Combined Joint Task Force 76 CJTF-76
Combined Joint Task Force 180 CJTF-180
Combined Joint Task Force 180 was formed in June 2002 as the forward headquarters in Afghanistan, commanded by a lieutenant general. CJTF-180 change in mid-April 2004 to the 25th Infantry Division (Light), resulting in a designator change to CJTF-76.
The mission of CJTF-180 was to conduct full-spectrum operations to prevent the re-emergence
of terror organizations and set the conditions for the growth of democracy in Afghanistan.
This task force gives a single joint command responsible to USCENTCOM and to the Secretary of Defense for all military functions in the country. It establishes full-time senior presence. That commander on the ground has developed very close personal and professional relationships with Afghan military and political leaders, as well as senior members of the Afghan transitional authority.
CJTF-76 conducts stability operations within the CJOA in order to establish an Afghanistan able to deter or defeat the re-emergence of terrorism. The Mid-Term Strategic Objective is to establish environment sufficiently stable to facilitate reconstruction, development and growth of governmental & security institutions. The Long-Term Strategic Objective is a stable Afghanistan state that can govern itself and is inhospitable to terrorists; that is non-threatening to, nor subject to pressure from, its neighbors; that is a responsible member of the international community.
The April 2004 transition between the 10th Mountain Division and the 25th Infantry Division (Light) for responsibility of the Combined Joint Task Force 180 involved more than crowded dining facilities and gyms. Within the Joint Operations Center, members from each staff hand over lessons learned and standard operating procedures with the goal of the Tropic Lightning Division taking the reins of the operation within a few weeks. Although the transfer of authority involved the 25th ID (L) and 10th Mtn. Div., CJTF-180 is composed of many other agencies from the Air Force, Navy and Marines, as well as other coalition partners. Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson, 25th Infantry Division (Light) commander, assumed authority of Combined Joint Task Force-180 on 15 April 2004. Olson assumed authority over more than 13,000 personnel, representing more than 18 countries. Representatives from the various elements of the task force stood in formation on Bagram Air Base’s Steel Beach. They gathered to honor Maj. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III and the rest of the 10th Mountain Division, who after nine months of official command and approximately 11 months in Afghanistan, were returning to Fort Drum, NY.
Exercise Unified Endeavor 10-17 January 2005 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany marked the Southern European Task Force (SETAF) transformation to CJTF-76 in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in support of OEF VI. Southern European Task Force (SETAF) deploys to Afghanistan in support of OEF VI in the February-March 2005 timeframe.
The Theater Systems Integration Office - Europe (TSIO-E) provides IT planning and implementation support for the CJTF 76 in Afghanistan. Baghram Airfield Afghanistan, is the location of the current Network Operations Center. This Center was initially staffed with 100 personnel; the NOC is continuously expanding and has at this point over 250 personnel. The NOC consists of 10 SIPR and 7 NIPR Servers. An estimated 10 users connect to the network via Centrix. MS Exchange 5.5 is the primary Email System and DMS the Defense Messaging System is used for all classified email traffic. Under the auspices of the TSIO office, the CJTF 76 in Afghanistan has identified a requirement for Network Optimization and Business Continuance. An assessment of the current Network Topology and Enterprise Infrastructure must be completed before a suitable migration platform for CJTF 76 can be determined and then implemented. Consolidation is a complex initiative with multiple considerations that point to a methodological approach to the problem. Such considerations are; relatively large numbers of servers and applications will be involved; servers will be of many makes, sizes and configurations; application software characteristics will range from widely used and well known to local and poorly understood and consolidation targets may provide essential business functionality that must be protected from disruption. Consolidation must take place without imposing artificial limits on an organization's future ability to adjust to size, scope and direction of its business initiatives.
1994 Haiti
Joint Task Force 180 led the multinational force during the 1994 Haiti intervention. Commander of USACOM had overall responsible for the operations in Haiti, and had much to do with the planning and development of that operation. The 1994 Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti demanded Army forces to demonstrate an extraordinary degree of agility and responsiveness. Months before operations began, the 82d Airborne Division prepared plans for a short-notice forcible entry into Haiti. In January 1994 DOD established JTF 180 and began contingency planning. From January through September 1994 JTF 180 conducted invasion rehearsals. Completed plans detailing the use of overwhelming lethal force to seize key targets awaited only a decision to execute.
On 16 September 1994 US Atlantic Command directed Joint Task Force (JTF) 180, led by the US XVIII Airborne Corps and composed of elements of the Corps, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Atlantic Fleet, and Air Combat Command, to begin operations to restore the legitimate government of Haiti. Then, on 19 September, with the 82d already in flight to execute the plan, word suddenly arrived that a last-minute diplomatic effort had succeeded in securing the permissive entry of US forces. JTF 180 conducted a successful permissive entry operation on 19 September 1994 and provided overwatch for the subsequent return of President Aristide on 15 October.
With the sudden change in conditions, the Haiti mission passed from the invasion force, which returned home, to the 10th Mountain Division, which began arriving in Port-au-Prince in a matter of hours. In addition, special operations forces (SOF) blanketed the country within a week. Active engagement of the populace quickly established a measure of trust that furthered both SOF security and the effectiveness of the mission. Meanwhile, although initial living and working conditions in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere were predictably austere, CSS forces responded rapidly as equipment and other resources poured into Haiti.
American agility notwithstanding, conditions on the ground in Haiti remained unclear. Joint Task Force (JTF) 180 commander, LTG H. Hugh Shelton, found himself in the unanticipated position of negotiating the terms of a transition of power and working with representatives of the very regime he had earlier expected to remove. In turn, JTF 190 commander, MG David Meade, worked to secure the cooperation of police and civil officials in the capital. Army forces responded flexibly to a highly fluid and ambiguous situation.
Thousands of US forces, first under Joint Task Force (JTF) 180 from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, then JTF 190 from Fort Drum, New York, along with special operations forces and US Marines, occupied Haiti. By 24 October 1994 USACOM was working to transition also from General Shelton to General Meade, JTF-180 to JTF-190, and working with United Nations, their advanced team, to set the conditions for transfer to UNMIH too. In October of 1993 there was the first UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) operation. The HARLAN COUNTY was turned around. USACOM had the initial one of JTF-120 in October 1993 about maritime interdiction operations. Then Operation Sea Signal, the migrant processing at GTMO and the safe havens that were created. Operation Sustain Democracy had the observer groups in the Dominican Republic, and Operation Uphold Democracy, and Operation Maintain Democracy.
