Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) is a subordinate command of United States Northern Command[1] headquartered at Fort Eustis. Its mission is to provide command and control for Department of Defense forces deployed in support of the National Response Plan, specifically, managing the consequences of a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) situation. These DoD forces consist of discrete units of specialized consequence management troops from all services called CBRNE Consequence Management Response Forces (CCMRF)("C-Smerf").[2]
JTF-CS was created in 1999 to fulfill the Congressional mandate in the 1998 Nunn-Lugar-Domenici legislation [3] for the Secretary of Defense to develop and enhance the federal government's capability to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks.[4]
The current commander of JTF-CS is Major General Jonathan T. Treacy, USAF.
Name | Branch | Term began | Term ended | |
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1. | Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr. | United States Army National Guard | June 2007 | July 2010 |
2. | Maj. Gen. Bruce E. Davis | United States Army National Guard | December 2004 | June 2007 |
3. | Maj. Gen. Jerry W. Grizzle | United States Army National Guard | October 2001 | December 2004 |
JTF Civil Support will support earthquake support missions. Including earthquakes in the Oakland, CA area.