PAGE 0132 INQUIRE D0Cl9D ITEM N0 00037334 ENVELOPE CDSN LGX329 MCN 92239 34971 TOR 922392042 RTTCZYUW RUEKJCS3984 2392045-eeee--RUEALGX ZNY -€€8 HEADER R 26204SZ AOG 92 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEADWD OCSA WASHINGTON DC RUENAAA CNO WASHINGTON DC RUEAHQA CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC CMC WASHINGTON DC b 3 50 USC 1 RUEHC SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RUEAIIA CIA WASHINGTON DC b J 50 use 403-1 1 R 26180SZ AUG 92 FM b J 10 USC 424 TO DIA WASHDC BT CONTROLS SERIAL U b J 10 USC 424 • THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE•••••••••••• BODY COUNTRY U MEXICO MX SUBJECT b 3 10 USC 424 HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AIRBORNE BRIGADE U WARNING U THI AN-fflff RMA-'I'reN---REPeRT- -N0 E-VA bUATEB-Hfl'E-J ri NENeE- -RRP0R N'---'F'----l'-E ------F l-' 1 --' '--j DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOI U 459001-920710 eeHFfBBHlffAri MOPOM r - - REQS U SOURCE U b 3 10 USC 424 b 3 10 USC424 SUMMARY b 1 1 4 c -T E X T _____lL _ fs _N r JJ b 1 1 4 c 2 U THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE LTG FRANCISCO L URQUIZO 450901-461130 AND THE AERONAUTIC DIRECTOR LTG GUSTAVO SALINAS CAMINA ORDERED A STUDY TO CREATE A UNIT OF PARATROOPERS HAVING DECIDED THAT A GROUP OF OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS WOULD BE TRAINED IN THE U S IN THAT MANNER FORMING A BASE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHICH WOULD THEN BE IN CHARGE OF TRAINING FUTURE MEXICAN PARATROOPERS 3 U ON 460401 CPT PLUTARCO ALBARRAN LOPEZ WAS DESIGNATED TO REVIEW AND SELECT THE VOLUNTEERS ON THE SAME DATE THE MESSAGE TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS WAS DISSEMINATED TO THE MEXICAN ARMY 4 U ON 460408 170 OFFICERS AND 190 SOLDIERS TOOK THE EXAMINATIONS OF WHICH 20 OFFICERS AND 30 SOLDIERS WERE SELECTED THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ORGANIZED INTO TWO GROUPS AND WERE READIED TO UNDERGO TRAINING AT THE U S ARMY AIRBORNE SCHOOL IN FORT BENNING GEORGIA 5 U THE FIRST GROUP WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CPT ALBARRAN AND THE GROUP'S EXECUTIVE OFFICER WAS LT JOSE HERNANDEZ TOLEDO ON 460518 THIS FIRST GROUP DEPARTED FOR FORT BENNING BEGINNING THE COURSE ON 460527 WITH THE JUMP PHASE STARTING ON 460601 BECOMING PARATROOPERS ON 460620 ero PAGE 013 3 PAGE 0134 6 U THE SECOND GROUP HAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF LT JORGE MUNGUIA GONZALEZ AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER WAS LT ISIDRO SANCHEZ ZEPEDA THIS GROUP FOLLOWED THE FIRST GROUP TO FORT BENNING AND COMPLETED ITS TRAINING ON 460803 QUALIFIED AS PARATROOPERS AND GLIDER PERSONNEL 7 U UPON RETURN TO MEXICO THE UNIT HAS STATIONED AT CAMPO MILITAR BALBUENA MILITARY BASE BALBUENA AND IN THAT MANNER THE FIRST UNIT OF MEXICAN PARATROOPERS HAS BORN 8 U ON 460915 THE UNIT JUMPED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MEXICAN SOIL AND RECEIVED THE FIRST MODEL OF MEXICAN PARATROOPER WINGS 9 U ON 461001 A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE AIRTROOP COMPANY CONSISTING OF 18 OFFICERS AND 32 SOLDIERS WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PLAZA DE PUEBLA PUEBLA l b 3 10 USC 424 PUEBLA AND UNDERWENT AN INFANTRY TRAINING COURSE 10 U ON 470215 THE UNIT HAS DEACTIVATED FROM BALBUENA AND REACTIVATED AS THE COMPANIA DE AEROTROPAS AIRTROOP COMPANY IN THE CAMPO MILITAR NO 1 11 l b 3 10 USC424 AND FROM THIS DATE THE TRAINING OF THE FIRST CLASS OF PARATROOPERS TRAINED IN OUR COUNTRY WAS BEGUN 11 U ON 480427 THE AIRTROOP COMPANY CEASES TO BELONG TO THE AIR FORCE AND JOINS THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD CORPS 12 U ON 520915 THE NEWLY FORMED BATALLON DE PARACAIDISTAS AIRBORNE BATTALION PASSES IN REVIEW IN FRONT OF PRESIDENT MIGUEL ALEMAN HAVING BEEN ACTIVATED THAT SAME DAY BY THE PRESIDENT 13 U ON 530101 THE AIRBORNE BATTALION IS REASSIGNED TO THE AIR FORCE 14 U BG ALBARRAN GIVES COMMAND OF THE UNIT TO LTC LUIS GRANADOS ALAMILLO 15 U ON 640508 THE UNIT MOVES FROM CAMPO MILITAR NO 1 TO BASE AEREA MILITAR NO 1 - BAN NO l MILITARY AIR BASE NO 1 IN SANTA LUCIA 3 10 use 424 STATE OF MEXICO 16 U ON 650171 THE UNIT MOVES BACK TO CAMPO -€0NPIDENTIAb- OFORN PAGE 0135 MILITAR NO 1 WHERE IT REMAINS TO THIS DAY 17 U ON 690101 THE BRIGADA DE FUSILEROS PARACAIDISTAS AIRBORNE BRIGADE IS CREATED UNDER THE DIRECTIVE OF PRESIDENT GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ AND PLACED UNDER THE DISPOSITION OF LTG ARCELINO GARCIA BARRAGAN SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE THE UNIT HAS ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER-- HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY - 1ST AIRBORNE BATTALION - 2D AIRBORNE BATTALION THE UNIT COMMANDERS WERE-- MG JOSE HERNANDEZ TOLEDO BRIGADE COMMANDER - MAJ GREGORIO GUERRERO CAUDILLO CHIEF OF STAFF - MAJ ANGEL JORGE LASSO DE LA VEGA Y CORONA COMMANDER OF THE 1ST BATTALION - LTC EDMAR EUROZA DELGADO COMMANDER OF THE 2D BATTALION NOTE-- THE CREATION OF THE 3D AIRBORNE BATTALION DATES FROM 740701 AND THE FIRST COMMANDER HAS LTC NICABARDO DANIEL VELAZQUEZ CARDONA 18 U THE FOLLOWING GENERALS AND FIELD GRADE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN COMMANDERS OF THIS GREAT UNIT-- MG JOSE HERNANDEZ TOLEDO 690101-701231 - COL EDMAR EUROZA DELGADO 710101-710131 - MG RAUL EMILIO FOULLON CABRERA 710201721201 MEXICAN AIR FORCE - COL LUIS ENRIQUE GRANADOS ALAMILLO 721201-770416 MEXICAN AIR FORCE - BG EDMAR EUROZA DELGADO 770416-821216 - BG JOSE NUNO SENCION 821216-830116 MEXICAN AIR FORCE - MG DELFINO MARIO PALMERIN CORDERO 830116-881201 - MG GREGORIO GUERRERO CAUDILLO 881201PRESENT li 3 1 424--- ci - - LTG GUERRERO TURNED OVER THE BRIGADE TO MG RAMON R ARRIETA HURTADO ON 910 716 CITE t 3TTcfusc 424 19 U ON 690422 THE FIRST CLASS OF PARATROOPERS TRAINED BY THE BRIGADE GRADUATES AFTER 52 CLASSES TRAINED BY PREVIOUS AIRBORNE UNITS ---€0NF-l-BRN'l'IAL - N F-0R N- PAGE 0136 20 U UP TO THIS DATE 106 CLASSES OF T 'rlE BRIGADE BATTALION HAVE MADE THEIR FIVE QUALIFYING JUMPS 29 FOREIGN CLASSES l2 MILITARY ACADEMY CLASSES 6 CLASSES FROM THE MILITARY SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 CLASS FROM THE MILITARY SCHOOL OF AVIATION l CLASS FROM THE MILITARY SIGNAL SCHOOL 1 CLASS FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY POLICE AND 1 CLASS FROM THE FEDERAL DISTRICT POLICE TOTALLING l58 GRADUATING CLASS ff TROOPERS ' j - THE TERM CLASS DOES NOT DENOTE A STANDARD NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN GRADUATING GROUP RATHER THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAINING VARIES BASED UPON THE REQUIREMENTS CITE 4 FOR A DISCUSSION OF RECENT GRADUATING CLASS STRENGTHS 21 U AIRBORNE UNITS IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR ARMY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A SPECIAL CORPS AND ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HIGH COMMAND AS SUCH THE UNIT IS SUBJECT TO DIVERSE MISSIONS IN THE ENTIRE THE UNITS' ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL TERRITORY TRAINING HAVE ADAPTED ON OCCASIONS TO INFANTRY MISSIONS MODIFYING ITS ORGANIZATION AND USING SQUAD-SIZED UNITS OF 11 SOLDIERS IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT OUR PLATOONS CONSIST OF 2 OFFICERS AND FOUR SQUADS OF 9 PARATROOPERS EACH 22 U THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF MISSIONS WHICH THIS GREAT UNIT HAS CONDUCTED IN VARIOUS TIMES AND PLACES ARE PRESENTED-- A U IN 660000 AS A RESULT OF STUDENT LED PROBLEMS AND CIVIL DISTURBANCES AT NICOLAITA UNIVERSITY IN MORELIA b 3 10 USC 424 MICH OACAN '- ' '-----------'----- B U IN 670000 WHEN ALTERCATIONS OCCURRED DURING THE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN HERMOSILLO b 3 10 USC 424 l SONORA ____________ C'-c- _-c c-cU I ' N'- 6 8 0' 5 - 0 0 _ _- I N --'T H E -- CITY OF VILLAHERMOSA _ _ b 3 10 use 424 TABASCO DURING THE DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TABASCO D U IN 680600-681200 IN THE SQUARE IM WHICH A VARIETY OF STUDENT MOVEMENTS OCCURRED AND PROTESTS PROVOKED BY SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS IN TLALTELOLCO SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER AREAS OF MEXICO CITY -NE FORN-- -€0NP IDEN'rf-A PAGE 0137 E U IN 690000 FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS THE 2D AIRBORNE BATTALION WAS ASSIGNED TO DUR ZlliGO b 3 10USC424 DURANGO ASSISTING IN THE MAINTAINING ORDER DURING THE STUDENT MOVEMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DURANGO F U ON 729610 DURING THE RESURGENCE OF THE PROBLEMS AND CONFRONTATIONS NEAR THE TEACHERS COLLEGE KNOWN AS JUEVES DE CORPUS IN MEXICO CITY G U DURING 740000 MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE WERE TRANSPORTED TO CULIACAN f _l 3 _ 1___4_2_4 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ SINALOA TO SUPPORT LOCAL UNITS AND GUARANTEE THE TRANQUILITY IN THE FACE OF LABOR AND STUDENT CONFLICTS H U IN 740000-760000 MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN THE STATE OF GUERRERO TO COMBAT BANDITS SUCH AS GENARO VAZQUEZ AND LUCIO CABANAS AS WELL AS CARRYING OUT ACTIONS AGAINST NARCOTRAFFICKING IN THAT STATE I U IN 760000 PERSONNEL FROM THE BRIGADE WERE SENT TO CAPINGO STATE OF MEXICO TO HELP LIMIT THE PROBLEMS IN THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE SCHOOL LOCATED IN THAT CITY_ J U IN 761200 A BATTALION PARTICIPATED DURING RURAL-BASED ALTERCATIONS IN TLAXCALA 7 b 3 10 USC 424 K U IN 860600-861200 BRIGADE PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN SECURITY EFFORTS AND PATROLLING IN THE CITY OF CHIHUAHUA GEOCOOD 1925N 09810W CHIHUAHUA AND ENVIRONS DURING PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS L U IN 860600-860700 MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN SECURITY EFFORTS AND PATROLLING IN THE STATE OF MICHOACAN DURING THE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN THAT STATE M U FROM 890922-891025 THE MAJORITY OF THE BRIGADE PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG CROPS IN SOUTHERN JALISCO WITH TE COMMAND POST ESTABLISHED IN SAYULA bl J 10 USC b J 10 USC 424 JALISCO I N U FROM 890200 BRIGADE PERSONNEL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TASK FORCE MARTE VII VIII IX X NOFGRN-- PAGE 0138 AND XI UNTIL TODAY DURING WHICH THEY OPERATED IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUGS AND APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL LAW OF FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES IN THE STATES OF CHIHUAHUA DURANGO AND SINALOA DURING THESE ACTIONS ELEMENTS OF THE BRIGADE HAVE BEEN WOUNDED AND OTHERS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE PERFORMING THEIR MISSION 23 U THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF MISSIONS OF ASSISTANCE TO THE CIVILIAN POPULACE WHICH THIS GREAT UNIT HAS CONDUCTED IN VARIOUS TIMES AND PLACES- b 3 10 USC 424 A U IN 510000 AIRBORNE PERSONNEL ASSIST THE PEOPLE IN THE CITIES OF TIJUANA I_ _ _ BAJA CALIFORNIA TAMPICO ___ _ _ _ VERACRUZ AND NUEVO LAREDO __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ j TAMAULIPAS-- WHO HAD BEEN DISRUPTED BY SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS-- BY AIRDROPPING CLOTHING FOOD AND MEDICINE AS WELL AS BUILDING MATERIAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT b 3 10 USC 424 B U IN 511100 ON THE SKIRTS OF THE VOLCANO POPOCATEPETL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WHEN AN AIRPLANE CRASHED IN WHICH SENATOR RAMOS ILLAN AND THE ACTRESS BLANCH ESTELA PAVON WERE RIDING MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE ASSISTED IN THE RESCUE ATTEMPTS C U IN 520800 RESCUE AND EVACUATION EFFORTS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN THE CERRO DE MAMULIQUE IN THE STATE OF NUEVO LEON D U ON 540623 BRIGADE PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN RESCUE OPERATIONS ON A C-47 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER 6014 OF THE MEXICAN AIR FORCE IN THE TOWN OF CARBON MONTEALTO i J b 3 10 USC 424 STATE OF MEXICO - -- - - I• E U DURING 560000 THE BRIGADE ASSISTED THE P P E OF NUEVO LAREDO TAMAULIPAS AND VILLA ACUNA J b 3 10 USC 424 COAHUILA DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FLOODING OF THE RIO BRAVO F U IN 590000 DURING A RESCUE CONDUCTED IN THE OAXACAN MOUNTAINS WHEN A BELL 205 HELICOPTER OF THE MEXICAN AIR FORCE CRASHED THE BRIGADE UTILIZED RAPPELLING TECHNIQUES TO ASSIST G U IN 590000 THE BRIGADE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY OF COLIMA eFeRN- PAGE 0139 COLIMA WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A HURRICANE U IN 610000 ON THE COAST OF THE STATE OF H GUERRERO THE BRIGADE ASSISTED PEOPLE HURT BY THE FLOODING AND OTHER EFFECTS OF HURRICANE TARA IN THE TOWNS OF TECPAN b 3 10 USC 424 AND ATOYAC NUSCO AMONG OTHERS I U IN 680000 A GROUP FROM THE BRIGADE VALIANTLY RECOVERED THE BODIES OF 11 CLIMBERS OF THE SCHOOL INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS OF GUADALAJARA b 3 10 USC 424 JALSICO WHO HAD BECOME LOST AND DIED ON THE VOLCANO IXTACCIHUATL b 3 10 USC 424 J U IN 740000 A GROUP FROM THE BRIGADE HELPED IN THE RESCUE OF A HALLOWET HELICOPTER WHICH HAD CRASHED ON THE VOLCANO IXTACCIHUATL K U IN 820400-821100 A COMPANY FROM THE BRIGADE ASSISTED THE POPULACE WHEN THE VOLCANO CHICHONAL ERUPTED CAUSING DAMAGE IN THE STATES OF TABASCO AND CHIAPAS U THE BRIGADE DISTINGUISHED ITSELF WITH ITS TIMELY ENERGETIC DECISIVE AND VALIANT PERFORMANCE DURING THE TRAGIC EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO CITY IN 850900 THREE OFFICERS AND SIX SOLDIERS WERE DECORATED FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE ONE OFFICER HAS CRUSHED AND BURIED WHEN A BUILDING COLLAPSED ON TOP OF HIM L 24 U IT IS NOT THE INTENT TO SAY THAT THE PARATROOPER IS THE IDEAL SOLDIER TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPES OF MISSIONS BUT WE KNOW THAT HE HAS EARNED THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HIGH COMMAND TO DO SO WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT WE KNOW HOW TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY WITH ZEAL AND INTELLIGENCE ADAPTING OURSELVES TO THE DIRECTIVES AND INSTRUCTIONS TO OBTAIN THE RESULTS WHICH THE HIGH COMMAND EXPECTS COMMENTS 1 - 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