Joint Task Force OMEGA
Joint Task Force OMEGA is a joint task force involving the Military of Colombia in support of Plan Patriota assembled with the main purpose of capturing the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Mission
Its purpose is to conduct military operations, planning, developing and implementing assault operations, surveillance, interdiction, security and support, combating and neutralizing the narco-terrorist organizations, with an emphasis on neutralizing their leaders, their logistics infrastructure, economic base, and precipitate the military defeat of their armed paramilitaries.Organization
The JTF OMEGA was formed by the best 15,000 soldiers in the military of Colombia selected from the Army, Air Force and Navy. The task force headquarters is located in the Military Fort Larandia in the Department of Caqueta.Field units
Field units of the Task Force consist of eight brigades as follows:- Mobile Brigades 1, 2 and 3 which make up the Rapid Deployment Force, these units are based in La Macarena in the Department of Meta;
- Mobile Brigade No. 6 based in Cartagena del Chairá, Department of Guaviare
- Mobile Brigade No. 7 based in Calamar, Department of Guaviare
- Mobile Brigade No. 9 based in San Vicente del Caguán, Department of Guaviare
- Mobile Brigade No. 10 based in Miraflores, Department of Guaviare
- Mobile Brigade No. 22 based in Peñas Coloradas, Department of Caqueta.
Operations
Operations left 137 members of the Colombian military killed in action and 1,300 wounded. After the end of Plan Patriota, The Joint Task Force OMEGA was renamed to OMEGA Campaign on December 10, 2006 to support the Plan Consolidación.Commanders
- General Reinaldo Castellanos
- General Carlos Alberto Fracica
- General Gilberto Rocha
- General Alejandro Navas
- General Javier Alberto Florez Aristizabal
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