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Special Operations Forces (SOF): Uruguay

19991:

Type of Deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET 28-Apr-99/ 08-Jun-99 Light infantry tactics, Air operations, MFF (SUY99026W/SF-9366) ODA 734 1/7 SFG(A) 8 100 from 14th ABN Battalion $63,000
JCET 20-May-99/ 15-Jun-99 Joint deployment with Bolivia: SOF METL TNG: 105.7 flying hours, airborne operations, air infiltration training, air exfiltration training, navigation low level flight training, resupply airdrops 8 SOS, 7 SFG (A) 42 432 from CITE (Bolivia) and 14th Battalion (Uruguay) $190,000

19982:

Type of Deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET 7-Jul-98 / 26-Aug-98 Light infantry tactics, squad and platoon reconnaissance, land navigation, combat lifesaver training, communcation training, small boat training, airborne operations (SF8438) 7th Special Forces Group 12 140 from 14th Infantry Battalion $85,000
JCET 12-Sep-97 / 24-Oct-97
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13-Sep-98 / 28-Oct-98		 Close quarters battle, room / building clearing, pistol / rifle marksmanship, team assault skills, command and control techniques, medical skills training, breaching techniques, language training (SF7917) C / 3 / 7 11 40 or 60 from 14th Battalion CEAT $48,000

19973:

Type of Deployment Dates Training Event U.S. SOF Unit U.S. Personnel Host-nation personnel Cost
JCET 9-Sep-97 / 24-Oct-97 Joint Combined Exchange Training (SF7917) 3 / 7 Special Forces Group 12 40 Army $177,000

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: 37.

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): Uruguay

 

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