Just the Facts

1999¹:

Type of deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	06-Jul-99/ 16-Jul-99	PDSS only (S-VE-2000-100)	C/2/7 SFG(A)	2	0	$10,000
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9037)			70	$124,100
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9043)			70	$193,100
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9100)			60	$202,514
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN 9126)			60	$430,258
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9049)			52	$85,700
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9036)			45	$145,500
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9035)			40	$129,400
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9048)			40	$102,900
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN9120)			30	$10,040
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN 9059)			30	$153,100
Counter-drug		CDTS (CN 9125)			10	$76,395

1998²:

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
Counter-Drug	17-Oct-97 / 10-Nov-97	Riverine / Counter-Drug Operations: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Tucupita, Venezuela	Special Boat Unit 26 / SEAL Team 4	Unavailable	35 from Vigilancia Costera (Coast Guard)	$126,452
Counter-Drug	23-Oct-97 / 10-Dec-97	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Guayabo, Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	40 from Special Forces Co. 1st. Division	$151,500
Counter-Drug	23-Oct-97 / 10-Dec-97	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Macarao, Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	53 from GACFAC (National Guard Counterdrug Forces)	$152,200
Counter-Drug	30-Jan-98 / 23-Mar-98	Counternarcotics Infantry, Rotary Wing Operations Support: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Maracay and Macarao, Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	160 from GACFAC (National Guard Counterdrug Forces) and 42nd Airborne Brigade	$310,900
Counter-Drug	31-Jan-98 / 15-Mar-98	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Macarao and St Cristobal, Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	52 from GACFAC (National Guard Counterdrug Forces)	$267,800
Counter-Drug	01-Feb-98 / 15-Mar-98	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; San Cristobal and La Morracolla, Venezuela	3rd Special Forces Group	Unavailable	100 from GACFAC (National Guard Counterdrug Forces)	$210,100
JCET	5-Feb-98 / 22-Mar-98	Marksmanship, close quarter battle, medical, breaching, command and control, linear targets, building climbing, sniper training, integrated assaults, human rights (SF8905)	7th Special Forces Group	13	36 or 51 from Direcci�n de Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevenci�n (51)	$14,000 -or- $120,000
Counter-Drug	08-Mar-98 / 05-Apr-98	Counternarcotics Naval Special Warfare Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Tucupita, Venezuela	SEAL Team 4	Unavailable	26 from Naval Special Forces	$178,467
De-mining	01-Apr-98 / 30-Apr-98	Humanitarian Demining: Teach demining techniques to military from El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil; Danl�, Honduras	7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, NC	Unknown	4 from Brazil military, 4 from Colombia military, 4 from El Salvador military, 4 from Venezuela military	$80,000
Counter-Drug	07-Apr-98 / 15-Jun-98	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; San Cristobal, Maracay, Machiques, Caracas and Guri., Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	226 from Rural Commandos	$636,500
JCET	19-Apr-98 / 9-May-98	Foreign internal defense / unconventional warfare, sortie generation, safety assessment, air operations assessment, aircrew training, maintenance training, airborne operations, air infiltration training, air exfiltration, navigation low level flight training, resupply airdrops (VENEZUELA 8339)	6 SOS, 15 SOS	16	144 from Venezuelan Air Force (Group 6)	$144,000
Counter-Drug	03-Aug-98 / 22-Sep-98	Counternarcotics Joint Combined Infantry Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Maturin, Venezuela	7th SFGA	Unavailable	57 from 3rd Division, Cazadores	$241,100
Counter-Drug	03-Aug-98 / 22-Sep-98	Counternarcotics Rotary Wing Operations Training: In support of National Security Strategy to reduce flow of drugs to the U.S.; Barquisimeto and Maturin, Venezuela	D/160 SOAR, 7th SFGA	Unavailable	54 from Detachment 45/49, Commando Raiders	$154,600
JCET	14-Aug-98 / 7-Sep-98	JCET cancelled, advance party TDY only (SF 8441)	7th Special Forces Group	0	Cancelled, Comandos Cazadores or no host-nation unit identified	$12,000

1997³:

Type of Deployment	Dates	Training Event	U.S. SOF Unit	U.S. Personnel	Host-nation personnel	Cost
JCET	6-Jan-97 / 17-Jan-97	Light Infantry (SF7207)	7th Special Forces Group	2	0	$10,000
JCET	8-May-97 / 20-Jun-97	Joint Combined Exchange Training (SF7914)	3 / 7 Special Forces Group	9	25 Army	$155,000
JCET	10-Jul-97 / 18-Aug-97	Light Infantry, Deployed Force Training (SF7330)	7th Special Forces Group	1	0	$2,000

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: 7-8, 37-8.

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