CSTC

I finished my trip with a visit to Afghan Defence Minister Wardak and US General Richard P. Formica, who heads something called CSTC-A, the US operation charged with building the Afghan security forces.

Leaving behind an uncertain Afghanistan 2009

I finished my trip with a visit to Afghan Defence Minister Wardak and US General Richard P. Formica, who heads something called CSTC-A, the US operation charged with building the Afghan security forces.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

Right now, if I want to find out more about the development of the Afghan Air Corps, or what’s going on in particular battlespaces, or with certain development programs, I can probably eventually dig up either a post on a blog such asAfghanistan Shrugged, or a DoD Bloggers’ Roundtable, or an official report from a military command such as CSTC-A.

I Dare You To Do Better | ATTACKERMAN 2009

Looking at these facts, he said, he wanted CSTC-A in charge.

David Isenberg: It's Déjà Vu for DynCorp All Over Again David Isenberg 2010

Several CSTC-A officers and Pentagon officials said that good-government contract rules prevent them from banning Blackwater.

Rogue Military Contractors Abetted By Broken System 2010

In reviewing the Army's investigation of the incident, then-CSTC-A Commanding General Richard Formica said that it appeared that the contractor personnel involved had "violated alcohol consumption policies, were not authorized to possess weapons, violated use of force rules, and violated movement control policies."

David Isenberg: The Get Out of Jail and Stay on Contract Free Card 2010

"Over the past several months Iran has taken a series of steps to expand and deepen its influence," says a secret cable sourced to the US embassy in Kabul and written in May 2007 by CSTC-A DCG for Pol-Mil Affairs [combined security transition command deputy commanding general for political and military affairs].

Afghanistan war logs: Iran's covert operations in Afghanistan 2010

In reviewing the Army's investigation of the incident, then-CSTC-A Commanding General Richard Formica said that it appeared that the contractor personnel involved had "violated alcohol consumption policies, were not authorized to possess weapons, violated use of force rules, and violated movement control policies."

The Get Out of Jail and Stay on Contract Free Card 2010

Several CSTC-A officers and Pentagon officials said that good-government contract rules prevent them from banning Blackwater.

Rogue Military Contractors Abetted By Broken System 2010

Despite CSTC-A's phenomenal achievements, the ANA has not been allowed or required to assume a decisive role in the security and stability of Afghanistan.

Don't escalate a failing war 2009

Complex and fluid, the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) loop relies on several neurotransmitters.

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