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The instructor Harry Claflin (left) leans forward and touches a yellow, inflatable raft that the survival school students (L-R), Jack Madeley, Joel Turner, and Brian Schwarz will later use to attempt a beachhead assault. An unidentified assistant stands in the background in between Turner and Schwarz. The 160-acre camp, better known as the Starlight Training Center in Liberal, Missouri, was owned by Claflin, a former U.S. Marine in Vietnam. The students are U.S. civilians with different backgrounds and professions who paid money in exchange for survivalist training. Claflin studied the tactics, troop proficiency, and military effectiveness of foreign countries like those in Central America where he trained Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, and Salvadoran special forces. All his assistants have law enforcement or military backgrounds as well. El instructor Harry Claflin (izquierda) se inclina hacia adelante y toca una balsa inflable de color amarillo que los estudiantes de supervivencia (I-D) Jack Madeley, Joel Turner y Brian Schwarz usarán más tarde para intentar un asalto de cabeza de playa. Un asistente no identificado se encuentra en el fondo entre Turner y Schwarz. El campamento de 160 acres, mejor conocido como el centro de entrenamiento Starlight en Liberal, Misuri, era propiedad de Claflin, un ex infante de marina de EE.UU. en Vietnam. Los estudiantes son civiles estadounidenses con diferentes antecedentes y profesiones que pagaron dinero a cambio de capacitación de supervivencia. Claflin estudió las tácticas, la capacitación de tropas y la efectividad militar de países extranjeros como los de América Central, donde entrenó a fuerzas especiales guatemaltecas, nicaragüenses y salvadoreñas. Sus asistentes también tienen antecedentes policiales o militares.
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