Just the Facts

1999¹:

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	13-Jan-99/ 03-Mar-99	Marksmanship, Mission planning, Air mobility, Riverine operations (SPA99013W / SF-9243)	ODA 764 2/7 SFG(A)	9	24 from SF PA Marines Corp	$55,000
JCET	21-Apr-99/ 08-Jun-99	Light infantry tactics, Peacekeeping operations (SPA99025W/SF-9365)	ODA 726 1/7 SFG(A)	9	50 from 1st Special Forces Battalion	$62,000
JCET	15-Jul-99/ 30-Aug-99	Light infantry, Air assault, Small unit tactics, Leadership training, Mission planning (SF-9471)	ODA 776 3/7 SFG(A)	7	75 from Airborne Brigade	$66,000
JCET	15-Jul-99/ 30-Aug-99	PDSS only	C/1/7 SFG(A)	2	0	$8,000

1998²:

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	29-Jan-98 / 17-Mar-98	Airborne operations, medical training, patrolling, marksmanship, grenade training, airmobile training, hide site construction, small boat operations, field training exercise (SF8209)	20th Special Forces Group	9	35 Marines	$88,000
JCET	28-Jan-98 / 17-Mar-98	Airborne operations, medical training, patrolling, demolitions, marksmanship, sniper, operations planning (SF8210)	20th Special Forces Group	12	35 from the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD)	$87,000
JCET	15-Apr-98 / 30-May-98	Light infantry, patrolling, air mobile operations, amount (close quarter battle), room clearing, and associated planning (SF8346)	7th Special Forces Group	24	50 from Air Force ABN BDE and the Presidential Guard	$41,000
JCET	13-May-98 / 9-Jun-98	Close quarters battle, room / building clearing, pistol / rifle marksmanship, team assault skills, command and control techniques, medical skills training, breaching techniques, language training (SF8915)	C / 3 / 7	4	18 or 24 from the Presidential Guard	$9,000
JCET	23-Aug-98 / 29-Aug-98 -or- 09-Oct-97 / 24-Nov-97	Close quarters battle, room / building clearing, pistol / rifle marksmanship, team assault skills, command and control techniques, medical skills training, breaching techniques, language training (SF9951)	C / 3 / 7	3	26 from the Presidential Guard	$3,000

1997³:

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	5-Sep-96 / 20-Oct-96	Joint Combined Exchange Training (SF6957)	3 / 7 Special Forces Group	12	40 Army	$158,000
JCET	24-Oct-96 / 31-Oct-96	Joint Combined Exchange Training, Riverine Training, Unitas (SW7264)	Special Boat Unit 26	11	14 Marines	$57,000
JCET	2-Feb-97 / 11-Mar-97	Airmobile, Reconnaissance, and Mission Planning (SF7209)	7th Special Forces Group	9	46 Army	$57,000
JCET	3-Feb-97 / 11-Mar-97	Light Infantry (SF7440)	7th Special Forces Group	11	40 Army	$57,000
JCET	26-Jul-97 / 25-Aug-97	Joint Combined Exchange Training (SF7918)	3 / 7 Special Forces Group	12	40 Army	$315,000
JCET	24-Jul-97 / 13-Sep-97	Light Infantry / Reconnaissance (SF7457)	7th Special Forces Group	8	30 Marines	$68,000

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: 29-30.

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