Joint Task Force-Bravo: A Case Study in Military Operations Other Than War.
Abstract
This case study examines the unappreciated role played by Joint Task Force-Bravo in accomplishing the national strategic security objectives for Honduras and the Central American region beginning in the 198Os through present day operations. United States national security objectives were to contain communism in the region and to reestablish and maintain stability, establish and support democratic governments, and to develop and sustain economic development. The ways to accomplish these ends involved a combined use of diplomatic, economic, and military instruments of power. The military means employed was the creation of Joint Task Force-Bravo. The joint task force achieved the regional stability objective through multinational exercises, training of the Honduran and other Central American militaries, and operations which kept the Honduran borders secure from Nicaraguan attacks and conducted counterinsurgency operations securing Honduran internal control and stability. JTF-B assisted in the development of a democratic government through its military-to- military contacts and supported the potential for Honduran economic development by assisting in the development and improvement of its infrastructure. The military operations other than war conducted by the joint task force were so successful that they should serve as the blue print for future military operations to be employed in similar circumstances'.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 06, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA344494
Entities
People
- Russell J. Hall
Organizations
- United States Army War College