Mission
Area of Responsibility
Contributing Nations
Major Units Assigned
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Contact Information
Mission
The Regional Command South Combined Team enables the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Afghan National Security Forces as they conduct security operations and strengthen good governance to defeat the insurgency, retain and expand security in key terrain, ensure transition progress, and improve conditions for economic growth.
Area of Responsibility
RC-South includes the provinces of Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul and Daykundi.
Contributing Nations
Headquarters, RC South framework element – U.S. 3rd Infantry Division
NATO Nations: Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Romania, Slovakia, U.K., U.S.
Non-NATO Nations: Australia, Jordan, Singapore
Major Units Assigned
Task Force Outlaw
Framework battalion – U.S. 120th Engineer Battalion, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Mission: TF Outlaw conducts route clearance operations to neutralize explosive hazards along key Theater Controlled Routes (TCR) and critical Lines of Communication (LOC) in the RC(S) OE IOT enable Freedom of Movement (FoM) to protect the Afghan people, ANSF partners, and Coalition Forces (CF) while maintaining partnership with Afghan National Army (ANA) Route Clearance Companies (RCC) IOT train, advise, and validate their capability to conduct independent route clearance missions.
Combined Task Force 4-2
Framework brigade- U.S. 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Mission: CTF 4-2 conducts security force assistance by following and supporting ANSF as they conduct wide area security operations, and GIRoA as it strengthens good governance efforts, in order to neutralize threats to stability, retain and expand security gains in key terrain, and facilitate transition to follow on forces. The commander of 4-2 SBCT is Col. Michael Getchell and Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Vinson is the senior enlisted advisor.
Follow 4-2 SBCT at:
http://www.facebook.com/4SBCT2ID
http://twitter.com/4SBCT
http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/4SBCT-2ID
Combined Task Force Lancer
Framework brigade - U.S. 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.
Mission: CTF Lancer enables GIRoA to defeat the enemies of the Afghan people in our assigned operational environment in order to prevent the reemergence of a sanctuary for enemies of the United States. The commander of Lancer SBCT is Col. Barry Huggins. His senior enlisted advisor is Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Connette. Together they command the Lancer Stryker brigade as it works diligently to protect the American people, our allies and serve the nation with honor. Follow 2-2 SBCT at:
http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/2SBCT2ID
Combined Team Uruzgan
Framework task force - Australian Mentoring Task Force Number 4
Mission: Combined Team Uruzgan is a multi-national brigade-level headquarters responsible for mentoring ANSF within Uruzgan province. The CTU headquarters consists of staff officers and personnel from the United States, Australia, Singapore, and Slovakia who plan and coordinate population-centric counterinsurgency operations within Uruzgan.
Task Force Wings
Framework brigade - U.S. 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii
Mission: TF Wings conducts full-spectrum operations in support of Regional Command South, U.S. Special Operation Forces and IJC to defeat the insurgency, support improved governance, development, and enables ANSF to secure the Afghan people, setting conditions for sustainable peace in RC-S, and provide MEDEVAC support to RC-S. Task Force Wings consists of the following subordinate battalions:
• TF Diamond Head - 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
• Arctic Dustoff - Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd General Support Aviation Battalion
• TF Gunfighter - 1st Battalion, 2nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion
• TF Phantoms - Company C, 3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment
• TF Hammerhead - 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
• TF Muleskinners - Company B, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment
• TF Brahman - 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Army
• TF Dustoff - Company C, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment
• TF Beastmaster - Company B, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment
• TF Lightning Horse - 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
• TF Lobos - 209th Aviation Support Battalion
Check out 25th CAB at http://www.facebook.com/25thCAB.
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
• Kandahar PRT, Kandahar province
- Lead Nation: U.S.
• Qalat PRT, Zabul province
-Lead Nation: U.S.
-Supporting Nations: Romania, U.K.
• Uruzgan PRT, Uruzgan province
- Lead Nation: Australia
Kandahar Airfield
451st Air Expeditionary Wing
Mission: The 451st AEW provides a persistent and powerful airpower presence in the Afghanistan area of operations, to include tactical airlift, close air support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, command and control, airborne datalink, combat search and rescue, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation capabilities whenever and wherever needed. The 451st AEW is located at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar International Airport. More information on the 451st AEW can be found at this link: www.kdab.afcent.af.mil
Kandahar Airfield and more than 600 sq km of the general defense area is under the tactical and operational control of the NATO/ISAF commander of Kandahar Airfield, known as COMKAF. COMKAF has three basic responsibilities and authorities: Base or “garrison” commander for all tenant units; Senior airfield authority; and the Force Protection Task Force commander. COMKAF maintains ultimate authority over the tenant units (more than 20,000 service members from 20 troop contributing nations) garrisoned and contract civilians (more than 11,000) and has the sole responsibility for their protection and security. COMKAF leads a multi-national force protection capability to secure the airfield and surrounding GDA. KAF is the busiest single runway operation in the world and NATO’s largest air base. It serves as a major logistics hub for the coalition, operations base for more than 395 aircraft and supports more than 24,000 aircraft movements per month. The GIRoA civilian Kandahar International Airport is located within the confines of KAF.
Contact information
RC-S Public Affairs Office
RCS.MEDIAMONITOR@gmail.com
RC South Press Desk
Out of Afghanistan - +93706934028
Inside Afghanistan - 0706934028
*Information current as of December 09, 2012
