<P> Facilities and limited logistical assistance were provided by the governments of General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes in Guatemala, and General Luis Somoza Debayle in Nicaragua, but no military personnel or equipment of those nations was directly employed in the conflict . Both governments later received military training and equipment, including some of the CIA's remaining B - 26s . </P> <P> In early 1961, Cuba's army possessed Soviet - designed T - 34 medium tanks, IS - 2 heavy tanks, SU - 100 tank destroyers, 122mm howitzers, other artillery and small arms plus Italian 105mm howitzers . The Cuban air force armed inventory included Douglas B - 26 Invader light bombers, Hawker Sea Fury fighters, and Lockheed T - 33 jets, all remaining from the Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba (FAEC), the Cuban air force of the Batista government . </P> <P> Anticipating an invasion, Che Guevara stressed the importance of an armed civilian populace, stating: "all of the Cuban people must become a guerrilla army; each and every Cuban must learn to handle and if necessary use firearms in defense of the nation". </P> <P> In April 1960, FRD (Frente Revolucionario Democratico - Democratic Revolutionary Front) rebels were taken to Useppa Island, a private island off the coast of Florida, which was covertly leased by the CIA at the time . Once the rebels had arrived they were greeted by instructors from U.S. Army special forces groups, members from the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard and members of the CIA . The rebels were trained in amphibious assault tactics, guerrilla warfare, infantry and weapons training, unit tactics and land navigation . </P>

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