A July
1999 report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) of the U.S. Congress
provided the following information about the JCET program in Ecuador:
Principal
U.S. objectives in Ecuador have been to secure a comprehensive peace
agreement between Ecuador and Peru and to persuade the Ecuadorian
military to retarget its scarce resources to address the looming
drug problem. To achieve these goals, the U.S. embassy sought to
preserve its influence within the Ecuadorian military through an
extensive program of joint exercises and military-to-military contacts.
The 12 JCETs that occurred in fiscal year 1997 and the 2 that we
believe occurred in fiscal year 1998 not only helped U.S. special
operations forces train in their mission-essential tasks, such as
combat lifesaver training and tactical decision-making, but also,
embassy officials believed, helped demonstrate U.S. support for
the Ecuadorian military. Embassy officials believed such support
encouraged the Ecuadorian military to accept a peace agreement with
Peru. Additionally, embassy officials believed that JCETs helped
to provide skills the Ecuadorian military would need to address
the threat posed by Colombian criminal and terrorist elements that
have infiltrated the border region.1
19992:
|
Type
of deployment
|
Dates
|
Training
Event
|
U.S.
SOF Unit
|
U.S.
Personnel
|
Host-nation
personnel
|
Cost
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
15-Oct-98
/ 20-Nov-98
|
Light
Infantry / Riverine in Counter-Drug Operations: In support of
National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.;
San Lorenzo, Ecuador
|
7th
SFGA
|
Unavailable
|
46
from Infanteria Marina
|
$95,000
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
15-Oct-98
/ 20-Nov-98
|
Light
Infantry / Riverine in Counter-Drug Operations: In support of
National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.;
Lago Agrio, Coca, Ecuador
|
7th
SFGA
|
Unavailable
|
82
from 19th Jungle Brigade
|
$95,000
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
10-Nov-98
/ 13-Dec-98
|
Light
Infantry in Counter-Drug Operations: In support of National
Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Quito, Santa
Cecilia and Coca, Ecuador
|
7th
SFGA
|
Unavailable
|
66
from 56th Battalion, 19th Jungle Brigade
|
$208,000
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9031)
|
|
|
75
|
$99,100.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9062)
|
|
|
58
|
$105,300.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN 9043)
|
|
|
50
|
Not
available
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN 9044)
|
|
|
50
|
$104,000.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9045)
|
|
|
40
|
$73,100.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN 9024)
|
|
|
30
|
$117,500.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN 9134)
|
|
|
25
|
$247,832.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9043)
|
|
|
25
|
Not
available
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN 9046)
|
|
|
0
|
$243,400.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9012)
|
|
|
0
|
Not
available
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9047)
|
|
|
0
|
$90,600.00
|
|
Counter-Drug
|
|
CDTS
(CN9135)
|
|
|
0
|
$12,310.00
|
|
De-mining
|
|
Humanitarian
Demining
|
|
|
40
|
$300,000
|
19983:
| Type
of Deployment |
Dates
|
Training
Event |
U.S.
SOF Unit |
U.S.
Personnel |
Host-nation
personnel |
Cost
|
| Counter-drug |
27-Oct-97
/ 13-Nov-97 |
Counter-Narcotics
Joint Combined Training: In support of National Security Strategy
to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Coca, Lago Agrio, Puerto El Carmen,
and Santa Cecilia, Ecuador |
7th
SFGA, D/160th SOAR, 16th SOW |
Unknown |
222
from 19th Jungle Brigade, 55th Jungle Battalion, 24th Special
Forces Battalion |
$814,000 |
| JCET |
7-Jan-98
/ 29-Feb-98 |
Marksmanship,
breaching, command and control, medical training, linear assault,
close quarter battle, sniper training, integrated assaults, helicopter
operations, human rights (SF8907) |
C
/ 3 / 7 |
11
|
23
from Special Operations Group |
$93,000
|
| Counter-drug |
20-Apr-98
/ 03-Jun-98 |
Counter-Narcotics
Rotary Wing Operations Training: In support of National Security
Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Coca, Lago Agrio, and
Santa Cecilia, Ecuador |
7th
SFGA, D/160th SOAR |
Unknown |
377
from 19th Jungle Brigade, GEO, GEK-9, 15th BAE GIR (Grupo de Intervencion
y Rescate), National Police |
$729,200 |
| JCET |
8-May-98
/ 31-May-98 |
Medical,
dental and veterinary combined training in conjunction with host-nation
forces (SF8342) |
20th
Special Forces Group |
15
|
40
from Medical Elements (Guavas Province) |
$3,000
|
| JCET |
8-May-98
/ 31-May-98 |
JCET
cancelled, advance party TDY only (SF8324) |
7th
Special Forces Group |
1
|
Cancelled
- no host-nation unit identified |
$9,000
|
| Counter-drug |
10-May-98
/ 30-May-98 |
Counter-drug
Operations Training: In support of National Security Strategy
to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Quito, Guayaquil, and Tulcan,
Ecuador |
20th
SFGA |
Unknown |
100
from National Counter-Drug Police |
$55,000 |
| JCET |
16-May-98
/ 30-May-98 |
Foreign
internal defense / unconventional warfare, airborne operations,
air infiltration training, air exfiltration, navigation low level
flight training, resupply airdrops (ECUADOR8329) |
15
SOS |
24
|
350
from 19th Jungle BDE |
$109,000
|
| JCET |
10-Aug-98
/ 2-Oct-98 |
Light
infantry tactics, troop leading procedures, combat orders tactical
decision making, reconnaissance, combat lifesaver training (SF7456)
|
7th
Special Forces Group |
8
|
50
from 9th BDE, Patria |
$8,000
|
| Counter-drug |
16-Aug-98
/ 25-Sep-98 |
Coastal
Counter-drug Operations: In support of National Security Strategy
to reduce flow of drugs to U.S.; Guayaquil and Salinas, Ecuador |
SBR-2,
SEAL Team 4 |
Unknown |
26
from Coast Guard and Marines |
$101,929 |
19974:
| Type
of Deployment |
Dates
|
Training
Event |
U.S.
SOF Unit |
U.S.
Personnel |
Host-nation
personnel |
Cost
|
| JCET |
21-Feb-97
/ 27-Feb-97 |
Joint
Combined Exchange Training - Day / Night Low Level Terrain Following
(JCET 7210) |
16th
Special Operations Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
47
|
0
|
$13,000
|
| JCET |
1-Feb-97
/ 27-Feb-97 |
Infantry
Deployed Force Training (SF7210) |
20th
Special Forces Group |
12
|
46
Army |
$40,000
|
| JCET |
1-Feb-97
/ 27-Feb-97 |
Infantry
Deployed Force Training (SF7211) |
20th
Special Forces Group |
12
|
46
Army |
$40,000
|
| JCET |
23-Jan-97
/ 3-Mar-97 |
Joint
Combined Exchange Training (SF7925) |
3
/ 7 Special Forces Group |
12
|
53
Army |
$111,000
|
| JCET |
3-Mar-97
/ 11-Apr-97 |
Joint
Combined Exchange Training (SF7913) |
3
/ 7 Special Forces Group |
11
|
48
Army |
$144,000* |
| JCET |
21-Apr-97
/ 31-May-97 |
Light
Infantry, Deployed Force Training (SF7321) |
7th
Special Forces Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
14
|
60
Army |
$40,000** |
| JCET |
21-Apr-97
/ 31-May-97 |
Light
Infantry, Deployed Force Training (SF7322) |
7th
Special Forces Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
14
|
60
Army |
$39,000
|
| JCET |
2-Jun-97
/ 8-Jul-97 |
Light
Infantry, Deployed Force Training (SF7323/7324) |
7th
Special Forces Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
4
|
170
Army |
$15,000
|
| JCET |
2-Jun-97
/ 8-Jul-97 |
Light
Infantry, Deployed Force Training (SF7325/7326) |
7th
Special Forces Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
18
|
170
Army |
$12,000
|
| JCET |
1-Aug-97
/ 16-Aug-97 |
Medical
Humanitarian Civil Assistance (SF7334) |
7th
Special Forces Group / 20th Special Forces Group |
15
|
57
Army |
$21,000
|
| JCET |
18-Aug-97
/ 30-Aug-97 |
Joint
Combined Exchange Training (SH7477) |
160th
SOAR |
23
|
200
Army |
$59,000
|
| JCET |
13-Sep-97
/ 28-Sep-97 |
Joint
Combined Exchange Training (SH7499) |
160th
SOAR |
27
|
100
Army |
$91,000
|
| JCET |
10-Aug-97
/ 30-Sep-97 |
Light
Infantry / Air Mobile (SF7456) |
7th
Special Forces Group |
8
|
40
Army |
$64,000
|
*Cost to Ecuador: $2,000
** Cost to Ecuador: $19,000
Sources:
1
United States Congress, General Accounting Office, Military Training:
Management and Oversight of Joint Combined Exchange Training,
Report to Congressional Requesters NSIAD-99-173 (Washington: General
Accounting Office, July 1999): 48 <http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ns99173.pdf>.
2
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: 3-4.
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>.
3
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.
4
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): Ecuador
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