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U.S. Aid to Bahamas, All Programs, 2006-2011
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| Aid Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Program Total |
| Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance | 1,225,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 26,933,000 | |
| Section 1206 Train and Equip Authority | 5,793,743 | 5,793,743 | |||||
| International Military Education and Training | 399,000 | 239,000 | 186,000 | 137,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 1,361,000 |
| International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement | 120,000 | 500,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | 1,220,000 | ||
| NADR - Anti-Terrorism Assistance | 754,000 | 42,000 | 401,000 | 1,197,000 | |||
| Foreign Military Financing | 99,250 | 80,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 479,250 | ||
| Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program | 7,881 | 7,881 | 7,881 | 7,881 | 7,881 | 39,405 | |
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 32,000 | |
| TOTAL | 2,611,531 | 13,096,024 | 7,128,281 | 7,228,281 | 6,791,281 | 200,000 | 37,055,398 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars. Numbers in italics are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | TOTAL | |
| TOTAL | 2,611,531 | 13,096,024 | 7,128,281 | 7,228,281 | 6,791,281 | 200,000 | 37,055,398 |
| Aid Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Program Total |
| International Military Education and Training | 117 | 64 | 181 | |
| Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance | 31 | 35 | 66 | |
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard Activities | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 150 | 101 | 4 | 255 |
| Institution | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total |
| Coast Guard Training Center | 100 | 13 | 113 | |
| Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 5 | 5 | ||
| Coast Guart Training Center | 5 | 5 | ||
| Coast Guard Academy | 4 | 4 | ||
| Naval War College | 4 | 4 | ||
| Army Medical Department Center and School | 4 | 4 | ||
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 4 | 4 | ||
| Army Engineer School | 4 | 4 | ||
| Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma | 3 | 3 | ||
| OIC, | 3 | 3 | ||
| Navy Technical Training Center | 3 | 3 | ||
| Center for Civl-Military Relations | 2 | 2 | ||
| Naval Technical Training Center | 2 | 2 | ||
| Naval Surface Warfare Officer`s School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Naval Post-Graduate School | 2 | 2 | ||
| Defense Institute for Medical Operations | 2 | 2 | ||
| CenNavEngineering | 2 | 2 | ||
| Center for Service Support | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marine Corps University | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 132 | 44 | 4 | 180 |
| Program | 2006 | 2007 | Program Total |
| Direct Commercial Sales | 289,904 | 321,391 | 611,295 |
| Foreign Military Sales | 8,000 | 8,000 | |
| TOTAL | 289,904 | 329,391 | 619,295 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars.
Official Descriptions of Aid to Bahamas
Document: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Program and Budget Guide, Fiscal Year 2010
Program: International Narcotics Control Economic Aid
Program Objectives and Performance Indicators USG assistance will support modernization of Bahamian judicial institutions to enable successful and expeditious prosecution of drug traffickers and money launderers and the seizure and forfeiture of their assets.
- The value of assets seized and forfeited will increase significantly and the government will respond expeditiously to U.S. extradition requests.
Document: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Program and Budget Guide, Fiscal Year 2010
Program: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Program Objectives and Performance Indicators Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) will support efforts to significantly disrupt the movement of illicit drugs through Bahamian territory to the U.S.
- The number and amount of seizures of cocaine and marijuana will increase, along with the number of arrests of narcotics traffickers.
- Cooperation and coordination with U.S. law enforcement will increase and several major Bahamian drug trafficking organizations will be dismantled.
- The number of narcotics trafficking and money laundering cases successfully prosecuted will increase.
Document: FY 2010 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations
U.S. foreign assistance to the Bahamas focuses on Peace and Security and supports the following key goals: bolstering counter-narcotics law enforcement, combating financial crime, and strengthening interdiction capacity, which will help protect U.S. borders from illicit drugs, illegal migrants, and other transnational threats. U.S. assistance will build upon excellent cooperation with the Bahamas on security matters, law enforcement and preserving stability, thereby promoting democracy, free trade, and economic prosperity.
Peace and Security: The Bahamas’ location between South America, Haiti, Cuba, and the United States places it squarely in the transit zone for illegal drugs and migrants seeking to enter the United States. Strengthening Bahamian interdiction and intelligence gathering capabilities is vital to U.S. interests. Post will 569 continue to support and improve maritime and border security capabilities through military and maritime training for the Royal Bahamas Defense Force. Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), a multinational and interagency (State, DEA, U.S. Coast Guard) interdiction effort, remains critical for protecting the southeast border of the United States from international drug trafficking and illegal migration into and through the Bahamas. Assistance will expand Bahamian and OPBAT capabilities on the island of Great Inagua, located 60 miles from the coast of Haiti along traditional smuggling routes, giving the United States in depth protection from criminal and transnational threats emanating from the Caribbean. Programs will provide technical support and training for the Bahamian and Turks and Caicos police to enhance investigative capabilities and strengthen prosecution. Assistance also will help develop local anti-terror capacity through training and the provision of equipment. The Freeport Container Port, one of the largest container ports in the world, participates in both the U.S. Department of Energy's Megaports Program and the Department of Homeland Security's Container Security Initiative. Continued U.S. funding of these initiatives will protect U.S. borders and the four million Americans who travel to The Bahamas every year.
The requested increase in funding for counternarcotics assistance will support the Royal Bahamian Police Force's (RBPF) participation in the long-running and successful trilateral counter-narcotics program Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos (OPBAT). Our Bahamian partners need U.S. assistance to prepare for the anticipated increase in Caribbean narcotics trafficking expected as counter-narcotics efforts in Mexico and Central America succeed. FY 2010 funds will allow the U.S. to address several long-standing requirements. U.S.-funded NORTEC "go-fast" boats are nearing the end of their useful life. Five Boston Whalers will be procured and stationed in Freeport, Andros, Nassau, Georgetown and Great Inagua to expand the RBPF’s interdiction capabilities. Funds will support maintenance training for boat mechanics and night vision equipment to improve night operations. Funds will also expand the RBPF's wire intercept capabilities. The expansion of this key investigative tool is critical to fully utilizing the significant U.S. investment in OPBAT. DEA and OPBAT counter-narcotics activities are intelligence driven. The quality of the intelligence depends on the effectiveness and adaptiveness of our technology. This expansion will allow the RBPF to adapt to GSM technologies and the ever changing tactics and capabilities of narcotics traffickers. The proposed level of funding in FY 2010 will allow reporting on this indicator to begin in FY 2011.
Document: Marines Teach HAZMAT Response to Bahamian Forces During Tradewinds
Program: Exercises
U.S. Marines from Environmental Services Division Detachment Delta, from Red Bank, N.J., provided hazardous material response training to Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Bahamas Department of Environmental Health and the Royal Bahamas Police Force Fire Department at the fire academy here, March 8 – 9, during Exercise Tradewinds 2009.
The day’s training at the academy concentrated on radiological awareness lectures coupled with radiological response procedures where students experienced “first hand use with radiation survey equipment,” said Master Sgt. Thomas Auletta, a hazardous material training instructor, stationed in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Prior to the practical application exercise, the Marines trained the Bahamians how to “dress out” for response and don proper protective equipment when responding to a radiological incident. The training continued with a hands-on surveying of a simulated hazardous area
Simulating a radiation response scenario, the Bahamian students searched for a radio-active source in a building.
Document: Marines Teach HAZMAT Response to Bahamian Forces During Tradewinds
Program: Exercises
U.S. Marines from Environmental Services Division Detachment Delta, from Red Bank, N.J., provided hazardous material response training to Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Bahamas Department of Environmental Health and the Royal Bahamas Police Force Fire Department at the fire academy here, March 8 – 9, during Exercise Tradewinds 2009.
The day’s training at the academy concentrated on radiological awareness lectures coupled with radiological response procedures where students experienced “first hand use with radiation survey equipment,” said Master Sgt. Thomas Auletta, a hazardous material training instructor, stationed in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Prior to the practical application exercise, the Marines trained the Bahamians how to “dress out” for response and don proper protective equipment when responding to a radiological incident. The training continued with a hands-on surveying of a simulated hazardous area
Simulating a radiation response scenario, the Bahamian students searched for a radio-active source in a building.
Auletta said the overall purpose of the training was to teach the students an appropriate response in maritime interdiction of illicit movements of drugs or even any type of chemicals that could be used by terrorists.
Document: Coast Guard Humanitarian Assistance Project Keeps Rehab Center Open in Bahamas
Program: Exercises
The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence, a 210-foot cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla., is currently docked at the port in Nassau, Bahamas as part of the Exercise Tradewinds 2009.
The Confidence and its crew is providing training for 15 Caribbean nations in support of maritime security in the Caribbean Basin.
Document: U.S. Coast Guard Provides Training for Caribbean Security Partners
Program: Exercises
U.S. Coast Guardsmen from District 7, Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment, provided instruction in compliant and non-compliant boarding to service members from the Royal Bahamas, St. Vincent and Grenadines, St. Kitts-Nevis, Haiti, Trinidad-Tobago, Belize, Barbados and the Dominican Republic Defence Forces at Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base in Coral Harbour, March 6 - 8, during Exercise Tradewinds 2009.
As part of Tradewinds’ goal to increase maritime security, the compliant and non-compliant boarding training will help to ensure partner nations are able to execute the necessary measures when called upon to board a vessel, with the appropriate use of force, to prevent illegal trafficking.
"The focus of this year´s activities on maritime interdiction is critical and timely, and is in line with our determination that every effort should be made to prevent a significant upsurge in drug trafficking in the Caribbean region," said Bahamas National Security Minister O. A. "Tommy" Turnquest, in the opening ceremonies of the event March 4.
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If the suspect vessel’s occupants become aggressive and show resistance to the service members, but were still not attacking them, the students were shown techniques such as pressure points and handcuffing procedures to detain the suspect.
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If the situation escalates and the occupants become violent or aggressive toward the service member attempting to detain them, the aggressor would at that point be classified as non-compliant.
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Partner nation service members were instructed in escalation of force and how to properly evaluate when an occupant is non-compliant and keep control of the situation, with the correct course of action.
Document: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Program: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Policy Initiatives. The goals of USG assistance to The Bahamas are to stem the flow of illegal drugs through The Bahamas and into the United States, to dismantle drug trafficking organizations, and to strengthen Bahamian law enforcement and judicial institutions to make them more effective and self-sufficient in combating drug trafficking and money laundering.
Bilateral Cooperation. During 2008, INL funded training, equipment, travel and technical assistance for GCOB law enforcement and drug demand reduction officials; procured computer and other equipment to improve Bahamian law enforcement capacity to target trafficking organizations through better intelligence collection and more efficient interdiction operations; provided computer equipment to the National Drug Council; supported the expansion of treatment facilities at the Bahamas Association for Social Health; and funded a survey of drug use among individuals admitted into hospital emergency rooms. The Department of Defense provided four 43-foot interceptor boats, communications equipment, and training to the RBDF under Southern Command’s Enduring Friendship program. The USCG provided resident, mobile and on-the-job training in maritime law enforcement, engineering and maintenance, professional development for the officer and enlisted corps, and medical practices to the RBDF.
Document: Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assitance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
Projects support USSOUTHCOM TSC goal to shape the environment by promoting democracy, regional prosperity, and stability.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Program: Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance
NATION: Bahamas
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: BOS/Infrastructure for Operations Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) operating base
PROJECT CODE: 2307
FUNDING ($K): $3,429K
DESCRIPTION: Funds sustain the operating base at Georgetown, Greater Exuma Island. At this site, U.S. government helicopter operations are conducted in support of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos Counter-drug operations.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Contract Services
• Travel/Transportation
• Facility maintenance/supplies
• Base Construction funding
Grant Aid Table Sources:
- Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2006; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: A Report to Congress (Washington: August 2007) (Link to source).
- Bahamas International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 2006; - United States, Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, FY 2008 Program and Budget Guide (Washington: U.S. Department of State, September 2007) (Link to source).
- Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2006; Bahamas NADR - Anti-Terrorism Assistance 2006; - United States, Department of State, FY 2008 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, February 2007) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Office of Freedom of Information, Freedom of Information Act Request by Marina Walker Guevara, Ref: 06-F-0839 (Washington: September 26, 2006) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Foreign Military Financing 2006; Bahamas Foreign Military Financing 2007; - United States, Department of State, Report on the Uses of Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, and Peacekeeping Operations Funds (Washington: Department of State: October 27, 2009) (Link to source).
- Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2007; Bahamas International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 2007; - United States, Department of State, FY 2009 International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request--Summary and Highlights (Washington: Department of State: February 4, 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas NADR - Anti-Terrorism Assistance 2007; - United States, Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, February 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2007; - (1) U.S. Department of Defense, Response to Freedom of Information Act Request submitted by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (Washington: Department of Defense, April 2008). (2) United States, Department of Defense, Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assistance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense (Washington: August 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Section 1206 Train and Equip Authority 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assistance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense (Washington: August 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 2008; - United States, Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, Program and Budget Guide 2010 (Washington: Department of State). (Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2008; Bahamas NADR - Anti-Terrorism Assistance 2008; - United States, Department of State, FY 2010 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, May 2009) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2007; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2007; Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2008; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2008; Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2009; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2009; Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2010; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2010; - Estimate based on closest available year.
- Bahamas Foreign Military Financing 2009; Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2009; Bahamas International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 2009; Bahamas Foreign Military Financing 2010; Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2010; Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2011; - United States, Department of State, Executive Budget Summary: Function 150 and Other International Programs, Fiscal Year 2011 (Washington: Department of State, February 1, 2010) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2008; Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2009; Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2010; - Estimate based on last available year.
Economic Aid Table Sources:
- Bahamas ; -
Trainees Table Sources:
- Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2006; Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2006; Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2006; Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: A Report to Congress (Washington: August 2007) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2007; Bahamas Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard Activities 2007; Bahamas International Military Education and Training 2007; Bahamas Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 (Washington: January 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2008; - United States, Department of Defense, Regional Centers for Security Studies Fiscal Year 2008 Report (Washington: Department of Defense, February 2009) (Link to source).
Sales Table Sources:
- Bahamas Direct Commercial Sales 2006; - United States, Department of State, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: 2007) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Direct Commercial Sales 2007; - United States, Department of State, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: May 2008) (Link to source).
- Bahamas Foreign Military Sales 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Response to Freedom of Information Act request from Federation of American Scientists (Washington: Department of Defense, January 30, 2008) (Link to source).
Deployments Table Sources:
- Bahamas ; -
