Task Force (military)
Task Force ( TF ) or Einsatzgruppe is an originally military term for a temporary union of various units of the US Navy and dates from the time of the Second World War . A task force is put together to carry out a specific assignment .
In the German-speaking area, the terms combat group , combat unit or task force can be found in addition to Einsatzgruppe .
The term task force is usually supplemented by an addition, which can consist of numbers or terms. This nomenclature is not only used to differentiate between similar TFs, but also often provides information about the area of operation, e.g. the name of the stationing location or the higher-level operation in which the TF is used is used.
If a TF consists of a mixture of sub-units of different branches of the armed forces ( land , air , naval forces ), it is called a Joint Task Force or a joint armed forces task force .
A TF usually has a size of battalions - up to brigade strength and can also consist of sub-units of different nations within the framework of international operations.
Various task forces (selection)
- Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)
- Extended Air Defense Task Force (EADTF)
- Force H
- Force K
- Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO, formerly Task Force 160 and 170)
- Joint Task Force (Nigeria)
- Task Force (United States Navy)
- Fast Carrier Task Force (Task Force 38, Task Force 58)
- Task Force 11 (Task Force 121, Task Force 6-26, Task Force 145 and Task Force 77)
- Task Force 47
- Task Force 88
- Task Force 160
- Task Force 373
- Task Force ALBA
- Task Force Barker
- Unified Task Force (UNITAF)