Joint task force

Allied Communications Publication 113: Call Signs Book for Ships in its Annex B lists allocations of task force numbers from 1 to approximately 1000, allocated by the United States Military Communications-Electronic Board in blocks for use by the United States Department of Defense and allies. Norman Polmar noted in Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 2005, that the task forces under the commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleet are mainly for contingency purposes. They are employed for specific operations and exercises. Combined Task Force (CTF) 13 conducted a simulated long range raid on Camp Hanson, Okinawa Japan, March 21, 2016. CTF-13 conducted the raid, which commenced in South Korea, to demonstrate air assault, multi-continent long-range raid capabilities, and the ability to strike and destroy. CTF 13 included 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. ==Named joint task forces==

Joint Task Force Shining Hope; Joint Task Force Eagle Vista (1998 Presidential African visit) ==United States Army and other non-USMCEB task forces==

These included Combined Joint Task Force 76, Combined Joint Task Force 82, and Combined Joint Task Force 180. ==Others==

• Task Force for Business and Stability Operations – U.S. Department of Defense commercial facilitation organization, not a military operational task force. • Task Force 6-26 – USSOCOM or JSOC task force • Task Force 1-37 Armor was a heavy battalion mechanized task force formed around units of the 1st Armored Division (United States). It served at the Battle of Medina Ridge during the 1991 Gulf War. ==See also==