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Volume I Section IV-IV - Near East Volume I Section IV-IV - Near East Algeria CTFP - Fiscal Year 2012 Department of Defense Training Course Title Qty Training Location Student's Unit US Unit - US Qty Total Cost Start Date End Date NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 699 Special Operations -MS 1 MONTEREY, CA Algerian Land Forces $138,094 7/5/2011 9/30/2012 MONTEREY CA American Language CRS General English Training Only 1 DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX Algerian Naval Special Forces DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX $8,980 2/20/2012 3/23/2012 American Language CRS General English Training Only 1 DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX Algerian Intelligence & Security Department DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX $16,720 7/2/2012 9/14/2012 American Language CRS General English Training Only 1 DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX National Security Department DLIELC, LACKLAND AFB TX $11,060 7/30/2012 9/7/2012 CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS NPS CENTER FOR CIVIL-MILITARY CIV-MIL RESP to Terrorism 1 National Security Department $9,534 9/10/2012 9/21/2012 CENTER FOR MONTEREY CA RELATIONS MONTEREY CA Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction & Terrorism 1 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of Defense NESA $10,015 5/7/2012 5/23/2012 Countering Narcotics and the Illicit Commons 1 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of Interior and Local Goverments ACSS $4,645 2/13/2012 2/17/2012 Countering Narcotics and the Illicit Commons 1 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of National Defense ACSS $4,645 2/13/2012 2/17/2012 CTFP Homeland Defense Short Course 1 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY Algerian Land Froces Command NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY $43,434 9/6/2011 12/9/2011 NETSAFA INTERNATIONAL TRAINING NETSAFA INTERNATIONAL TRAINING International Anti-Terrorism/ANTI Piracy (IATP) 1 Algerian Navy $7,724 8/7/2012 8/24/2012 CENTER PENSACOLA FL CENTER PENSACOLA FL International Counter Terrorism Fellows Program (PREP) 1 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY 104eme RMO NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY $30,244 7/16/2012 8/20/2012 International Officer Tactical Intelligence 1 INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL Intelligence and Security Department INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL $19,911 8/13/2012 9/24/2012 COGARD TRAINING CENTER YORKTOWN COGARD TRAINING CENTER YORKTOWN INTL Crisis CMD/CTRL 1 Algerian Military Medical Department $8,263 7/9/2012 7/20/2012 VA VA NESA Executive Seminar 02-12 2 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of National Defense NESA $22,300 4/24/2012 5/8/2012 NESA Senior Executive Seminar 01-12 1 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of National Defense NESA $7,042 2/6/2012 2/17/2012 Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders 2 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of National Defense ACSS $30,682 3/11/2012 3/30/2012 Seminar on CBT WMD (SCWMD/T) 1 MARSHALL CENTER UnderSecretary of Defense Office MARSHALL CENTER $2,500 3/2/2012 3/16/2012 Seminar on Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction and 1 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Analysis and Studies Office MC $3,433 3/2/2012 3/16/2012 Terrorism Senior Executive Seminar (SES) 1 MARSHALL CENTER Intelligence & Security Department MARSHALL CENTER $3,450 1/17/2012 1/27/2012 Senior Executive Seminar (SES) 12-01 1 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Analysis and Studies Office MC $2,532 1/17/2012 1/27/2012 Senior Executive Seminar (SES) 12-01 1 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany National Public Security Director MC $2,658 1/17/2012 1/27/2012 Senior Leaders Seminar 1 Washington, DC, United States Ministry of National Defense ACSS $9,421 6/17/2012 6/29/2012 U S NAV SMALL CRAFT INSTR AND TECH U S NAV SMALL CRAFT INSTR AND TECH Strategic Level Small Craft COMBTG TERR (SLSCCBT) 1 Algerian Naval Special Forces $16,198 3/30/2012 4/26/2012 TRNG SCH STENNIS SPACE CTR MS TRNG SCH STENNIS SPACE CTR MS Fiscal Year 2012 Program Totals 25 $413,485 IMET-1 - 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