Training

This section of "Just the Facts" details U.S. training of military, police and a small number of civilian personnel from Latin America and the Caribbean. The database covers 1999 to the present.

Trainee Data

Browse data about trainees from Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • U.S. military and police trainees by country: View numbers of U.S. training recipients from each country in the region. Clicking on a country's name will reveal more detail; clicking further will reveal data about courses, training locations, and recipient units.
  • U.S. military and police trainees by program: View numbers of U.S. training recipients in the region via 21 different assistance programs. Clicking on a program's name will reveal more detail; clicking further will reveal data about courses, training locations, and recipient units.
  • U.S. Institutions that Provide Training: View U.S. military facilities that offer training to Latin American and Caribbean personnel. Clicking on a training facility's name will reveal more detail; clicking further will reveal data about courses and recipient units.
  • Training Outside the United States: View listings of training that U.S. personnel offer within the region. Clicking on a training unit's name will reveal more detail; clicking further will reveal data about courses and recipient units.

Training Search

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Quick Data

U.S. military and police trainees by country | Country or region (trainees since 1999)
  • Colombia (79,752)
  • Mexico (14,036)
  • Bolivia (10,198)
  • Peru (9,261)
  • El Salvador (7,078)
  • Argentina (6,526)
  • Ecuador (6,452)
  • Honduras (5,979)
  • Chile (5,769)
  • Dominican Republic (4,108)
  • Brazil (3,678)
  • Guatemala (3,555)
  • Paraguay (3,260)
  • Panama (2,997)
  • Uruguay (2,952)
  • Jamaica (2,734)
  • Venezuela (2,698)
  • Nicaragua (2,180)
  • Costa Rica (2,144)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (1,799)

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U.S. military and police trainees by program | Aid program (trainees since 1999)
  • Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance (77,910)
  • International Military Education and Training (35,892)
  • International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (14,981)
  • Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (13,974)
  • Non-Security Assistance - Unified Command (10,010)
  • Foreign Military Financing (8,317)
  • Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program (6,447)
  • Misc Dept of State / Dept of Defense Non-Security Assistance (6,407)
  • Foreign Military Sales (5,692)
  • Global Peace Operations Initiative (2,721)
  • Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard Activities (1,458)
  • Service Academies (477)
  • Emergency Drawdowns (421)
  • Professional Military Exchanges (300)
  • Exchange Training (208)
  • Aviation Leadership Program (164)
  • Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (85)
  • MAP (Now Unused) (30)
  • Africa Center for Strategic Studies (8)
  • Asia-Pacific Center (4)

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Institutions that provide training in the United States | Facility (trainees since 1998)
  • Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (12,556)
  • Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (9,177)
  • Inter-American Air Forces Academy (7,452)
  • Coast Guard Training Center (2,935)
  • Army Aviation Center (1,940)
  • Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (1,907)
  • Defense Language Institute English Language Center (1,220)
  • 12th Flying Training Wing (1,164)
  • Army Aviation Logistics School (1,102)
  • Security Assistance Training Field Activity (470)
  • Naval Post-Graduate School (451)
  • Army Infantry School (404)
  • Narcotics Affairs Section (391)
  • Army Command and General Staff College (372)
  • Inter-American Air Forces Academy (358)
  • Air Force Air University (303)
  • XVIII Airborne Corps (285)
  • JFK Special Warfare Center (268)
  • Security Assistance Training Management OFC (233)
  • Army Engineer School (225)

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Training occurring outside the United States | Trainers (trainees since 1998)
  • 7th Special Forces Group (9,352)
  • Narcotics Affairs Section (4,677)
  • 7th Special Forces Group, 16 SOW (2,400)
  • 7th Special Forces Group (A) (2,112)
  • Coast Guard International Training Detachment (1,582)
  • U.S. Army Special Operations Command (1,430)
  • Comando Regional de Entrenamiento de Operaciones de Mantenimiento de Paz, (1,356)
  • II MEF (1,235)
  • 7th Special Forces Group (A), 96th CA, 4th PsyOp, 112th Signal, 528th Spt Bn (800)
  • 12th Special Forces Group (A) (797)
  • Naval Special Warfare Command (641)
  • 11th Special Forces Group (A) (560)
  • 2/20 Special Forces Group (560)
  • 10th Special Forces Group (A) (557)
  • 9th Special Forces Group (A) (510)
  • 8th Special Forces Group (A) (510)
  • 7th Special Forces Group (A), 96th CA BN, 12th AF, 4th PSYOPBN, 112th SIGNAL BN, 16th SOW, USAOC (500)
  • Various (478)
  • Naval Post-Graduate School (380)
  • SBU-22 Seal Team 4 (345)

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