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USJFCOM sends second rotation to support CENTCOM

A small cadre of U.S. Joint Forces Command personnel have deployed to different posts in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility to better respond to operational requirements of the warfighter and improve the understanding of transformation.

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By Robert Pursell
USJFCOM Public Affairs

(NORFOLK, VA. - Feb. 1, 2007) -- Continuing an effort which began last fall, U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has starting sending more personnel to different countries in U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM) areas of responsibility (AOR) to improve response to operational requirements of the warfighter and the understanding of transformation.

USJFCOM deployed the second rotation of its support element to CENTCOM earlier this month. Each rotation consists of three teams, sent to Qatar, Baghdad and Tampa, Fla. on a 120-day deployment to provide CENTCOM with USJFCOM support.

Before the first rotation left in September, Army Col. John Domenech, director of the support element explained that the mission was to "to marry up the warfighter needs with the USJFCOM capabilities."

Last week, he described that mission as "a success" so far.

"They were getting better visibility and an understanding of the warfighter needs, validating those needs at the various commands, and then engaging the USJFCOM directorates that had the resources that could be brought to bear against the particular warfighter need," said Domenech.

In addition to improving the understanding of USJFCOM, the teams have assisted with operational requirements using a joint point of view and serve as the focal point for all USJFCOM support. This was done by taking the current requirements and matching them up with USJFCOM requirements.

Everyone from the first rotation is set to return back home by February 15. Until then, they will transition in the second rotation. Once back, the members of the rotation will resume the duties they were performing prior to departure.

"They'll return to their old jobs or be assigned to duties and responsibilities within the directorates from which they came from," said Domenech.

He also said that the second rotation will deploy for four months and it looks like the support element will be an ongoing commitment by the command to support CENTCOM.

"What we've learned is that USJFCOM has an awful lot of capabilities that the warfighter needs and it's our mission to get those resources to them."