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A Salvadoran army officer trained by United States Army instructors, center, instructs new recruits at an army base, San Miguel, El Salvador, July 1, 1982. As early as 1950, the United States provided extensive support in the establishment of a counterintelligence apparatus for the Salvadoran military and police forces, in addition to direct military funding and assistance. Over the course of the civil war from 1980-1992, the United States sent more than $6 billion to the Salvadoran government in economic and military aid.