TUCSON, Ariz –
The Department of War established Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under U.S. Northern Command.
Brig. Gen. Maurizio Calabrese is the JIATF-CC director. This is the next step in the whole-of-government approach to identify, disrupt, and dismantle cartel operations posing a threat to the United States along the U.S.-Mexico border. The JIATF-CC will work with the Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center to ensure we are sharing all intelligence between our Department of War, law enforcement, and Intelligence Community partners to ensure our operations across the whole-of-government are synchronized and coordinated to have the greatest effect possible on eliminating these narcoterrorist networks.
Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, presided over the ceremony.
“We are One Team – operating across multiple domains and via traditional and non-traditional means to deliver accurate, timely, and relevant intelligence to execution elements,” said Guillot.