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Combined Joint Task Force – 76 (CJTF-76) was a US led subordinate formation of Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan (CFC-A) headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan from the time CFC-A stood up to the time the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took full command of the coalition military operations in Afghanistan in October 2006. CFC-A reported in its turn to United States Central Command. While CFC-Afghanistan was supposed to have inactivated sometime after November 30, 2006, CJTF-76 will remain as a headquarters for ISAF's Regional Command East. CJTF-76 was replaced by CJTF-82, led by the 82nd Airborne Division, in the middle of 2007. A formation is a high-level military organization, such as a Brigade, Division, Corps, Army or Army group. ...
Logo of ISAF. Pashto writing: کمک و همکاری (Komak wa Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation. International Security Assistance Force (10) (ISAF) is the name of a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan which was established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001[1] and consists of about 35...
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. ...
The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was formed originally as the 82nd Infantry Division on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ...
CJTF-76 was located at Bagram Airfield Bagram Air Base (ICAO: OAIX) is an airport located at the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. ...
CJTF-76 was the operational headquarters which consisted of two subordinate regional formations: Regional Command (South) and Regional Command (East). The regional commands, both roughly brigade sized forces, conducted counter-insurgency operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the east and south of the country. The Task Force and its subordinate formations comprised a shifting group of units and formations. There were also engineer and special operations Task Forces, plus the Provincial Reconstruction Teams. At the time of ISAF take over, CJTF-76 was commanded by Maj. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley of the U.S. 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is an administrative unit of international aid to Afghanistan, consisting of a small operating base from which a group of sixty to more than one hundred civilians and military specialists work to perform small reconstruction projects or provide security for others involved in aid work. ...
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ...
The mission of CJTF-76 was to conduct a 'full spectrum of operations throughout its operations area to defeat [the] enemy extremist movement, establish an enduring security and reshape its posture for the Long War in order to set conditions for long-term stability in Afghanistan.' ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...
As of mid 2006, US official sources stated that over 21,000 coalition forces from 21 nations were deployed in Afghanistan to 'defeat extremist enemies of peace and stability'.
Regional Command (East)
Regional Command (East)was responsible for provincial reconstruction team and security in Asadabad, Bamian, Gardez, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Khowst, Parwan, Mehtar Lam and Sharona. RC(E) also had responsibility for conducting operations against the Taliban on the Pakistani border. Bamyan is a town in central Afghanistan, the capital of Bamyan Province. ...
Task Force Spartan (March 2006 to May 2007) was a US led task force in the central and eastern regions of Afghanistan. TF Spartan was made up of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team from 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and 1/3 Marines. TF Spartan fell under CJTF-76/RC East. The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ...
Task Force Bayonet (June 2007 to September 2008) is comprised primarily by soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza,Italy. TF Bayonet initially fell under CJTF-76 until the headquarters was redesignated as CJTF-82. Task Force Bayonet serves as a name for several military task forces throughout history: United States The deactivated 193rd Infantry Brigade, last stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army is based in Vicenza, Italy. ...
Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...
Regional Command (South) Regional Command (South) was responsible for provincial reconstruction and security in Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Qalat and Tarin Kowt. This article is about the city in Afghanistan. ...
, Lashkar Gah (alternative name: Bost) is a city in southern Afghanistan, the capital of Helmand province. ...
Qalat is the capital of the Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. ...
Tarin Kowt is the capital of Oruzgan (also written Uruzgan) province in southern Afghanistan. ...
Task Force Bayonet (February 2005 to March 2006) TF Bayonet was comprised primarily by soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza,Italy. Task Force Bayonet serves as a name for several military task forces throughout history: United States The deactivated 193rd Infantry Brigade, last stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army is based in Vicenza, Italy. ...
Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...
Task Force Bayonet (Feb '05 to March '06) included: Task Force Bayonet serves as a name for several military task forces throughout history: United States The deactivated 193rd Infantry Brigade, last stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. ...
- TF GUN DEVIL (US)- Kandahar
- TF ROCK (US)- 2-503rd Infantry Battalion (Airborne)- Qalat
- TF WHITESHARK (Rom)- Kandahar Airfield
Combined Task Force Aegis (March 2006 to August 2006) CTF Aegis was a multinational task force led by Canada in southeast Afghanistan. Contributing nations include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands (contributing Task Force Uruzgan), Estonia and the United States. TF Aegis was also known as Multinational Brigade - Regional Command South or MNB RC South. In August 2006, CTF Aegis transferred to the control of ISAF. The Dutch ISAF-operation Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) is part of NATOs ISAF force in Afghanistan. ...
Task Force Aegis included, as of May 2006[1]:
The Parachute Regiment redirects here, for the Indian regiment, see The Parachute Regiment (India) The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. ...
Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ...
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ...
The Dutch ISAF-operation Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) is part of NATOs ISAF force in Afghanistan. ...
Post Handover to ISAF With the concurrence of the Commander, U.S. Central Command, and upon the inactivation of HQ CFC-A, Headquarters CJTF-76 will become the United States National Command Element for the Afghanistan Combined Joint Operations Area (CJOA). [2] The Commander of CJTF-76 will also be the regional commander of Regional Command East (RC-East).
The Commander, Joint Task Force-76 Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley will be dual-hatted as the US operational commander and the NATO/ISAF deputy commander for security. This hopefully will ensure proper coordination.
External links - Official CJTF-82 Site
- CJTF-82 Mirror 2.0 Site - Mirror site with RSS feed
Sources - ^ http://www.strathconas.ca/index2.php?subaction=showfull&id=1148655957&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&, accessed early September 2006
- ^ http://www.gop.gov/issues/war_opf4.asp
- Primarily US Central Command website, but also current and previous media reports
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