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Note:
unlike the rest of this database, this page uses some secondary sources
such as news reports. The information on this page is merely presented
to illustrate recent exercise activity, and may reflect our sources' inaccuracies
or misperceptions.
| New
Horizons '98 Honduras |
| Country |
Honduras |
| U.S.
units |
National
Guard, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps |
| Number
of U.S. personnel |
2,000 |
| Number
of Honduran personnel |
2,000 |
| Purpose |
Humanitarian
civic assistance exercise (build 5 clinics, 4 schools, 10 wells,
and a potable water system). |
| Duration |
Six
months (beginning January 15, 1998) |
| See
also |
New
Horizons, in this database |
| Sources |
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| New
Horizons '98 El Salvador |
| Country |
El
Salvador |
| U.S.
units |
420th
Engineering Brigade of the Army Reserve, 2-149th Aviation Regiment,
Texas Army National Guard, other reserve units |
| Salvadoran
units |
Engineering
Command, Special Military Security Brigade, Military Detachment No.
2, and Military Public Health Battalion |
| Number
of personnel |
500
(combined US and Salvadoran soldiers) |
| Purpose |
An
engineer readiness training humanitarian and civic
assistance exercise (constructing clinics, schools, wells, and
roads) in the department of Cabañas. |
| Duration |
Six
months (to begin February 9) |
| See
also |
New
Horizons, in this database |
| Sources |
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| "Train
the Trainer" |
| Country |
Bolivia |
| U.S.
unit |
A-Team
from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC |
| Bolivian
unit |
Bolivian
Army's 12th Ranger Battalion |
| Purpose |
US
forces training Bolivian Army trainers in peacekeeping operations. |
| See
also |
Special
Operations Forces, in this database |
| Source |
Army
News Release November 1997 |
| Operation
Allied Strength |
| Country |
Belize |
| U.S.
unit |
Joint
Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Honduras |
| Number
of U.S. personnel |
30 |
| Purpose |
Through
the use of land, sea and air, the forces hope to decrease the flow
of drugs along the borders of Belize. |
| Source |
Army
News Release November 1997 |
| Leadership
Training at the Lancero School |
| Country |
Colombia |
| U.S.
unit |
7th
Special Forces Group (Airborne). Fort Bragg, NC |
| Number
of personnel |
8 |
| Purpose |
U.S.
soldiers learn leadership skills at the Colombian military school,
which is similar to the U.S. Army Ranger School. |
| Notes |
All
training is in Spanish and only Colombian Army tactics are used. |
| See
also |
Special
Operations Forces, in this database |
| Source |
Army
News Release October 1997 |
| Infantry
Training |
| Country |
Dominican
Republic |
| U.S.
unit |
3rd
Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
| Number
of personnel |
12
man A-team |
| Purpose |
Security
assistance mission; training of a 100-man infantry company. |
| Duration |
6
weeks. |
| Notes |
Mission
requested by the Dominican Republic's Secretary of State for the Armed
Forces. |
| See
also |
Special
Operations Forces, in this database |
| Source |
Army
News Release October 1997 |
| Operation
Sustain Liberty |
| Country |
Panama |
| U.S.
unit |
511th
Military Police Company, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. |
| Number
of personnel |
170 |
| Purpose |
Cited
simply as a "security mission" |
| Duration |
6
months (to return late August 1997) |
| Source |
Army
News Release August 1997 |
| Fuerzas
Aliadas Riverine 97 Honduras |
| Country |
Honduras |
| Participating
militaries |
Honduras,
El Salvador, and the United States |
| Purpose |
The
operation in Honduras, held in the Gulf of Fonseca, was a military
counternarcotics action. It was designed to counter drug trafficking
in rivers, oceans, and other waterways through communication, maintenance
of arms, and navigation. |
| Number
of personnel |
70
Salvadoran Navy personnel, 26 Salvadoran Narcotics Law Enforcement
Officials, and 30 members of the U.S. Navy |
| Observers |
Costa
Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua |
| Dates |
July
11-23, 1997 |
| Sources |
- "FUERZAS
NAVALES DE EL SALVADOR Y EEUU INICIAN MANIOBRAS CONJUNTAS."
AFP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "EEUU
Y HONDURAS INICIAN EJERCICIOS CONTRA NARCOTRAFICO." AFP
report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "EUA
reduce ayuda para combatir narcotráfico e inaugura ejercicios
marítimos antidrogas en Golfo de Fonseca." From La
Prensa (Honduras), July 12, 1997.
- "Honduras,
El Salvador y USA realizan ejercicios navales contra narcotráfico."
From La Tribuna (Honduras), July 12, 1997.
- "EEUU
y Centroamérica realizan maniobras militares." Reuters
report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "Estados
Unidos realizará ejercicio conjunto con Centroamérica."
AP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 11, 1997.
- "EEUU
y Centroamérica realizarán maniobras militares en Golfo."
Reuters report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 10,
1997.
- "Fuerzas
navales de El Salvador y EUA realizarán maniobras conjuntas."
AFP report, from La Prensa (Honduras), July 4, 1997.
- "Estados
Unidos realizará ejercicio conjunto con El Salvador y Honduras."
AP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 2, 1997.
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| Fuerzas
Aliadas Riverine 97 El Salvador |
| Country |
El
Salvador |
| Participating
countries |
El
Salvador and the United States |
| Purpose |
This
joint maneuver at the La Unión naval base offered training in stopping
contraband smuggling and practiced operational procedures for first
aid relief during natural disasters. Participants learned about maintaining
and repairing boats, searching ships, and first aid procedures. |
| Personnel |
In
addition to U.S. and Salvadoran contingents, the exercise was attended
by 14 delegates from the Guatemalan Navy and 2 officers of the Belizean
Marines. |
| Dates |
July
11-23, 1997 |
|
Sources
|
- "FUERZAS
NAVALES DE EL SALVADOR Y EEUU INICIAN MANIOBRAS CONJUNTAS."
AFP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "EEUU
Y HONDURAS INICIAN EJERCICIOS CONTRA NARCOTRAFICO." AFP
report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "EUA
reduce ayuda para combatir narcotráfico e inaugura ejercicios
marítimos antidrogas en Golfo de Fonseca." From La
Prensa (Honduras), July 12, 1997.
- "Honduras,
El Salvador y USA realizan ejercicios navales contra narcotráfico."
From La Tribuna (Honduras), July 12, 1997.
- "EEUU
y Centroamérica realizan maniobras militares." Reuters
report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 12, 1997.
- "Estados
Unidos realizará ejercicio conjunto con Centroamérica."
AP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 11, 1997.
- "EEUU
y Centroamérica realizarán maniobras militares en Golfo."
Reuters report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 10,
1997.
- "Fuerzas
navales de El Salvador y EUA realizarán maniobras conjuntas."
AFP report, from La Prensa (Honduras), July 4, 1997.
- "Estados
Unidos realizará ejercicio conjunto con El Salvador y Honduras."
AP report, from La Nación (Costa Rica), July 2, 1997.
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| New
Horizons '97 Panama |
| Country |
Panama |
| U.S.
unit |
Ohio,
West Virginia and Massachusetts Army Reservists; a South Carolina
Army National Guard engineer unit |
| Number
of personnel |
360 |
| Purpose |
To
make infrastructure improvements. |
| Duration |
Ended
in May 1997. |
| See
also |
New
Horizons, in this database |
| Source |
Army
News Release June 1997 |
| New
Horizons '97 Belize |
| Country |
Belize |
| Number
of personnel |
435 |
| Purpose |
To
make infrastructure improvements. |
| Duration |
Ended
in June 1997. |
| See
also |
New
Horizons, in this database |
| Source |
Army
News Release June 1997 |
| United
Nations Demobilization Mission - Guatemala |
| Country |
Guatemala |
| Number
of personnel |
2 |
| Purpose |
To
monitor the disarmament of the former Guatemalan rebels (the URNG)
and enforce UN regulations for weapons collection. |
| Duration |
3
months, spring 1997 |
| Source |
Army
News Release June 1997 |
| Fuerzas
Aliadas Peacekeeping Operation 97, May 1997 |
| Country |
El
Salvador |
| Participating
countries |
Belize,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United States |
| Purpose |
Training
in peacekeeping operations. |
| Participants |
| United
States |
180
civilian and military |
| El
Salvador |
172
civilian and military |
| Guatemala |
22
civilian and military |
| Honduras |
26
military |
| Belize |
18
military |
| Nicaragua |
5
civilian |
| total |
423
civilian and military |
|
| See
also |
Fuerzas
Aliadas peacekeeping, in this database |
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Source
|
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| Fuerzas
Aliadas Humanitarian |
| Country |
El
Salvador |
| Number
of personnel |
186 |
| Other
participants |
Military
personnel and civilians from Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama (also some governmental and non-governmental
organizations). |
| Duration |
10
days |
| Source |
Army
News Release March 1997 |
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