Download or read book Joint Task Force Africa written by David E. Meadows and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In war-torn West Africa, the terrorist leader Abu Alhaul and his followers are on the run, pursued by the equally merciless forces of the African National Army—whose goal of a united Africa is achieved by the wholesale slaughter of any who oppose them. When a reconnaissance plane from Amphibious Force Two is hit by a missile, four men are forced to bail out into the middle of a jungle bloodbath—and the hunt is on for the American prey. Admiral Dick Holman knows that any move he makes could ignite a political powder keg. But he also knows that the only way to save his men is to go in and get them out. “On a par with Tom Clancy.”—Milos Stankovic “Meadows will have you turning pages and thinking new thoughts.”—Newt Gingrich
Download or read book Joint Task Force 4 written by David E. Meadows and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa written by School of Advanced Military Studies and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CJTF-HOA developed a course of action to win the War on Terror in the Horn of Africa. Because of the mission, resources available to the task force, and the nature of the conflict, the command chose a course of action that used Information Operations as the decisive operation. Specifically they focused on the Information Operation task of Information Engagement to accomplish the mission. Joint Military doctrine states that a valid COA is one that is adequate, feasible, acceptable, distinguishable, and complete. Since CJTF-HOA already implemented the course of action, the analysis was limited to adequate, feasible, and acceptable. CJTF-HOA's performance in the past five years proved that Information Operations were an adequate, feasible, and acceptable course of action to fight the Global War on Terror in the Horn of Africa. This Information Operations success story begs the question - What are Information Operations? The Theory of Information Operations presumes that there is an Information Environment that consists of three domains, Cognitive, Informational, and Physical. Information resides in and travels between these domains. Joint and Army doctrine provide a common point of departure for how Information Operations align with the warfighting functions. Proposed Army Doctrine would change the current alignment to better facilitate planning and execution of Information Operations. This new doctrinal alignment is extremely relevant to facilitating the replication of CJTF-HOA's success in other regions of the globe. Aligning the capabilities of Information Operations along warfighting functions facilitates the synchronization and coordination of Information Operations during planning and execution. This is especially important in an operational command such as CJTF-HOA. The rewrite of FM 3-0 Operations divides Information Operations into five tasks and aligns responsibility for planning and executing these tasks along warfighting functions. The new FM 3-0 also assigns staff responsibility for each of the IO tasks. Under this construct, the task of Information Engagement is part of the Command and Control warfighting function and the G-7 has staff responsibility for that task. The new construct eliminates the need for an Information Operations Working Group. The IO tasks are coordinated and synchronized by the responsible staff sections in the course of executing the Military Decision Making Process or the Joint Operation Planning Process. This war is a war of ideas, similar to the Cold War. The key to continued success is for the U.S. to continue the mission until the terrorists are convinced of their defeat. Continued presence and action in the Horn of Africa demonstrates that the U.S. has the will to prevail in the long conflict. As the U.S. Military reduces troop commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, it should apply this course of action to other regions in the globe similar to the Horn of Africa. For the U.S. Military to achieve the maximum benefit of this course of action in new regions, the Military must incorporate the lessons learned from CJTF-HOA. Those lessons cover a range of topics but the most important are command and control, interagency coordination and timeframe. Implementing these lessons learned reduces risk in future operations.
Download or read book Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Winning the War on Terror with Information Engagement written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) has developed a course of action (COA) to win the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in the Horn of Africa. Because of the mission, the resources available to the task force, and the nature of the conflict, the command chose a COA that uses Information Operations (IO) as the decisive strategy. Specifically, they have focused on the IO task of Information Engagement to accomplish the mission. CJTF-HOA's performance over the past 5 years has proved that IO is an adequate, feasible, and acceptable course of action to fight the GWOT in the Horn of Africa. Joint and Army doctrine currently specify how IO aligns with warfighting functions. The author proposes a change in that doctrinal alignment to better facilitate the synchronization and coordination of IO during planning and execution. This new doctrinal alignment also may facilitate the replication of CJTF-HOA's success in other regions of the globe. The revision of Field Manual 3-0, Operations, divides IO into five tasks and assigns certain staff responsibility for each task. Under this construct, the task of Information Engagement is part of the Command and Control warfighting function and G-7 has responsibility for it. The new construct eliminates the need for an IO Working Group. As the U.S. Military reduces troop commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, it should apply this COA to other regions of the globe. To achieve the maximum benefit of this COA in new regions, the military must incorporate the lessons learned from CJTF-HOA. These lessons cover a range of topics, but the most important ones are command and control, interagency coordination, and time frame.
Download or read book The Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa written by Ted R. Bates and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominate the headlines because of the violence, the bloodshed and the political controversy which they ignite. Although these two campaigns are well publicized and have been going on for several years, they do not represent the only fronts against the global war on terror. There is a less publicized but equally important front on the global war on terror known as the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA. This project addressed the following questions: 1) what was the impetus behind the creation of the CJTF-HOA? 2) What is the CJTF-HOA mission and the history behind it? 3) What dimension of power will CJTF-HOA apply to execute its mission? 4) What means are being employed by the CJTF-HOA to accomplish its mission? 5) Is there an effective interagency process? 6) And lastly, what is the way ahead for CJTF-HOA? The CJTF-HOA mission is to conduct unified actions in the combined joint operations area of the Horn of Africa to prevent conflict, promote regional stability, and protect Coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism.
Download or read book Joint Task Force 1 written by David E. Meadows and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Management written by John H. Pendleton and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally established in 2002 to fight terrorism, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is the U.S. military's main operational presence in Africa. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), created in 2007 to focus on stability in Africa, has been assessing existing activities -- as well as CJTF-HOA -- against its mission of sustained security engagement in Africa. This report discusses: (1) AFRICOM's decisions on CJTF-HOA's future and whether CJTF-HOA's activities align with the command's mission; and (2) benefits of the task force and challenges it faces. The report analyzed AFRICOM and CJTF-HOA guidance, conducted interviews at the command's and task force's headquarters. Illus.
Download or read book Defense Management written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally established in 2002 to fight terrorism, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is the militarys main operational presence in Africa. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), created in 2007 to focus on stability in Africa, has been assessing existing activitiesas well as CJTF-HOAagainst its mission of sustained security engagement in Africa. This report discusses: (1) AFRICOMs decisions on CJTF-HOAs future and whether CJTF-HOAs activities align with the commands mission, and (2) benefits of the task force and challenges it faces. For its review, GAO analyzed AFRICOM and CJTF-HOA guidance, conducted interviews at the commands and task forces headquarters, and obtained perspectives from U.S. embassies in the region.
Download or read book Combined Joint Task Force written by Michelle M E Garcia and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Download or read book United States Africa Command written by United States. Africa Command and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book AFRICOM at 5 Years written by David Edward Brown and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), newest of the six U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands (CCMDs), was created in 2007 amid great controversy in both Africa and the United States over its location and mission. Over the last 5 years, AFRICOM has matured greatly, overcoming much of the initial resistance from African stakeholders through careful public messaging, and by addressing most of the U.S. interagency concerns about the Command's size and proper role within the U.S. national security/foreign policy community. This Letort Paper describes the geostrategic, operational, and intellectual changes that explain why AFRICOM was created, and debunks three myths about AFRICOM: that it was created to "exploit" Africa's oil and gas riches, "blocks" China's rise in Africa, and that France "opposes" AFRICOM. The author concludes by raising five issues that are important to AFRICOM's future: 1) allocated forces to carry out short-term training engagements in Africa; 2) preference to emerging democracies in the selection of the Command's partner-nations; 3) the desirability of regional approaches in Africa, including helping the African Union and its Regional Economic Communities to establish standby brigades; 4) the location of the Command's headquarters, which should remain in Stuttgart, Germany, for operational efficiency; and, 5) the need to carry out a top-down "right-sizing" exercise at AFRICOM during a time of severe budget constraints and a real risk for the United States of "strategic insolvency."
Download or read book Regional Military Integration in West Africa written by Gbenga Adetokunbo Owojaiye and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The militant Jihadist group Boko Haram has established itself as a regional threat in the areas surrounding the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) of Africa. The group has carried out attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, killing and abducting people and destroying villages and military bases. The group's violent activities, with the attendant causalities and regional spill-over, has posed an unprecedented threat to human security and the stability of Nigeria and the region as a whole. The Peace and Security Council of the African Union in January 2015 authorized the mobilization of a Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), made up of troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the region. Therefore, the objective of this research is to identify what is needed to enhance the effectiveness of the MNJTF in order to build its capacity to bring back stability to the LCB region. A suitable approach to this end is to identify what can be learned from past regional military integration (RMI) efforts in West Africa. Hence, using case studies of past RMI efforts in West Africa, this thesis examines the factors that have facilitated as well as hindered successful regional military interventions in the sub-region. Findings from these case studies build the evidential base for providing recommendations to enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the MNJTF.
Download or read book Enhancing Army Joint Force Headquarters Capabilities written by Tim Bonds and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research in this document is aimed at helping the Army improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces to accomplish diverse missions in a range of settings. The monograph describes steps that the Army might take to improve the ability of Army Service headquarters to command joint task forces. A particular emphasis was placed on suggesting ways to prepare Army headquarters, including Divisions, Corps, and Theater Armies, to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces. In addition, the monograph describes the capabilities that the Army will have to depend on others to provide to accomplish future missions - including the other Services, joint organizations, and government agencies. The research addresses specific concerns expressed by policymakers in the Department of Defense; these include the amount of time it takes to establish these headquarters, the ability to staff them appropriately, and the Army's ability to coordinate the efforts of their forces with those of other Services and agencies from diverse branches of the government and forces from different countries. --From publisher description.
Download or read book What Role for the Multinational Joint Task Force in Fighting Boko Haram written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is an effort by the Lake Chad basin states - Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria - to pool resources against jihadists that threaten all four countries. The joint force has carried out periodic operations, often involving troops from one country fighting in the country next door. Offensives have won victories and helped instil an esprit de corps among participating troops. But nimble militant factions have regrouped fast, and the MNJTF's effectiveness has suffered from confusion over priorities, the four states' reluctance to cede command to the force itself, and funding and procurement delays. A successful response to militancy in Lake Chad will depend not only on the joint force but also on whether states can improve conditions for and inspire more trust among residents of affected areas. But an improved MNJTF could help such a strategy. Lake Chad states should boost its planning and communications capacity, intelligence sharing, human rights compliance and civil-military coordination. They should then reach consensus with donors on financing...
Download or read book Joint Task Force Planning Guidance and Procedures written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The United States Army in Somalia 1992 1994 written by Richard Winship Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
