OVERALL CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED // FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY // LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SENSITIVE
Joint Task Force North
Command Brief to
Civil Air Patrol National
Conference 2015
Maj Stephen Painter, USMC
MAJ Bryan Jones, USA
26 August 2015
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USNORTHCOM
Vision
Mission
With our trusted partners, we will defend North
America by outpacing all threats, maintaining
faith with our people and supporting them in
their times of greatest need.
The United States Northern Command
partners to conduct homeland defense,
civil support, and security cooperation to
defend and secure the United States and
its interests.
“WE HAVE THE WATCH”
Center of Gravity = Trusted Partnerships
Command Relationships
Mission Spectrum
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Joint Task Force North
Vision
History
• 1989 National Defense Authorization Act
– President commits DoD to the War on Drugs
 JTF-4: Key West, FL
 JTF-5: Alameda, CA
 JTF-6: El Paso, TX
Be the most effective integrator of DOD capabilities for
Law Enforcement Agencies in support of homeland
defense
(now JIATF South)
(now JIATF West, Honolulu)
(now JTF North)
• August 1995: AOR expanded to include the Continental
United States (CONUS)
• October 2002: U.S. Northern Command established
• June 2004: Commander USNORTHCOM directs JTF-6
transformation to JTF North
• September 2004: JTF-6 redesignated JTF North
 Expanded Mission and AOR
• October 2008: NORTHCOM AOR expanded to include
Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Mission
Joint Task Force North supports Drug Law Enforcement
Agencies in the conduct of Counter Drug/Counter
Narco-Terrorism operations in the USNORTHCOM area
of responsibility to disrupt trans-national criminal
organizations and deter their freedom of action in order
to protect the homeland.
Priorities:
• Advance the C-TOC Approach
• Improve the JTF-N Intelligence Support to LEA
• Facilitate DOD-DHS Tactical/Operational Planning
• T10/T32 Collaboration
• Strengthen Relationships with LEA Partners
• Health and Climate of the Command
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Commanders’ Areas of Responsibility
AO 19 Nov 13
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JTF North Organization
CG
SEL
DCO
DCO
COS
NM/WTX
SJA
IG
Protocol
J1
J2
MIL
PERS
JISE
CIV
PERS
J22
SJS
PAO
J3
J32
PLANS
MOBILITY
POLICY
LOG
PLANS &
OPS
TSC
J35
J23
J36
J24
J37
J25/6
J5
PROCUREMENT
J34
EPIC
Analysts
Safety
J4
J33
STC
AZ
CTF
REQs
J6
J8
J9
USCG
Ops
JIATF-S
HQ
IA
KM
SEDENA
NG-AZ
NG-CA
NG-NM
NG-TX
ENG
NGA
Authorizations:
111 Military
53 Civilians
JTF-N LNOs to:
NORTHCOM
AMOC
NSA
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Forward Deployed - Regional Support Teams
This is a concept requiring NORTHCOM and the DoD Joint Staff’s approval (SEP - DEC 2014)
•
Phased implementation beginning as early as 1st QTR, FY2015 to be complete by FY2016
•
Redistribution of 20 billets from the JTF-N HQs to Forward Deployed RSTs and LNO positions
•
RSTs and LNOs embedded with CTOC Mission Partners (Federal LEA – Unified Commands and ACTTs)
Proposed RST Composition
TEAM CHIEF
J
OPERATIONS NCO
PLANS OFFICER
J
INTEL OFFICER
MSN PLANNER
J
INTEL PLANNER
NORTHCOM
Strategic
J
CG
6 PAX – Joint Support Team
at Full Operational Capability
LNO
•
•
LNOs ( CA / VIPR) employed as
bridging strategy to future teams
in (FY 17 or later).
LNOs to be absorbed into RST as
Msn Planner upon success.
“Trusted partnerships are our Center of Gravity”
- GEN Jacoby, NORTHCOM CDR
JTFN
HQ Staff
AMOC
LNO
EPIC
(SPT)
Operational
SOCNORTH
LNO
NORTHCOM
LNO
LNO
RST
RST
RST
LNO
(CA)
(AZ)
(NM / WTX)
(STX)
(VIPR)
Tactical
“We (JTF-N) must shift the weight of our effort away
from the headquarters (JTFN HQs) to our supported
partners in the field.”
- BG Lehr, JTF-N CDR
J Joint Service (J-DAL) Billet
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Categories of Support
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
1- Aviation w/ FLIR
1- Develop standing & emergent
intelligence requirements to
meet LEA needs
2- Ground Sensors
3- Air & Maritime Surveillance
Radar
4- Unmanned Aircraft Systems
2- Develop and maintain threat
assessments
5- Aviation Recon
3- Provide tailored, responsive
support from the strategic
intelligence community
GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERAGENCY
SYNCHRONIZATION
1- Mobile Training Teams
2- Transportation
3- Sustainment
1- Support interagency planning
process
2- Facilitate interagency and binational info sharing
3- Point of Integration
Operations
ENGINEERING SUPPORT
1- Personnel Barriers
2- Vehicle Barriers
3- Lights
4- Roads
5- Bridges
TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION
1- Leverage DoD S&T investment
2- Ground/ Air/ Maritime sensor
integration
3- Information Efficiency and
Networks
4- Biometrics
5- Tunnel Detection
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CD/CNT Authorities
Statutes
10 U.S.C. §124 – Designates DOD as the single lead federal agency for
D&M of maritime and aerial illicit narcotics trafficking.
10 U.S.C. §§371-382 – Permits JTF-N to provide specific types of support
to domestic law enforcement agencies, but §377 requires reimbursement
by that agency, or a waiver of reimbursement.
NDAA FY 91, § 1004(b)(1-10), as amended – Permits JTF-N to provide
specific types of support to domestic law enforcement agencies on a
non-reimbursable basis.
NDAA FY 06, § 1022: Authorizes JTFs, that provide support to law
enforcement agencies conducting counterdrug activities, to support law
enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism activities.
Policies
DepSecDef Memo 2 Oct 2003 – Permits DoD support to domestic law
enforcement agencies performing CD/CNT activities.
DepSecDef Memo 24 Dec 2008 – Permits DoD support to international law
enforcement agencies performing CD/CNT activities.
CJCSI 3710.01B (Jan 2007) – This instruction details the types of
counterdrug support DoD is authorized to provide to LEA.
JCS CD EXORD 0120020ZOCT07 (S) – Delegates SECDEF CD/CNT
authorities to geographic combatant commander (GCC).
*All page numbers in this brief
refer to the above compilation
USNORTHCOM CD/CNT EXORD 091845ZMAR2009 (S) – Re-delegates
GCC CD/CNT authorities to JFLCC, with it to be re-delegated to the
GOFO of JTF-N.
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Benefits of JTFN Missions
• 24 Years of support
• Developed Relationships
• TTPs directly applicable to contingency ops
Value to LEAs:
- Military Unique
Capabilities
- Intelligence assets
and analysis
- Increased
operational reach
- Border denial
in remote areas
• High Return on Investment
• Operation against “thinking adversary”
• Directly impacts National Security
Value to
the Nation:
Value to DOD:
- 90% METL
Correlation
- Significant drug seizures
- Increased Readiness
- DOD Investment of
<$10 Million / yr
- Go To War Tasks
- Real-world Mission
- Disrupt TCOs
- Federal cooperation
in contingency ops
- Operational
opportunity
- AOR similarity on
SWB
Defense of the Homeland
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Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) Operations
Spheres of Influence and U.S. Presence
• DTOs operating in 1,286
U.S. cities; 46 shown here
Seattle
Portland
Boise
• 90% of US-bound drug
traffic transits Mexico
Reno
- Includes SOUTHCOM
AOR “Secondary Flow” of
cocaine plus MX domestic
outputs (heroin, marijuana
and meth)
Billings
Salt Lake
City
Casper
Rock Springs
Denver
Sacramento
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Minneapolis
Detroit
Sioux Falls
Buffalo
Des Moines
Cincinnati
Colorado
St. Louis
Springs
Oklahoma City
Albuquerque
Memphis
Knoxville
Tucson
Charlotte
Columbia
Atlanta
Dallas
El Paso
• < 10% of flow(s)
interdicted at US/MX
Border (POE/BPOE)
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Laredo
• < 5% of total flow
interdicted at sea
Baltimore
Wilson
Corinth
Los Angeles
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Gulf Port
Tampa
Houston
Miami
< 1%
• DTOs staging areas
aligned with UCP Boundary
and near US/MX Border
(seams)
• 3 US JTF’s vic MX: JIATFS, JTF-N, JTF-B
JIATF-S Maritime Tracks (FY2012)
< 5%
Reviewed: 30NOV13
<10%
JIATF-S Air Tracks (FY2012)
Beltran-Leyva (30)
49%
Gulf (37)
489 Events
Los Zetas (37)
110 Tracks
Juarez (33)
La Familia (27)
478 Events
Sinaloa (75)
Tijuana (21)
80% of Cocaine Flow
46%
20% of Cocaine Flow
(#) – Present in # of Cities
**Sources of information include the National
Drug Intelligence Center, the 2011
Interagency Assessment of Cocaine
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Movement , and multiple source reporting**
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JTFN FY 15 CONOPS
AMOC:
North/East Support Area
1.
2.
Puerto Rico / U.S.V.I. /
Bahamas Support Area
1 x LSTAR Platoon: 2Q
OP PANTHER AWACS Support: FY15
JFC-AZ / AZ ACTT:
MI
1.
2.
San Francisco
ReCoM
USCG District 11
California Corridor
Unified Command
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
LA & SD ReCoMs:
1.
SEMAR Cooperative Plng ISO
USCG OP GREEN FLASH: 3rd Qtr
Aviation Recon/645 AESG (BR #1):
FY15
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol:
FY15
2-13 AVN (UASTB): FY15
VMU-1/2: FY15
Ground Recon: 3rd QTR
1 x Nogales Road Construction
2 x Engineer Design Teams: FY15
Joint Field Command
TD
1.
2.
CON
CON
C3:
DES
DES
JSTARS: FY15
1 x GSP
NG CD State Support
AZ Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats
AMOC
Los Angeles
ReCoM
San Diego
ReCoM
CBIG:
NM/WTX ACTT:
New Mexico/West Texas
1.
Alliance to Combat
2.
Transnational Threats
3.
MI
MI
1 x GSP: 2nd Qtr
204 MI Fixed Wing Recon: FY15
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol:
FY15
CON
MI
1.
2.
3.
Tunnel Detection San Diego: FY15
2 x ELC Road Construction
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol: FY15
STC / CC ReCoM:
MI
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
EPIC/BIFS Support: 13 Analysts (up to 21)
Aviation Recon/645 AESG (BR #2) (6 Mos): 01
Feb – 31 July 15
Aviation Recon/645 AESG (BR #2) (3 additional
Mos): TBD
Aviation Recon/339th MI: Oct-Dec 14
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol: FY15
3 x GSP STC: 2nd , 3rd , & 4th Qtr
2 x RGV Road Construction
1 x Engineer Design Team: FY15
SEDENA Cooperative Plng ISO CBP OJT V: 3rd Qtr
SEMAR Cooperative Plng ISO USCG OP SEA
SERPENT IV: 4th Qtr
South Texas Campaign
DES
CON
CON
MI
MI
MI
Corpus Christi
ReCoM
USCG District 8
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JTFN FY 16 CONOPS
NG CD State Support
North/East Support Area
Puerto Rico / U.S.V.I. /
Bahamas Support Area
JTF-W AZ / AZ ACTT:
MI
San Francisco
ReCoM
USCG District 11
California Corridor
Campaign
Los Angeles/ Long Beach
ReCoM
JTF-W, CC:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
AMOC
2 x ELC Road Construction
ENG Tunnel Detection
Aviation Recon/Civil Air
Patrol: FY16
1 x TTX
3 x MTT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Joint Field Command
DES
MI
San Diego
ReCoM
1.
2.
3.
1 x GSP: 2nd Qtr
1 x TTX
3 x MTT
JTF-W NM/WTX
NM/WTX ACTT:
AZ Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats
TD
CON
CON
CBIG:
Ground Recon BN (60days)
ENG Design
ENG TD
Airborne ISR Multi Sensor: (5-10 Mos) FY16
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol: FY16
2-13 AVN (UASTB): FY16
VMU-1/2: FY16
1 x TTX
4 x MTT
New Mexico/West Texas
Alliance to Combat
Transnational Threats
TD
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ground Recon BN (60days)
1 x GSP: 2nd Qtr
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol: FY16
1 x TTX
4 x MTT
CON
MI
MI
JTF-W STC / CC ReCoM:
South Texas Campaign
Operational Assets
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
JSTARS: FY16 GFMAP
204th MI Fixed Wing Recon: FY16 GFMAP
AWACS: FY16 GFMAP
Global Hawk Block 30 & 40: FY16 GFMAP
7th Operations Group: FY16 USAF NIB
EPIC/BIFS Support: 9 Analysts (up to 21)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
2 x GSP STC: 2nd & 3rd Qtr
1 x Laredo Road Construction
1 x ENG Des
Airborne ISR Multi Sensor: (4-6 Mos) FY16
Aviation Recon/Civil Air Patrol: FY16
1 x TTX
4 x MTT
DES
CON
MI
MI
Corpus Christi
ReCoM
USCG District 8
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JTFN / CAP Integration 2014-2016
In late 2013, JTFN approached CAP to integrate their Counter-Drug Operations with JTFN
operations. Since 2014 CAP and JTFN have been able to plan and execute numerous named
operations along the South West Border.
2014:
- California: CAP Supporting Imperial HIDTA in El Centro, CA
- Operation Raptor: Yuma to Douglas (Stateline), AZ
- Silent Seeker I: New Mexico and West Texas CAP
- Silent Seeker II: New Mexico and West Texas CAP
- Operation Skyline: Texas CAP (Laredo, Del Rio)
- Operation Sea Serpent: Texas CAP Supporting Del Rio, Laredo and Brownsville, TX
2015:
- Silent Seeker II: New Mexico and West Texas CAP
- California: CAP Supporting Imperial HIDTA in El Centro, CA
- Operation Raptor and Scorpion: Yuma to Douglas (Stateline), AZ
- Operation Fusion 1.5: Texas CAP Supporting Del Rio, Laredo and Brownsville, TX
2016:
- California: CAP Supporting Imperial HIDTA in El Centro, CA
- Operation Raptor: Yuma to Douglas (Stateline), AZ
- Silent Seeker III: New Mexico and West Texas CAP
- Operation Fusion 2.0: Texas CAP Supporting Del Rio, Laredo and Brownsville, TX
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Civil Air Patrol (El Centro, CA)
01 Jan 15 – 31 Dec 15
N
CA
MX
DOD IS AN ENABLER TO LEA AND DOES NOT
APPREHEND UDAS OR SEIZE NARCOTICS.
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Successes
Direct:
- Seizures = None to
date
- Apprehensions =
None to date
Indirect:
- 15 Years of support to
Imperial Valley HIDTA
resulting in excellent
relationships
- Crews have good
understanding of area
and knowledge of BP
reference points
- Aerial Imagery
Hours flown for
FY 15 = 375.7
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Civil Air Patrol (Tucson, AZ)
Operation Raptor
01 Jan 15 – 31 Dec 15
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N
AZ
MX
DOD IS AN ENABLER TO LEA AND DOES NOT
APPREHEND UDAS OR SEIZE NARCOTICS.
Successes
Direct:
- Seizures = None to date
- Apprehensions = 7
- Provide aerial imagery for
CBP
Indirect:
- Relationship building
- Situational Awareness
- Deterrence
- All operations are
coordinated with the CBP
Liaison and CBP Intel team
- All CAP operations are
coordinated with the weekly
ATO for CBP and JTFN/W
- Bi-weekly meeting w/ CBP to
coordinate and deconflict
other Aerial assets (ATO)
- Changing mission times as
much as possible to avoid
pattern detection
Hours flown for FY15 = 222.0
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Civil Air Patrol (NM/WTX/DEL)
Operation Silent Seeker II
01 Jan 15 – 31 Dec 15
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N
AZ
NM
TX
MX
DOD IS AN ENABLER TO LEA AND DOES NOT
APPREHEND UDAS OR SEIZE NARCOTICS.
Successes
Direct:
- Seizures = 90 LBS MJ
- Apprehensions = 73
Indirect:
- Relationship building
- Situational Awareness
- Deterrence
- All operations are
coordinated with the CBP
Liaison and CBP Intel team
- All CAP operations are
coordinated with the weekly
ATO for CBP and JTFN
- Bi-weekly meeting w/ CBP to
coordinate and deconflict
other Aerial assets (ATO)
- Changing mission times as
much as possible to avoid
pattern detection
- CAP assistance with weekly
airspace meeting
Hours flown for FY15:
NM = 296.1
El Paso = 137.2, Del Rio = 90.6 16
Civil Air Patrol (Laredo, TX)
Operation Fusion 1.5
01 Jan 15 – 31 Dec 15
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N
MEXICO
DOD IS AN ENABLER TO LEA AND DOES NOT
APPREHEND UDAS OR SEIZE NARCOTICS.
Successes
Direct:
- Seizures = 0
- Apprehensions = 18
Indirect:
- Relationship building
- Situational Awareness
- Deterrence
- All operations are
coordinated with the CBP
Liaison and CBP Intel team
- All CAP operations are
coordinated with the
weekly ATO for CBP and
JTF-N
- Bi-weekly meeting w/ CBP
to coordinate and
integration with Aerial
assets (ATO)
- Changing mission times as
much as possible to avoid
pattern detection
Hours flown for FY15 = 313.317
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CAP / JTFN TTP Successes
• JTFN-CAP TTP conference; First one held February 2015 at JTFN
• Continuity with Law Enforcement Riders; experience lends to more apprehensions
• Involve CAP early on in the mission planning process
• Receiving an Intelligence brief/ daily update prior to CAP flights
• JTFN partnership expands CAP utilization by integrating into layered operations with additional
DOD/LEA air and ground assets
• ATO integration with CBP/ReCoM/DOD increases situational awareness, flexibility and safety of
flight
• CAP assets remain as flexible as possible to change mission times to avoid predictable patterns
for the Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) to detect
• CAP aircrews have become familiar with CBP “Ten-Code” and reference points which helps SA
and response times
• Office of Air and Marine, CBP, JTFN and CAP have created an airspace SOP to help coordinate
efforts and develop a weekly flight schedule (ATO) – Currently in draft and only for NM/WTX
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Way Ahead / Future Operations
• JTFN will continue to seek support from CAP along the Southwest Border for FY16
and beyond Counter-Drug Operations
• JTFN will host a TTP conference at JTFN with our CAP partners in 2016
• JTFN is working with CBP to help train their riders to build more expertise/continuity in the
aircraft for better SA
• JTFN would like to integrate South West Border CAP assets in other combined JTFN mission
like Marine Ground Sensor Platoon (GSP) missions for real-time air to ground
integration/Apprehensions
•
JTFN is planning a military “boots on the ground” mission which will include patrolling and
Observation Posts; integrating CAP into this mission-set will help with real-time reporting
from the ground to the CAP asset for immediate confirmation of Illegal activity leading to
faster apprehensions
• JTFN will be purchasing ROVER downlink capabilities to share with CBP partners to allow
them to view FLIR downlink video feeds from DOD assets (CAP?)
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Questions and
Takeaways
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