Just the Facts

1999:¹

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	15-Feb-99/ 15-Mar-99	Leadership training, Mission planning, Communication, Medical training, Small unit tactics (SBF99014W/SF-9245)	ODA 335, B CO 2/3 SFG(A)	10	23 from Bahamas Royal Defense Force	$46,000 or $56,000

1998:²

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	2-Oct-97 / 24-Oct-97	Foreign internal defense, disaster assistance, medical, command, control and communication, rescue and recovery underwater ops (BAHAMAS)	720 STG & 23 STS	15	40 from Royal Bahamian Defense Force	$61,000
Counter-drug	09-Jan-98 / 31-Jan-98	Counter-Narcotics Naval Special Warfare Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Location: Nassau, Bahamas	SEAL team 4	unknown	20 from Royal Bahamian Defense Force	$114,836
JCET	2-Feb-98 / 20-Feb-98	Foreign internal defense, medical training, swim techniques, navigation, over the beach, marksmanship, patrolling, search and rescue, use of force, prisoner control	SEAL team 4	8	28 from Royal Bahamian Defense Force	$16,000
Counter-drug	08-Aug-98 / 03-Oct-98	Counter-Narcotics Naval Special Warfare Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Location: Nassau, Bahamas	SEAL team 4	unknown	22 from Royal Bahamian Defense Force	$163,433
JCET	23-Aug-98 / 29-Aug-98	Close quarters battle, room / building clearing, pistol / rifle marksmanship, team assault skills, command and control techniques, medical skills training, breaching techniques, language training (SF9960)	C / 3 / 7	3	21 from Royal Bahamian Defense Force Commando Squad	$3,000

Sources:

¹ United States, Defense Department, "Report on Training of Special Operations Forces for the Period Ending September 30, 1999," Washington, April 1, 2000.

United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000: A Report to Congress (Washington: March 2000) <http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/fmtrain/toc.html>.

² United States, Defense Department, "Report on Training of Special Operations Forces for the Period Ending September 30, 1998," Washington, April 1, 1999.

United States, Defense Department, State Department, "Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest In Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999: A Report To Congress," Washington, March 1999: 1, 10.