Excerpts From Official Descriptions of Aid Funded Through Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program

  • According to the U.S. Southern Command 2008 Posture Statement, Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program will fund the following activities with Western Hemisphere Regional funds:
    "U.S. Southern Command participates in the Regional Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program that sponsors seminars, symposiums, and tactical and operational training designed to build the counter-terrorism capability of participating nations. Our training involves information collection and sharing, professional development, port security procedures, quick-reaction force actions, explosive device response, and civil-military responses to terrorism."