Mission
Area of Responsibility
Contributing Nations
Major Units Assigned
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Contact Information
Mission
Regional Command East, in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and in close coordination with joint, interagency and multinational partners conducts counterinsurgency operations to defeat Anti-Afghan Forces and to increase the competence, capacity and credibility.
Area of Responsibility
RC-East includes the provinces of: Bamyan, Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika Paktiya, Panjshayr, Parwan and Wardak provinces. Regional Command-East is made up of 14 provinces covering 43,000 square miles, approximately the size of Ohio and sharing 450 miles of border with Pakistan. Currently, more than 30,150 Coalition forces from 13 nations and 850 civilians are deployed in RC-E.
Contributing Nations
NATO Nations: Czech Republic, France, Poland, Turkey, U.S.
Non NATO Nations: New Zealand, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates
Major Units Assigned
• 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Task Force Spartan) - Task Force Spartan in partnership with GIRoA and partnered organizations, conducts population-centric counterinsurgency (COIN) operations, with the focus on key terrain districts in Paktiya and Khost provinces to neutralize the insurgency, protect the Afghan people, increase the competence, capacity, and credibility of Afghan National Security Forces and Afghan provincial and district governments.
• 172nd IBCT (Task Force Blackhawk) -TF Blackhawk, as a combined and unified team with Afghan National Security Forces, interagency, and multinational organizations, conducts COIN operations in Paktika province to neutralize the insurgency and increase the competency, capacity, and credibility of Afghan institutions to set the security and stability conditions to begin transition to GIRoA.
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Task Force Bronco)- Task Force Bronco conducts COIN operations by, with, and through ANSF, GIRoA, DOS, and interagency organizations to defeat insurgents in order to secure the population and promote/legitimize Provincial and District Governments within Nangahar, Nuristan, Konar and Laghman provinces. 1st Brigade Combat Team conducts operations along the three lines of operation (security, governance, and development) in order to protect and secure the population and assist GIRoA to extend its authority through competent governance, infrastructure development and improved security.
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (Task Force Bulldogs) -TF Bulldogs conducts population centric Counter-Insurgency operations in Logar and Wardak provinces to build ANSF capacity, and enhance the control and effectiveness of provincial governments to expand local community capacity and create a stable environment for transition of AOR to GIRoA, and to defeat insurgents.
• 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (Task Force Poseidon) - As part of a combined team, TF Poseidon conducts full spectrum aviation operations across RC(E) in support of CJTF-1’s population centric counterinsurgency campaign in order to enable regional security, neutralize the insurgency, facilitate economic growth, and assist in the transition of governance responsibilities to the legitimate Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA)
• Task Force La Fayette - TF La Fayette includes Kapisa Province and Sarobi district. The French 27th Infantry Mountain Brigade, TF La Fayette, conducts counter-insurgency operations by, with and through Afghan National Security Forces. It conducts its action along the three lines of operations (security, governance, and development) in order to protect and secure the population and assist the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) to extend its authority through competent governance, infrastructure development and security improvement.
• TF Maverick (HHBn, 1st Cavalry Division)- As a unified team of joint, interagency and multinational members, TF Maverick provides force protection, communication, sustainment and operational support to HQs CJTF-1 to facilitate effective command and control of RC(E). Additionally, TF Maverick in full partnership with GIRoA, joint, interagency, and multinational organizations, secures the population through combined action to neutralizes criminal patronage networks in order to increase stability and security by extending GIRoA influence through ANSF assumption of security primacy, credible and transparent Sub-National Government, and improved quality of life for the Afghan people in Parwan province.
• 45th IBCT (TF Thunderbird) - TF Thunderbird in full partnership with GIRoA, joint, interagency, and multinational organizations, secures the population through combined action to neutralizes criminal patronage networks in order to increase stability and security by extending GIRoA influence through ANSF assumption of security primacy, credible and transparent Sub-National Government, and improved quality of life for the Afghan people.
• TF White Eagle VIII -TF White Eagle conducts counterinsurgency operations and unified actions focusing on key terrain districts in Ghazni in order to increase security, development, local governance competency and legitimacy; while neutralizing the insurgency.
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Logar Province
- Lead Nation: Czech Republic
Ghazni Province
- Lead Nation: Poland
- Supporting Nation: U.S.
Bamyan Province
- Lead Nation: New Zealand
Kapisa Province
- Lead Nation: U.S.
- Supporting Nation: France
Khost Province, Kunar Province, Laghman Province, Nangarhar Province, Paktika Province, Paktya Province, and Panjshir Province
- Lead Nation: U.S.
Parwan Province
- Lead Nation: Republic of South Korea
Wardak Province
- Lead Nation: Turkey
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*Information current as of August 25, 2011
