joint task force
Multi-agency coordinating body
A joint task force is a military unit combining personnel from two or more branches of the armed services—army, navy, air force, marines—under unified command for a specific mission.
The term extends to law enforcement and emergency response, where agencies pool resources temporarily: A joint task force was assembled to combat drug trafficking along the border.
Distinguished from combined task forces, which involve multiple nations.
- brigadeLarge military unit
- combined armsCoordinated use of military branches
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- command centerCentral operations facility
chain of command · situation room · interagency · boots on the ground · working group · division · partnership · ground troops · intelligence sharing · naval fleet · theater of operations · advisory board · oversight committee · rules of engagement · diplomatic envoy · mission statement · multinational · counterterrorism
- collaborationscollaborators, duo, co-authorship, team project, collaborative writing
- Police Unitspatrol unit, SWAT, SWAT team, homicide unit, detective unit
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- Canadian MilitaryCanadian Army, DND, military branches, service branches, army reserve
- Police CooperationInterpol, Europol, mutual aid, liaison officers
- task forces