Joint Task Force 510
The Joint Task Force 510 or JTF-510 is one of USPACOM's two rapid reaction forces . The reaction force is provided by SOCPAC and consists of special units. This unit is not a standing unit, but is provided by the Secretary of Defense , for the US Commander in Chief, Pacific , the commander of PACOM.
The task is to assess the situation in a crisis situation, to propose procedures or even to carry out military operations yourself. The JTF-510 is also to be used in humanitarian crises and disasters. If necessary, the JTF-510 can also rescue non-combatants . The JTF-510 can also form the vanguard in larger crises in order to prepare the deployment of a larger Combined Joint Task Force .
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In the 1990s, the JTF-510 was activated for various Joint Combined Exchange training .
The JTF-510 had a major mission with Operation Freedom Eagle in the Philippines . It was involved in the Balikatan 02-1 maneuver . The first soldiers arrived in the Philippines in January 2002. The 1st Special Forces Group later dispatched parts of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions. More soldiers were made available to the JTF-510 to guarantee anti-terror protection and protection of the firing forces. As of February 2002, various units of the JTF-510 have advised the Philippine Army and the Philippine Marines. On September 1, the JTF-510 were deactivated. Some units of the JTF-510 continued to supervise the activities that had started after the deactivation and henceforth formed the Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines .
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- ↑ a b c Joint Task Force 510 (JTF-510). In: globalsecurity.com. May 31, 2012, accessed on September 22, 2017 .
- ^ Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOCPAC). In: globalsecurity.com. December 3, 2013, accessed on September 22, 2017 .