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Led by the United States and composed of special operations forces from seven nations, Task Force K-Bar (originally Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - South (CJSOTF-SOUTH)) was the first major ground deployment in the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, operating from October 2001 to April 2002.〔CBC, (JTF2: Canada’s super-secret commandos ), July 15, 2005〕 Originally operating out of Oman's Masirah Air Base before deploying themselves directly in southeastern Afghanistan, K-Bar was under the command of then-Captain Robert Harward, a US Navy SEAL.〔(Presidential Unit Citation to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - South )〕〔Perkins, Lt. John ( TAR Officer Receives Bronze Star Medal For Actions In Afghanistan ), March 17, 2003〕 Harward was full of praise for the troops under his command, and later stated that the Canadian Joint Task Force 2 team was his first choice for any direct action mission. In total, K-Bar ran 42 reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and an unreported number of combat missions that resulted in the capture of 107 Afghans and the deaths of at least 115.〔 In 2004, the units participating in Task Force K-Bar were each awarded the Presidential Unit Citation by George W. Bush for their service in Afghanistan.〔 The Task Force was composed of U.S. Navy SEALs, Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen, U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers, and coalition special operations forces from Canada, Norway, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand and Turkey.〔http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=16216〕 The task force comprised approximately 2,800 troops, 1,300 operating in Afghanistan and another 1,500 based throughout the theater of operations. In a recent book released in Norwegian about the special forces of Norway, US admiral Bob Harward praised the Norwegian contributions; ''" I can attest to the fact that the Norwegian special operators were absolutely critical to the success of our operations. They came to the fight with specialized skill sets for operating in mountain and arctic climates that enabled the survival and effectiveness of the entire coalition of special operators. Just as important, was the planning and staff experience the Norwegian SOF proved to the operational expertise of the entire Task Force effort. As a direct result of their partnership, our unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honor the United States bestows on a military unit for which President George W. Bush personally delivered the award".'' 〔http://www.norli.no/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10051&categoryId=&productId=1085065&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&urlLangId=-101&langId=-101&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10651〕 ==Member nations== *United States: Navy SEALs (Teams 2, 3, and 8), Air Force Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen, and Army Special Forces; *Norway, ~70 Hærens Jegerkommando (HJK), Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) and Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK);〔Pugliese, David. Ottawa Citizen, (JTF2's Norwegian Comrades in Action in Afghanistan )〕 *Canada: ~40 Joint Task Force 2;〔 *Germany: ~100 Kommando Spezialkräfte; *New Zealand: ~40 New Zealand Special Air Service;〔 *Denmark: ~100 Jægerkorpset and Frømandskorpset.〔〔Jæger - i krig med eliten end of Chapter 8 + beginning of chapter 9〕 *Turkey: one liaison officer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Task Force K-Bar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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