| Joint Task Force-Homeland Defense | |
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Emblem of the Joint Task Force-Homeland Defense. |
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| Active | 2006–present |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Standing Task Force |
| Headquarters | Fort Shafter, in Hawaii |
| Nickname | JTF-HD |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | LTG Francis J. Wiercinski, United States Army |
| Commander 2008-2011 | LTG Benjamin R. Mixon, United States Army |
| Commander 2004-2008 | LTG John M. Brown, United States Army |
Source: JTF-HD PAO
Commander of U.S. Pacific Command established a Joint Task Force for Homeland Defense (JTF-HD) with Commander of U.S. Army, Pacific - Headquartered at Fort Shafer, Hawaii as the designated Commander.
Mission
Joint Task Force Homeland Defense (JTF-HD) executes operations to provide Civil Support (CS) or Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) for all hazards including responding to and recovering from natural or man-made disasters and defeats threats in the land domain in order to retain key/critical infrastructure and protect the force within the Joint Operations Area (JOA). - Approved 13 April 2010 CDR JTF-HD
JTF-HD Joint Operations Area (JOA)
The JTF-HD Joint Operations Area (JOA) is the land domain areas of the state of Hawaii, the U.S. Territories of Guam, American Samoa, and Jarvis Island; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); the Compact States, which include the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshal Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau (ROP); and the U.S. possessions of Wake Island, Midway Island, Johnston Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef. (JTF-HD CONPLAN 5002-07)
Operational Overview
• Maintains level 1 staff of more than 50 personnel
• Validates disaster preparedness
• Integrates with joint-interagency partners
• Collaborates through several interoperable systems
Interoperability Campaign
Starting in 2006, JTF-HD in coordination with DOS and the JOA partners conducted site surveys, assessed infrastructure, IT-systems capabilities, communications, intelligence fusion, medical response capabilities, and emergency operations, in order to develop planning strategies designed to enhance the capacity of the joint-interagency stakeholders ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all-hazards.
• Supports USPACOM’s Theater Security Cooperation Program (TSCP) across the JTF-HD JOA
• All Hazards Decision Support System: Comprehensive tool to integrate data collection, analysis, and operational support.
Points of Contact
Joint Operations Center (JOC) Watch Officer (Ft. Shafter T-101: (808) 438-4899, (808) 438-4904
Public Affairs Office: Darrell Ames, darrell.ames@us.army.mil, (808) 438-5853