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The Civil Guard Coast Guard was established in 1949 and initially consisted of a 90-foot launch on each coast and a rescue tug on the Caribbean, and three small boats were later added in the mid-1950s. by 1980 six launches were added to the force, one 100 ton and five of 36 tons. By the mid-1980s the
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The attempted invasion of Costa Rica from Nicaragua in 1955 demonstrated the need of maintaining a self-defence ability so the Civil Guard maintained a quantity of light infantry weapons and support weapons. Despite its official abolition of its military, between 1950 and 1970 Costa Rica accepted 1.8
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was established controlling the Fuerza Pública or Public Force which was subsequently reorganized and eliminated the Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard, and Frontier Guards as separate entities; they are now under the Ministry and operate on a geographic command basis performing ground security, law
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Special Intervention Unit (Unidad Especial de Intervención) (UEI). Established in the mid-1980s and is between 60 and 80 men strong. Tasked with hostage rescue, VIP protection and conducting high-risk criminal raids and arrests. The unit makes use of 11-man assault teams, each divided into subteams
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of 3-4 men each. In addition, they have a small sniper element used for observation and fire support. The UIE is located in the 1st Civil Guard facilities in San José. They have received a great deal of training from a wide variety of sources, including Israel, Panama, USA, Argentina, and Spain.
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The Civil Guard was an all volunteer force commanded by a Colonel as Director. The Civil Guard acted as a military police and a military force. There were over 6,000 men in the Civil Guard and they were organized into seven small battalion-sized companies, one per province, They were:
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An air section was initially added during the 1955 invasion, notably P-51 fighters donated by the United States, but most if not all of its aircraft were written off shortly after the closing of hostilities. No further combat aircraft were acquired. Other aircraft included one
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approximating battalion size, and a Security battalion which combined 1st and 2nd Companies. The 3rd Company, which functioned as a strategic reserve, a depot and a training unit, was also the size of a small battalion.
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million USD in military aid and 113,000 USD in surplus equipment from the United States. However, in 1981, the Costa Rican government stated that all military equipment on hand — including a small number of
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The police functions of the Civil Guard were basically confined to the national and provincial capitals with the policing of rural towns and villages being the responsibility of the
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Northern Border Security Battalion aka Border Patrol (Patrulla Fronteriza)- 750 men operational on the Nicaraguan border, formed in May 1985 by combining 1st and 2nd companies.
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The Civil Guard was organised along military lines and was deployed in seven provincial companies. Roughly 40 percent of the Civil Guard was deployed in or near the capital of
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The number of initial troops was between 15,000 and 10,000 Civil Guards. At the beginning of the 90s, the Civil Guard had more than 27,000 active troops
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There was also a 3,000 man National Reserve, the General Staff and enough equipment, mostly small arms, for 10,000 reservists.
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were obtained. By the early 1980s the Air Section operated seven small fixed-wing aircraft and five helicopters.
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The Civil Guard Volunteer Reserve follows the strength of the regular force with equipment available for 10,000.
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The Civil Guard was founded in 1949 and combined the functions of an army, air force, navy, national
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type force responsible for both limited national defense and internal security missions.
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Equipment known to be held includes M16 rifles, AR-15 machine gun (?), Uzis,
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During the 1960s and 1970s the Air Section mostly acquired helicopters; two
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Other Civil Guard units included the Traffic Force, a nationwide
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A brief history of the abolition of the military in Costa Rica.
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acquired in the mid-1970s — was obsolete or obsolescent.
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enforcement, counter-narcotics, and border patrol functions.
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Air Unit with a dozen light aircraft and helicopters
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