Rotating training teams create de facto permanent U.S. military presence

Evidence

Except that it’s precisely by design that there’s a constant rotation of mobile training teams and advisers at the new bases and other facilities. Since at least 2008, the Pentagon has acknowledged its attempts to create “permanent” deployments of special operations forces worldwide. In Honduras, the frequent training rotations, often by special operations forces, mean the U.S. military has an increasing presence in a growing swath of the country. The need to conduct “end use monitoring” for new bases, and for the new equipment and weapons provided to the Honduran military and police, similarly justifies the widespread deployment of U.S. forces. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 978

Categorization

• XREF: Directly extends the book’s earlier argument that ‘temporary’ rotations function as permanent basing, mirroring patterns in Africa, the Pacific, and elsewhere.