JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE SOUTH

JIATFS Deputy Director, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle hosted Ambassador Peter Mulrean, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti last week. JIATFS executes detection and monitoring of illicit trafficking across all domains, and facilitates international and interagency interdiction to enable the disruption and dismantlement of illicit and converging threat networks in support of national and hemispheric security.

JIATF South military members, active duty and retired, Army Civilian Corps members and Foreign Liaison Officers, participate in the 2016 Key West Veterans Day Parade.

Happy Veterans Day, thank you for your service! #HonoringVets

Happy 241st Birthday to U.S. Marine Corps!#HappyBirthdayMarines

JIATF South Foreign Liaison Officers and their spouses invited their JIATF South community to their first annual "Taste of the World" event for a sampling of their food and culture.

JIATF South Director U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Tomney met with Vice Admiral Cristian de la Maza, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Vice Admiral Osvaldo Shwarzenberg, Director of the National Maritime Authority (USCG equivalent) and the Maritime Operations and Security Director, Rear Admiral Mario Montejo. He also met with Brigadier General Alvaro Altamirano, National Director for the fight against drug trafficking , Carabineros de Chile, a law enforcement agency under military status. This was the first time that a JIATF South Director has engaged with this organization.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche from Alameda, California, working with the Joint Interagency Task Force South patrol aircraft from the U.S. Navy, intercepted a suspected drug smuggling vessel, carrying more than $73-million worth of cocaine on Sept. 6. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Alameda-Based-Coast-Guard-Seizes-Nearly-Three-Tons-of-Cocaine-398863731.html

JIATF South’s military and civilian members were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments and service for the month of October during an All Hands Ceremony. Committed to excellence! Congratulations to all!

U.S. Navy says farewell to the Bucket Cover.

Foreign Air Force Liaison Officers to AFSOUTH at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base visit JIATF South for an orientation brief and to meet their counterparts. They are from Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

JIATFS Deputy Director U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle currently deployed as the JTF-Matthew Commander (Click link for Video!)

The 2015 United States Interdiction Coordinator Awards were presented to Mr. John DiRenzo and Mr. Robert Jankowski from JIATF South. Teams from JIATF South won in three of the eight categories: Interdiction and Intelligence Support Category, Detection and Monitoring Category, and in the Special Recognition/Counter Narcotics Force Enabler Category.The recognition in each of those categories is well deserved and is a testament to the daily efforts displayed throughout JIATF South.

Happy Birthday U.S. Navy!

Congratulations to the senior and junior joint service members of the quarter. They were recognized by the community during the October Military Affairs Committee Breakfast. Committed to Excellence!

Col. Jean Paul Strong, Colombian Air Force, receives the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) award from Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Tomney, Director JIATF South. The contributions of partner nations are essential to the task force's goal of countering illicit trafficking. Last year, partner nations supported 50 percent of all interdictions and disruption operations.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, Deputy Director JIATFS, left, is deployed as the commander of Joint Task Force Matthew, and Rear Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, visits Joint Task Force Matthew Headquarters to discuss current and future relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 9, 2016. JTF Matthew, a U.S. Southern Command-directed team, is comprised of Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and soldiers from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, deployed to Port-au-Prince at the request of the Government of Haiti on a mission to provide humanitarian and disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberly Aguirre)

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JIATF South has ordered the setting of Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Five for its members. Which means we are in our normal condition of readiness during hurricane season.