Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Nationa

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United States Southern Command
IFPA-Fletcher Conference 2 December 2003
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Command Priorities

• WAR ON TERRORISM - Fully Identifying the Threat
• JTF-GTMO
• COLOMBIA ANDEAN RIDGE
• TRANSFORMATION
• REGIONALIZATION
• INCREASE AWARENESS OF AOR
• CONTINGENCIES
• QUALITY OF LIFE

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Forward Posture
Headquarters Southern Command
USARSO
NAVSO
Marine Forces South
JIATF-S
SOUTHAF
Miami
JTF-GTMO
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Key West
SOCSO
AF Elem
JTF-B
El Salvador
Soto Cano, HO
Army Aviation
Forward Operating Locations
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Terrorist Presence in the AOR

• Activities
• Command Control
• Forgery/Falsification
• - Documents
• - Money
• Safe Haven
• Recruiting
• Laundering Money
• Trafficking
• - Drugs
• - Arms
• - Humans

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Joint Interagency Task Force South A Dynamic
Model for Regional Operations
A Combined, Joint, Interagency Team

• Robust U.S. Interagency Presence in JIATF
  Command Structure
• Examples
• JIATF South Director (USCG)
• Dep J2 (DEA)
• Dep J3 (BICE)
• USCG, BICE, on Watch Floor
• USCG Joint Planners
• USCG C4I
• Multiple Interagency
• Intel Analysts

Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast
Guard BICE DEA FBI
Argentinean AF Brazilian LEA Colombian AF Navy
Ecuadorian AF El Salvadorian AF French
Gendarmerie Mexican Navy Royal Netherlands
Navy Peruvian AF UK Royal Navy Venezuelan AF
Services
Law Enforcement Agencies
Intelligence Agencies

• Supporting AOR-wide
• Intel Fusion
• Planning
• Operations

LNOs are Critical to the Synchronization of
Regional Ops
CNP LNO Requested
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Joint Operating Area Coordinated Flexibility
US/MX Border out to 120 W
USNORTHCOM
30 N
120 W
Implemented 1 Oct 03 The JOA adds 11.5 million
square miles Total 40.5 million square miles
USSOUTHCOM
120 W
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Colombia Today Progress Against Narcoterrorism

• Significant progress under President Uribe
• Steadfast U.S. support
• Galvanized will of Colombian people and
• Armed Forces
• Still work to be done
• Colombia is a good investment
• Assistance is producing results
• Capable, professional military
• Doing what we ask of them-strong ally
• Winning is achievable
• Sustain progress
• Increased U.S. support
• Way Ahead
• Post Plan Colombia plan
• Interagency Pol-Mil Implementation Plan
• Strengthening Colombian Security Forces
• Regional Cooperation
• U.S.-Colombian Military integration

Colombia 1,138,910 sq km
Iraq 437,072 sq km
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US Initiatives in Colombia
Continue Aviation Train and Equip
COLMAR Riverine Training Team
Colombian National Police
Increase Airlift Capability
C.I.T.O.
Infrastructure Security Strategy
Continue ISR Support
Train/Equip AFEAU
Continue 1st CN BDE Training
Planning Assistance Teams
18th Brigade Training
Improve Safety Systems
Special Operations Command Training
Enable IO CMO
CSM Academy
Lancero Battalion Training
1st Commando Battalion Training and SF BDE
Reorganization
Air Bridge Denial
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GWOT JTF-GTMO

• Continued high value strategic intelligence
  gathering has averted attacks and led to arrests
• Intelligence routinely shared with other COCOMs
  and national agencies
• Maximizing use of detainee databases and
  technology to uncover sophisticated networks
• Number of US Personnel 1988
• Detainee countries 44
• Long-term detention facility possibility
• Commissions

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