Joint Task Force-Guantanamo

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Joint Task Force-Guantanamo is a U.S. military task force responsible for detention and intelligence operations at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military task force
joint task force
associatedWithEvent U.S. detention policy after September 11 attacks
War on Terror
commandStructure Commander, Joint Task Force-Guantanamo
country United States
establishedBy United States Department of Defense
formedIn 2002
garrison Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
hasPart Camp Delta
Camp Echo
Camp V
Camp VI
Joint Detention Group
Joint Intelligence Group
Joint Medical Group
hasRole detention of terrorism suspects
intelligence exploitation of detainees
support to military commissions
involvesBranch United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
jurisdiction Guantanamo Bay detention camps
location Cuba
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
notableFor operation of Guantanamo Bay detention camps
operatedBy United States Department of Defense
United States Southern Command
operationalSince early 2000s
partOf United States Southern Command
primaryMission collect intelligence from detainees
detain enemy combatants
support the Global War on Terrorism
responsibleFor camp security
custody of detainees
detention operations
intelligence operations
interrogation operations
subjectOf human rights controversies
international criticism
legal challenges regarding detainee rights
typeOfFacilityOperated high-security detention camp
military detention facility
usesLegalFramework U.S. military commissions system
law of armed conflict

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GTMO ("Joint Task Force Guantanamo")
Gitmo ("Joint Task Force Guantanamo")
operatedBy
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo ("Joint Detention Group")
hasPart
U.S. Southern Command
subordinateUnit

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