The Role of Joint Task Force Six in Homeland Security

Abstract

Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 the United States placed renewed emphasis upon defense of the homeland making it the President's number one priority. Under the Department of Defense U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHOOM) was created to provide command and control over homeland defense operations. As a subordinate headquarters under USNORTHOOM Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6) provides Department of Defense counterdrug support to federal regional state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the continental United States. When directed JTF-6 will provide support to domestic agencies to combat terrorism. Since 1989, Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6) has fought the nation's War on Drugs in support of domestic law enforcement agencies. How can JTF-6 best be used to fight the War on Terror? The mission and functions of Joint Task Force six is the focus of this paper. These areas will be analyzed for application in homeland security operations with a recommendation on its role in fighting terror within the homeland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424341

Entities

People

  • Timothy L. White

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Collection
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control