Joint Coordination Center Afghanistan
Abstract
The mission for the Joint Coordination Center resulted from a meeting between the US government and members of the Pakistan Parliament, which took place on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore, Roosevelt, in August of 2008. As part of the Global War on Terrorism the Pakistani government asked for support from the US government to combat Al-Qaida and the Taliban extremists in its Federal Administered Tribal Area. The members of the US delegation agreed to provide limited (ISR) support to Pakistani combat operations through-out Pakistan. At the time of the agreement there was only one unit that had the capability and flexibility to rapidly move into the region and execute this type of mission. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was tasked by the Joint Staff to execute this mission with-in 90 days of the agreement. USSOCOM has a joint Command and Control element (C2) called Joint Task Force SWORD (JTF SWORD) based at Fort Bragg North Carolina. JTF SWORD received its mission in early October 2008 and quickly did its mission analysis and briefed back the leadership from USSOCOM and CENTCOM. The analysis was approved and the JTF was sent to Khyber Pass in mid January as part of the advanced party. The main body of the JTF arrived later that month. JTF SWORD started providing Pakistan with ISR support within 96hours of hitting the ground. JTF SWORD stayed in Afghanistan for eight months until CENTCOM could backfill the JTF with JMD staff in early August 2009.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 15, 2009
- Accession Number
- AD1140203
Entities
People
- Paul S. Bandurraga
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy