Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines

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Emblem of the JSOTF-P

The Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines or JSOTF-P was a task force of the USSOCPAC consisting of special units . The task force was set up in July 2002, building on the work of Joint Task Force 510 . On February 24, 2015, the task force was dissolved with a closing ceremony.

assignment

The JSOTF-P's mission is to support the Philippine Armed Forces in the fight against the Islamist terrorist organizations Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sajaf (see Moro conflict ). The American soldiers should not intervene in combat operations, but instead take on training and advisory functions. If US soldiers go into operations anyway, they are not allowed to take part in combat operations and are required to run well behind the Filipino soldiers. Nevertheless, US soldiers had weapons for self-protection. The background to this regulation is that the constitution of the Philippines does not tolerate direct intervention by foreign military personnel on its own soil. In addition, the Task Force offers medical aid to the civilian population .

units

The Joint Special Operation Task Force - Philippines started in 2002 with 226 soldiers. She had the Advance Operational Base 170 and four Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) staff. The JSOTF-P was stationed in Manila in the US embassy.

In 2004 the troop strength was reduced to 50 to 80 soldiers. About 50 soldiers acted in an advisory capacity. Among other things, 14 soldiers from the 6th Special Operations Squadron, the 1st Special Operations Wing , trained Philippine Air Force soldiers. During this time the headquarters were moved from Manila to Zamboanga City in Camp Navarro .

In the following years the troop strength increased again so that in 2005 273 soldiers were available and in 2010 the troop strength reached 607 soldiers. Two ODAs were also stationed in Jolo to support the Philippine Joint Task Force Comet and in Cotabato City . Additionally there was a Naval Special Warfare Team in Davao . In 2005 the TF Mindanao was founded which was stationed in Tocabato and supported the 6th Infantry Division . In September 2007 another TF Archipelago, which was formed by a Naval Special Warfare Team, was set up and remained active for six years.

After 2011, under Beaudette's command, the task force was reduced in size again and fewer than 200 soldiers were available, because since 2010 it has been becoming apparent that the task force will be dissolved by 2015. When the task force was dissolved in 2015, a US Pacific Command Augmentation Team (PAT) was set up in the US embassy in October 2014 to continue the work to a lesser extent.

Commanders

  • Col. Douglas R. Lengenfelder, US Air Force, July 2002 to April 1, 2003
  • Captain David Pittelkow, US Navy, from April 1, 2003
  • Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Downey, US Army, through July 2004
  • Lt. Col. Thomas M. Johnson, US Army, July 2004 to July 2005
  • Col. James B. Linder , US Army
  • Colonel David S. Maxwell, US Army, 2007
  • Colonel William Coltrup, US Army, 2008 to July 2, 2010
  • Captain Robert V. Gusentine, U.S. Navy, July 2, 2010 to June 24, 2011
  • Colonel Francis M. Beaudette US Army, June, 24, 2011 to June 28 2012
  • Col. Mark A. Miller, U.S. Army, June 28, 2012
  • Col. Robert C. McDowell, US Army, August 16, 2013 through May 2014
  • Col. Erik M. Brown, US Army, May 2014 through February 24, 2015

Web links

Commons : Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Stuart L. Farris: Joint Special Operations Task Force- Philippines. (PDF) A Monograph by MAJOR Stuart L. Farris, US Army. School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 21, 2009, pp. 31ff , accessed September 10, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Liezel Lacastesantos: US special forces leaving Philippines. ABS-CBN News, February 15, 2015, accessed September 10, 2016 .
  3. ^ Geoffrey Lambert, Larry Lewis, Sarah Sewall: Operation Enduring Freedom — Philippines. Civilian Harm and the Indirect Approach. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012 ; accessed on July 10, 2019 .
  4. ^ Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P): Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines Fact Sheet. July 1, 2011, accessed September 10, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 32 ( PDF ).
  6. ↑ a b c d e Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 38 ff . ( PDF ).
  7. ↑ a b Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 48 ( PDF ).
  8. ↑ Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 40 ( PDF ).
  9. ↑ Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 56 ( PDF ).
  10. ↑ a b c d Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 81 ( PDF ).
  11. ↑ a b c Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 95 ( PDF ).
  12. ↑ a b Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 45 ( PDF ).
  13. ↑ FLOYD WHALEY, ERIC SCHMITT: US Phasing Out Its Counterterrorism Unit in Philippines. In: The New York Times. June 26, 2014, accessed September 10, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Linda Robinson, Patrick B. Johnston, Gillian S. Oak: US Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001-2014 . RAND Corporation, Santa Monica 2016, ISBN 978-0-8330-9210-6 , pp. 64 ff . ( PDF ).
  15. ^ A b Josh Scott: Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P): US commander leaves lasting impact in southern Philippines. July 2, 2010, accessed September 10, 2016 .