanian National Maritime Service

24.  “It Was the Beginning of the End.”: The Final Change

Epilogue

“What is the United States Coast Guard Doing in Bolivia?”: The Obscurity of the Coast Guard’s International Mission

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