Joint Task Force-Civil Support

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.

List of commanders

Name Branch Term began Term ended
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.

References

  1. ^ About U.S. Northern Command, http://www.northcom.mil/About/index.html, retrieved 2010-01-25 
  2. ^ Gist, P.A. (2006-09-11), Protecting the homeland at JTF-civil support, http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-154907782.html, retrieved 2008-01-04 
  3. ^ Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r105:1:./temp/~r105xmcfLo:e780822:, retrieved 2010-01-25 
  4. ^ Joint Task Force Civil Support FAQ, http://www.jtfcs.northcom.mil/FAQ/FAQ.html, retrieved 2008-01-04 

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