1. IFPA-Fletcher Conference 2 December 2003 IFPA-Fletcher Conference 2 December 2003 United States Southern Command United States Southern Command OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THIS BRIEFING IS UNCLASSIFIED UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND

2. Command Priorities WAR ON TERRORISM - Fully Identifying the Threat JTF-GTMO COLOMBIA & ANDEAN RIDGE TRANSFORMATION REGIONALIZATION INCREASE AWARENESS OF AOR CONTINGENCIES QUALITY OF LIFE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND UNCLASSIFIED

3. JTF-B Army Aviation Army Aviation Soto Cano, HO Aruba Curaçao Ecuador Forward Operating Locations SOCSO USARSO AF Elem NAVSO Miami Key West JIATF-S Marine Forces South SOUTHAF Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ JTF-GTMO El Salvador Headquarters Southern Command Headquarters Southern Command UNCLASSIFIED Forward Posture UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND

4. Terrorist Presence in the AOR Activities Command & Control Forgery/Falsification: - Documents - Money Safe Haven Recruiting Laundering Money Trafficking: - Drugs - Arms - Humans Activities Command & Control Forgery/Falsification: - Documents - Money Safe Haven Recruiting Laundering Money Trafficking: - Drugs - Arms - Humans Hizballah Islamic Group (Al Gam’at) Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) National Liberation Army (ELN) Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Shining Path (SL) Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) Irish Republic Army-Provisional Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) Jamaat-al-Musilmeen (JAM) UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND

5. 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 LNOs are Critical to the Synchronization of Regional Ops Supporting AOR-wide: Intel Fusion Planning Operations Supporting AOR-wide: Intel Fusion Planning Operations A Combined, Joint, Interagency Team Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard BICE DEA FBI Law Enforcement Agencies Services 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 Intelligence Agencies CNP LNO Requested UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND UNCLASSIFIED Joint Interagency Task Force South: A Dynamic Model for Regional Operations

6. Joint Operating Area: Coordinated Flexibility 120˚ W 30˚ N US/MX Border out to 120˚ W UNCLASSIFIED Implemented 1 Oct 03 The JOA adds 11.5 million square miles Total: 40.5 million square miles UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND USNORTHCOM USSOUTHCOM

7. Iraq 437,072 sq km Colombia 1,138,910 sq km UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 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 UNCLASSIFIED Colombia Today: Progress Against Narcoterrorism

8. Continue ISR Support Continue Aviation Train and Equip Increase Airlift Capability 1 st Commando Battalion Training and SF BDE Reorganization Infrastructure Security Strategy C.I.T.O. Planning Assistance Teams Continue 1st CN BDE Training COLMAR Riverine Training Team Air Bridge Denial Train/Equip AFEAU US Initiatives in Colombia Improve Safety Systems Enable IO & CMO Colombian National Police 18 th Brigade Training Special Operations Command Training Lancero Battalion Training CSM Academy UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND UNCLASSIFIED

9. 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 UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND UNCLASSIFIED

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