Joint Task Force Guantanamo Mission

JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. We conduct intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. We provide support to the Office of Military Commissions and support law enforcement and war crimes investigations.

In 2008, 374 news media representatives from 300 media outlets were supported by JTF Guantanamo and reported from here. More than 2,700 news media representatives have visited here since January, 2002.

Joint Task Force Commander:
Rear Admiral Tom Copeman, U.S. Navy

Joint Task Force Deputy Commander:
Brigadier General Rafael O’Ferrall, Puerto Rico Army National Guard

Joint Task Force Components:
Headquarters Element
Joint Detention Group
Joint Intelligence Group
Joint Medical Group
JTF Maritime Security Group

Command Video

JTF Fact Sheets