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Rear Admiral Richard Kelly, USCG Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (View Bio)
Our Mission
JIATF West's mission is to conduct counterdrug detection and monitoring operations and support U.S. country teams, partner nation counterdrug forces, and interdiction operations within the USPACOM AOR to disrupt narcotics-related trafficking organizations. To accomplish this mission, JIATF West provides intelligence and training support to disrupt transportation of illegal drugs in SE and SW Asia and supports intelligence-cued Counter Narco-Terrorism detection and monitoring operations.
Our History
Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) has been providing support to the U.S. counterdrug effort since 1989 when it was established as Joint Task Force Five (JTF-5). Headquartered on Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California, JIATF West is manned by approximately 115 active duty personnel from all 5 uniformed services, military reservists, Department of the Navy civilians, and liaison officers of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the U.S. Customs Service), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). JIATF West is Commander U.S. Pacific Command’s (CDR USPACOM’s) executive agent for Department of Defense (DOD) support to counterdrug initiatives in the Area of Responsibility (AOR). In addition, JIATF West provides counterdrug assistance and support in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) AORs.
Our Customers
Foreign Police and/or Military Forces that have Counterdrug Responsibilities U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies, including DEA, FBI, U.S. Cusoms Service, and U.S. Coast Guard
Our Strategy
Provide tailored country-specific support intended to develop self-sufficiency of partner nation counterdrug organizations, programs, and operations.
Area of Responsibility
US Pacific Command / JIATF West Red = Area of Responsibility Blue = Area of Interest
Core Competencies
Intelligence Analysis Experienced military and civilian intelligence analysts fuse multi-source information to enhance strength of law enforcement investigations Air and Maritime D&M Apply DOD, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs Service air and maritime assets in support of intelligence-cued interdiction operations Partner Nation Training Broker the deployments of U.S. military forces to train partner nation police and/or military forces that have counterdrug responsibilities Military Support Provide other military support as authorized to facilitate counterdrug activities within or outside the US
Examples of how we contribute
Intelligence analysis to DEA Country Offices throughout Asia Researching the activities of suspected drug traffickers and their associates Police Training in Thailand and Malaysia Constructing and Equipping Counternarcotics Command Centers in Thailand Maritime surveillance Fusing investigative information into link charts, spread sheets, and timelines Case-related linguist support to DEA Country Offices Transport in support of Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) undercover operations Capstone counterdrug practice exercise at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Bangkok
JIATF-W Contact the JIATF-W Web Admin Last updated: 22 July 2004