MILITARY TRAINING: Management and Oversight of Joint Combined Exchange Training

Abstract

This report responds to your requests that we review the management and oversight of U.S. Special Operations Forces' overseas deployments to train with the armed forces and other security forces of friendly foreign countries. These deployments, called Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), raised concerns that U.S. forces may be training with foreign militaries without adequate civilian oversight and engaging in activities that are inconsistent with U.S. policy goals. Specifically, we addressed (1) whether the Department of Defense (DOD) has implemented JCETs in accordance with legislation, (2) whether DOD and the Department of State are providing civilian oversight to ensure that JCET activities are consistent with U.S. foreign policy objectives in countries that we included in our review, and (3) how DOD is implementing recent legislation that restricts it from training with foreign forces involved in human rights abuses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA366000

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.