Is a Deployable Joint Task Force Augmentation Cell (DJTFAC) a Viable Tool for US Northern Command During Consequence Management Operations?

Abstract

This monograph examines the potentially of creating a rapid deployable joint task force augmentation cell (DJTFAC) in the newly created United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to facilitate providing military support to civil authorities (MACA) during consequence management (CM) operations. It examines the complex domestic operational environment created by the interaction and friction of geography and regional dynamics, the political realm, social expectation, and legal constraints inherent to interagency operations at the federal, state, and local levels, while operating within NORTHCOM's AOR. The monograph introduces the concept of the Deployable Joint Task Force Augmentation Cell (DJTFAC) as an option for the combatant commander to facilitate CM operations of his standing or designated joint task forces. It uses the USPACOM and USSOUTHCOM models to illustrate the capabilities and limitations of this type of organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA419870

Entities

People

  • Ramon Valle

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.