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Special Operations Forces (SOF): Dominican Republic

19991:

Type of deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET
15-Feb-99/ 30-Apr-99 Leadership training, Mission planning, Communication, Medical training, Land navigation, Small unit tactics (SDR99017W/SF-9247) ODA 354, B CO 2/3 14 68 from Dominican Republic DGE $134,000 or $154,000
JCET
01-May-99/ 15-Jun-99 Light infantry tactics, Small unit tactics / riot control, Peacekeeping operations (SDR99030W/SF-9368) ODA 352, B CO 2/3 SFG(A) 9 93 from Dominican Republic 1st Brigade $79,000 or $93,000
JCET
29-Aug-99/ 06-Sep-99 PDSS only (S-DR-2000-108W) C/3/7 3 0 $69,000
Counter-drug   CDTS     120 $150,000

19982:

Type of deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET
(Note: two Defense Department reports list different activities with this course number, SF8221. Only the training descriptions are the same.)
15-Jan-98 / 17-Mar-98
-or-
01-Feb-98 / 18-Mar-98
Light infantry / peacekeeping operations training to include United Nations basic peacekeeping skills, noncommissioned officer development, communications and medical training, language training (SF8221) 3rd Special Forces Group
-or-
ODB351, ODA362
17 45
-or-
171 from 1st Infantry Battalion BDE, Air Force, U/I Marines, U/I Army
$164,400
-or-
$202,000
JCET
(Note: two Defense Department reports list different activities with this course number, SF8220.)
1-Feb-98 / 15-Apr-98 Forward observer, marksmanship, rappelling, engineering, mission planning, small unit tactics, maintenance (SF8220) 3rd Special Forces Group
-or-
ODB350, ODB353, ODB355
25 86 or 100 4th Year Cadets IOBC $326,900 or $393,000
Counter-drug 11-Jul-98 / 13-Aug-98 Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd SFGA Unknown 38 from National Drug Control Directorate $152,500
JCET Cancelled JCET cancelled, advance party TDY only, moved to FY00-1 due to hurricane (SF9961)   3 0 $4,000

19973:

Type of Deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET 06-Mar-97 / 17-Jun-97 Light Infantry Training (HAWK RUMOR) 2 / 3 Special Forces Group 40 300 Army $108,000

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: 3, 16.

3 United States, Defense Department, "Report on Training of Special Operations Forces for the Period Ending September 30, 1997," Washington, April 1, 1998.

Special Operations Forces (SOF): Dominican Republic

 

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