7 0 s , ▁J C ET ▁programs ▁were ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁Belg ium , ▁Den mark , ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy . ▁A ▁Pent agon ▁report ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁J C ET ▁in ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea , ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁J C ET ▁program ▁" in vol ves ▁small ▁deploy ments ▁of ▁special ▁operations ▁personnel — s ometimes ▁fewer ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁troops — that ▁conduct ▁exer cis es ▁joint ly ▁with ▁foreign ▁security ▁forces ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁participants ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁areas ▁that ▁' sh ar pen ▁critical ▁SO F ▁mission ▁essential ▁task ▁list ... ▁skills ▁and ▁enh ance ▁host - n ation ▁skills ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 1 ▁J C ET ▁programs ▁operating ▁world wide , ▁with ▁ 9 5 ▁operating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁J C ET ▁program ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁involving ▁Alban ia , ▁Cro atia , ▁and ▁Mac ed onia . ▁The ▁course ▁involved ▁classes ▁on ▁" le ad ership ▁and ▁planning , ▁rif le ▁mark sm ans hip ▁and ▁dr illing ▁techniques , ▁close ▁quarter ▁battle ▁and ▁military ▁operations ▁in ▁urban ▁environments , ▁small ▁unit ▁tact ics , ▁basic ▁individual ▁tro op - leading ▁procedures , ▁and ▁collect ive ▁war ▁fighting ▁skills ", ▁with ▁over ▁