CLEF August 1990 Reorganization

The President, Jericho Waraldonez, the Minister of Defense, Cledado Estevante, and the CLEF CG, Ricardo Colvasquez, just sat down and had a terse meeting about realistic expectations regarding the fledgling democracy's future projection of power.  "Gentlemen," El Presidente said, "we can't keep this up.  We don't have enough men, enough equipment, and Lord knows, we don't have enough money, to keep up this pace of operations for the CLEF.  As you well know, I am committed to fighting oppression around the globe as often, as hard, and as long as we can.  But the way I see it, we must scale back the size of the CLEF in order to be able to better project power.  This will mean more frequent and longer deployments for the men we retain, but these patriots know what they signed up for."

"We cannot be everywhere at once, with the size of forces we have deployed, and still have a sizeable portion of the CLEF sitting idle here in Cuba.  We currently have task groups in Cronistria and South Leon, and Operation Payback, our missions of vengeance against Iran and Venezuela, shows no sign of slowing down.  Additionally, the situation in South Leon is growing worse, and so I'll tell you now that my intent is to surge more forces there.  And the damn Iraqis have just invaded Kuwait!!!  The United States is begging everyone and their dog to send forces.  Of course we will answer the call, so here is what we must do: first, the situation in Cronistria is stable and getting better every day; it is time for us to declare victory and come home.  But that is still not enough: we must slash the size of the CLEF.  I hereby order you, gentlemen, to pare down the Expeditionary Intelligence Unit, and to decommission one tank battalion and one additional company, one mechanized infantry battalion and one additional company, two companies of paratroopers, two companies of Marines, one Special Forces Group (one ODB and two ODAs), and one Special Operations Squadron, transferring all of those to a CLEF Reserve until such time as future circumstances warrants a change."

Generalissimo Estevante and Major General Colvasquez acknowledged El Presidente's orders and immediately set off to carry them out, the results of which are here:

Minister of Defense: Generalissimo Cledado Estavante
(MOH, SS/V, PH, War of Liberation Campaign Medal (WLC))

Cuban Liberation Expeditionary Force (CLEF) Commanding General: Major General Ricardo Colvasquez (DSC, BS/V, WLC)

Expeditionary Intelligence Unit: Brigadier Donalo Quilveras (WLC)

EIU Deputy: Major Bosanova (BS/V, PH, WLC)

EIU Operations Chief:  Lieutenant Dostaves (SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

The Armored Brigade - Brigadier Bartolo Lucastro (BS/V, PH, WLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

1st Tank Battalion - Major Solar (SS/V, PH, WLC, CCM)
**Cronistria**

A Company - Lieutenant Aguilera (DSC, WLC, CCM) **Cronistria**

B Company - 1st Lieutenant Segovia (BS/V, WLC, CCM)
**Cronistria**







4th Light Armored Infantry Battalion - Major Afflexio (DSC, PH, WLC)

A Company - Major Chavez (SS/V, PH, WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**













B Company - Captain Caballero (SS/V, BS/V, PH, WLC, CCM)
**Cronistria**

-Lt Colvines, 1st Platoon (SS/V, BS/V, PH, WLC, CCM) 

The Airborne Regiment - Brigadier Salvino Carreno, (BS/V, PH, WLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

5th Parachute Battalion - Major Cuervesco (MOH, WLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

A Company - 1st Lieutenant Guillardo (DSC, WLC)

B Company - Captain Soares (SS/V, WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

6th Parachute Battalion - Major Halabrio (SS/V, WLC, OPC, SLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

E Company - 1st Lieutenant Espinale (BS/V, PH, WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

F Company - 1st Lieutenant Pena (BS/V, PH, WLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

The Marine Regiment - Brigadier Eugenio Habanera (BS/V, WLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

7th Commando Battalion - Major Spirovales (SS/V, WLC)

A Company - Captain Trevino (MOH, WLC)

B Company - Captain Proviso (BS/V, PH, WLC)

8th Commando Battalion - Major Fulgencio (Navy Cross, PH, WLC) **SOUTH LEON**

F Company - 1st Lieutenant Madre-Animral (BS/V, WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

G Company – 1st Lieutenant Ordonez (WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

Special Operations Command - Brigadier Hector Huistrella (DSC, BS/V, PH, WLC)

10th Special Forces Group - Major Talamantes (BS/V, WLC)

ODA 111 - Captain Banos (WLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

ODA 212 - 1st Lieutenant Villagrosa (SS/V, WLC, SLC, 1 x Combat Jump -WLC)

**SOUTH LEON**

ODA 313 - Lieutenant Gouveia (SS/V, PH, WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**

ODA 525 - Lieutenant Estevez (BS/V, WLC, OPC, 1 x Combat Jump -Rush Delivery)

Operational Detachment Phoenix - Major Kalabera (SS/V, PH, WLC)

A Squadron - Major Villanueva (SS/V, BS/V, PH, WLC, OPC) -DETACHED AS UNIT 101
**Operation Payback**

B Squadron - Captain Stelosavo (WLC, SLC)
**SOUTH LEON**







Reserve:

The Armored Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Malusio Galban (WLC) – CRONISTRIA
A Company - Captain Fordesante (2 x PH, WLC)
B Company -
C Company - Captain Torrencio (WLC)

3rd Mechanized Battalion – Captain Muertosa (WLC)
A Company - Captain Muniz (WLC)
B Company - 1st Lieutenant Barrientes (WLC)
C Company - Captain Elias (BS/V, WLC, CCM)


C Company, 1st Tank Battalion - Capt Cruze (PH, WLC)
C Company, 4th Light Armored Infantry Battalion - Captain Basilone (WLC)

The Airborne Regiment
C Company, 5th Parachute Battalion - Captain Welasquez (WLC)
G Company, 6th Parachute Battalion - 1st Lieutenant Huerta (WLC, OPC, 1 x Combat Jump - Rush Delivery)

The Marine Regiment
C Company, 7th Commando Battalion - 1st Lieutenant Aponte (WLC)
E Company, 8th Commando Battalion - Major Bronchovio (BS/V, WLC)

9th Special Forces Group - Colonel Willem Elias (BS/V, WLC)
ODA 424 - Captain Wallestre (PH, WLC, OPC)
ODA 626 - Captain Benavides (WLC)

C Squadron, OD Phoenix - 1st Lieutenant Deppinosa (WLC)


Organization:

                                                                         Command

Armored Brigade         Airborne Regiment            Marine Regiment            Air Wing
2 Tank Co                      4 Parachute Co                   4 Marine Co                     3 Fighter Sqdn
2 Mech Inf Co                                                                                                        2 Attack Sqdn
                                                                                                                                 2 Trans Sdn
                                                                                                                                 2 Rotary Attack Sqdn
                                                                                                                                 2 Rotary Med Lift Sqdn
                                                                                                                                 1 Rotary Hvy Lift Sqdn

Campaigns:

WLC - War of Liberation Campaign Medal
CCM - Cronistrian Campaign Medal
SLC - South Leon Campaign Medal
OPC - Operation Payback Campaign Medal