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Colonel John. G. Waghelstein, top U.S. military advisor, at the Ilopango air base, El Salvador. The American colonel has a gun on his shoulder belt and is smoking a cigar. Two soldiers stand next to him and other military personnel are in the background. Colonel Waghelstein was an Army counterinsurgency expert and commander of a group of US military advisers in El Salvador. El Colonel John. G. Waghelstein, principal asesor militar de los Estados Unidos, en la base aérea de Ilopango, El Salvador. El Colonel estadounidense sostiene un rifle de asalto en su hombro y está fumando un cigarro. Dos soldados están de pie junto a él y otro personal militar está en el fondo, ya sea de pie o sentado en las gradas. El Coronel Waghelstein era un experto en contrainsurgencia del Ejército y comandante de un grupo de asesores militares estadounidenses en El Salvador.
Civil War El Salvador Documentary photographs Soldiers El Salvador. Ejército El Salvador--History--1979-1992 El Salvador--Politics and Government--1979-1992 Assault rifles Military uniforms Air bases Military assistance, American Military education Military training camps
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