Cooperative Security Location

Cooperative Security Location

A Cooperative Security Location (CSL) is a U.S. military term for facilities used for regional training in counterterrorism and interdiction of drug trafficking, and also to provide contingency access to the continent. "A CSL is a host-nation facility with little or no permanent U.S. personnel presence, which may contain pre-positioned equipment and/or logistical arrangements and serve both for security cooperation activities and contingency access."[1] These sites were established as the Pentagon began to address regional threats primarily in Africa and Latin America following its 2004 global posture review.[2] They are sometimes referred to as "lily pads."[3]

A CSL is differentiated from a Forward Operating Site (FOS) with a small permanent force or contractor personnel, or a Main Operating Base (MOB), with a large force and a well-defended site.

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Latin American CSLs

In 2004, the United States began consideration of four sites for CSLs in the Latin American region[4]:

African CSLs

These sites were created while Africa was in the region covered by United States European Command. With the advent of the new United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) in 2007, these CSL locations in Africa will be transferred to the new command.

They include, but are not limited to[3]:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Strategic Theater Transformation". United States European Command. 2005-01-14. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20070204141322/http://www.eucom.mil/english/Transformation/Transform_Blue.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 
  2. ^ "U.S. European Command Statement Following President Bush’s Remarks Addressing Global Posture". United States European Command. 2004-08-16. http://www.eucom.mil/english/FullStory.asp?art=282. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 
  3. ^ a b "Presence, Not Permanence". Journal of the Air Force Association (Air Force Association). August 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20061107055655/http://www.afa.org/magazine/Aug2006/0806presence.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 
  4. ^ "U.S. Military Bases in Latin America and the Caribbean". Foreign Policy in Focus. August 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20070110011354/http://www.fpif.org/briefs/vol9/v9n03latammil_body.html. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 

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