Joint Elimination Coordination Element
Joint Elimination Coordination Element
The JECE reached initial operational capability in April 2008 and was created by USSTRATCOM as a result of a 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) requirement for a "deployable Joint Task Force headquarters for WMD elimination to be able to provide immediate command and control of forces for executing those missions."[3] In the 2010 QDR the Secretary of Defense directed the establishment of a "standing Joint Task Force Elimination Headquarters. In order to better plan, train, and execute WMD-elimination operations, the Department is establishing a standing Joint Task Force Elimination Headquarters with increased nuclear disablement, exploitation, intelligence, and coordination capabilities.[4]" The JECE may augment a headquarters along j-code functional lines or as a cell of elimination expertise such as in
References
- ^ "Reference at www.stratcom.mil".
- ^ "U.S. Strategic Command".
- ^ Quadrennial Defense Review Report (PDF) (Report). Office of the US Secretary of Defense. 6 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Reference at www.defense.gov" (PDF).
See also
- Joint Publication 3-40 (JP 3-40)
- Joint Task Force for Elimination of WMD (JTF-E)
- Elimination doctrine