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USINDOPACOM STAFF DIRECTORATES

Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J00

USINDOPACOM Commander  
Admiral Samuel Paparo,
USN

(808) 477-7805
J00EA

Commander's Executive Assistant

(808) 477-7811
J01

USINDOPACOM Deputy Commander  
Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA

(808) 477-7622
J01EA Deputy's Executive Assistant (808) 477-7623
J02

USINDOPACOM Chief of Staff 
Major General Joel L. Carey, USAF

(808) 477-7613
J020

Deputy Chief of Staff
Colonel Michael P. Richard, USAF

(808) 477-7821

J020

Assistant Chief of Staff
Hillary Quam

(808) 477-7577
J02EA

Chief of Staff Executive Assistant

(808) 477-7613
J020HQ

Headquarters Commandant
Lieutenant Colonel Meghan Starr, USA

(808) 477-8040
J0PAC

Director of Public Affairs Communication & Outreach
Captain Rebecca Rebarich, USN  |  Duty Officer (808) 228-3934

(808) 477-1341
J06

USINDOPACOM Staff Judge Advocate
Captain Dustin E. Wallace, USN

(808) 477-6378
J07

Surgeon
Captain Peter F. Roberts, USN

(808) 477-7885
J00CAG

Commander's Action Group

(808) 477-7673
J00MA

Mobilization Assistant to the Commander
Major General Christopher K. Faurot, USAF

(808) 477-8295
J00SEL

USINDOPACOM Senior Enlisted Leader  
Fleet Master Chief David Isom, USN

(808) 477-9595
J004

Inspector General
Colonel Michael Minaudo, USA

(808) 477-5101
J005

Senior Foreign Policy Advisor
Mr. David J. Ranz

(808) 477-7603
J0050

Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor
Mr. James Neel 

(808) 477-7617
J01P

Protocol
Jason Seales

(808) 477-7721

 


Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J1 Director
Colonel Christopher Busque
(808) 477-7875
J10 Deputy Director
Mrs. Florenda "Dede" Figueira
(808) 477-8012
J1SEL Senior Enlisted Leader
Master Sgt. Juan M. Vallejomunoz,  U.S. Marine Corps
(808) 477-9463
J1EA Executive Assistant (808) 477-7875
J11 Readiness & Personnel Operations Division (808) 477-9130
J111 Air Force Element Branch (808) 477-9060
J112 Army Element Branch (808) 477-2933
J113 Ops, Plans Readiness & Exercises Branch (808) 477-9146
J114 Navy Element Branch (808) 477-7288
J115 Marine Corps Element Office (808) 477-9463
J12 Joint Reserve Affairs Office  808) 477-2300
J13 Manpower Requirements, Resources & Civilian Personnel Division (808) 477-8012
J131 Civilian Personnel Branch (808) 477-0517
J132 Quality of Life and Education Office (808) 477-8121
J133 Manpower, Organization, and Resources Branch (808) 477-1375

J2 Intelligence Directorate

Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J2 Director for Intelligence
Brigadier General David P. Elsen
(808) 477-7323
DJ2 Deputy Director for Intelligence
Ms. Jananne Swoopes, SES
(808) 477-7323
DJ2EA Executive Assistant
Ms. Cori Start
(808) 477-7324
VJ2 Vice Director for Intelligence
Brigadier General Christopher Alder       
(808) 477-7381
VJ2EA Executive Assistant
LCDR Cody Garner
(808) 477-7363
J2EA Executive Assistant
LCDR Kristen Kelso
(808) 477-7460
J2SEA Senior Enlisted Advisor
Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Sonnabend, U.S. Marine Corps
(808) 477-9594
JIOC/CO Commander, INDOPACOM Joint Intel Ops Center
Capt. Jamie Fraser-Loria, U.S. Navy
(808) 473-6001
JIOC/DCO Deputy Commander, INDOPACOM Joint Intel Ops Center
Ms. Deanna Willis
(808) 473-6002
JIOC/SEL Senior Enlisted Leader
SMSgt Bryan Petry  
(808) 4773-7088
JIOC/CIO Senior Account Manager (808) 473-6060
JIOC/SWO Senior Watch Officer (808) 477-8173
JIOC/ECP Entry Control Point - Makalapa (808) 473-6320
JIOC/SSO Special Security Office - Makalapa (808) 473-6209
PACOM Visitors Control Center (VCC) Entry Control Point - Camp Smith (808) 477-9358
PACOM SSO Special Security Office - Camp Smith (808) 477-7464

J3 Operations Directorate

Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J3 Director 
Rear Adm. Patrick Hannifin, U.S. Navy
(808) 477-7276
J30 Deputy Director
Maj. Gen. Neil R. Richardson
(808) 477-7276
DJ3 Deputy Director for Operations
Cmdre. Matthew Bowen
(808) 477-7522
J3MA Mobilization Assistant
Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Sheppard, U.S. Air Force
(808) 477-7595
J3EA Executive Assistant (808) 477-7274
J31 Operations Support (808) 477-9385
J32 Joint Fires Element (808) 477-9562
J33 Current Operations (808) 477-7228
J3315 Joint Operations Center (24-hours) (808) 477-7228
J34 Antiterrorism & Critical Infrastructure Protection (AT/CIP)  (808) 477-7203
J35 Future Operations (808) 477-7294
J358 Personnel Recovery  (808) 477-7687
J36 Space & Integrated Air Missile Defense  (808) 477-5960
J38 Operational Concept Research/Applications (808) 477-8178
J39 Information Operations (808) 477-7523
J3X Special Programs (808) 477-7255

J4 Logistics and Engineering Directorate

Official Code 

  Title & Name

Phone Number

J4 Director
Brigadier General Martine S. Kidd
(808) 477-7654
J4S Strategy
Brigadier General J.C (Jim) Bliss
(808) 477-9427
J4MA Mobilization Assistant
Colonel Robert M. Degregorio
(808) 477-7665
J40 Deputy Director
CAPT Andrew Phillips, U.S. Navy
(808) 477-7655
J4XO Executive Officer
CPT Elijah K. Gamble
(808) 477-7654
J4EA Strategy Executive Assistant
1LT Jungin Lee
(808) 477-3099
J4SEA Senior Enlisted Advisor
SMSgt Charreka L. Connors
(808) 477-7656
J43 Logistics Readiness Division (Distribution/Petroleum/Munitions/Multinational) 808) 477-3000
J44 Engineering Division (808) 477-6011
J45 Logistics Plans and Exercises (Operational Contract Support and Logisitics Informaiton Systems)  (808) 477-0846

J5 Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate

Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J5 Director
Major General Jay Bargeron, USMC
(808) 477-7680
J50 Deputy Director (808) 477-7682
J5S J5 Strategy Director
Commodore Paul O’Grady, DSM, CSM
(808) 477-9067
J5P J5 Policy Director
Commodore Jonathan Lett
(808) 477-8088
J5MA J5 Mobilization Assistant
Brig Gen Sarah Russ, USAF
(808) 477-8275
J5SEA Senior Enlisted Advisor
SGM Jason Rublaitus, USA
(808) 477-9527
J5DOS J5 Director of Staff
Mr. Kenneth Michel
(808) 477-8274
J5FPA J5 Foreign Policy Advisor
Mr. Thomas Hilleary
(808) 477-6136
J5DPRA Deputy for Policy & Regional Affairs (808) 477-9637
J5EA J5 XO
LTC David Yi

J5/J5MA Executive Assistant
Lt Col Jennifer Ng
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J5P/J5S Executive Assistant
Ms. Tess Schwalger
(808) 477-7684


(808) 477-7590


​(808) 477-7598
J501 J5 Executive Front Office Manager
LTC Jason S Sannis
(808) 477-7816
J51 Northeast Asia Policy Division (808) 477-8009
J52 South/Southeast Asia Policy Division (808) 477-0164
J53 Oceania Policy Division
Multilateral Policy Division
Student Internship Program
(808) 477-7717

(808) 477-7950
J54 Strategic Plans Division (808) 477-9548
J55

Security Cooperation Division
Theater Civil Affairs Planning Team (TCAPT)

Joint Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG)

(808) 477-0953
J56 Strategy & Policy Division (808) 477-9153
J57 Functional Plans & Policy Division (808) 477-7303

 

 

 

 


J6 Command, Control, Communications and Cyber Directorate

 

Official Code 

 

Title & Name

 

Phone Number

J6

Director 
Brigadier General Michael L. Smith, USA

(808) 477-8004
J60 Deputy Director 
CAPT Roger L. Koopman, USN 
(808) 477-8004
J6EA Executive Assistant (808) 477-8004
J6 ExecDir Executive Director
 
(808) 477-7466
J6SEA Senior Enlisted Advisor (808) 477-8007
J63 Operations Division (808) 477-7740
J65 Strategy, Plans, Engagements Division  (808) 477-7640
J66 Enterprise Services Division (808) 477-8021
J662 HQ USPACOM Cellular Support Information 
HQ Users: Click here for a list of numbers, instructions for acquiring 
support with your AT&T and T-Mobile cell phones
 
(808) 477-7777
J67 Innovation & Modernization Division (808) 477-7567
J68 Policy, Resources and Requirements Division (808) 477-7272

 


J7 Training and Exercises Directorate 

Official Code 

Title and Name

Phone Number

J7 Director         
Brig Gen Richard A. Goodman
(808) 477-9334
J70 Deputy Director
Dr. John Wood
(808) 477-9334
J7EA    Executive Assistant
MAJ Michael Culler                                                         
(808) 477-9334
J701 Director of Staff
Mr. Andrew Merz
808-477-8196
J701  Operations Officer
Ms. Katherine Van Meerten
(808) 477-9385
J708 PMTEC Implementation Office 
Dr. Andre Stridiron
(808) 477-7971
J7FO Front Office         
Email:  J7_Front_Office.fct@pacom.mil 
(808) 808-477-9334 /8214 /8221
J71 Joint Exercises Division Chief
COL Brendan D. Fitzgerald
(808) 477-9137
J72 All-Domain Training Division Chief
Col Vaimana “Tiki” Conner
(808) 477-8230
J73 Pacific Warfighting Center Director
Mr. Paul S. Tamaribuchi
(808) 472-7730
J730  Pacific Warfighting Center Operations
Email: PWC.OPS@pwc-pten.org
(808) 472-7856

 


J8 Requirements and Resources Directorate

Official Code 

Title & Name

Phone Number

J8 Director
Mr. Robert (Bob) A. Stephenson
(808) 477-0775
J80 Deputy Director
COL Edmund “Trey” Guy, U.S. Army
(808) 477-7902
J8MA
Mobilization Assistant
(808) 477-0775
J8DS Director of Staff
Ms. Wendy Marotta
(808) 477-7468
J8EA Executive Assistant (808) 477-8210
J801 Front Office (808) 477-7939
J81 Joint Innovation & Experimentation Division (808) 477-8192
J82 Programs and Capabilities Division (808) 477-9313
J82 Industry Visit Industry Visit Requests (808) 477-9407
J83 Requirements & Resources Analysis Division (808) 477-9319
J84 Comptroller Division (808) 477-9050
J85 Science and Technology Division (808) 477-9167
J86 Contracts and Acquisition Division (808) 477-9014
j8x Joint Mission Accelerator Division (808) 477-8115

 

  Joint Interagency Task Force West

            Rear Admiral Bob Little 

JIATF-West Intelink on NIPRNet|   JIATF-West APAN on NIPRNet   Contact Information

Main Office Note: FedEx & UPS Deliveries Use Phone Numbers

Joint Interagency Task Force West
Box 64033
Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861-4033

JIATF West, Bldg 700 Elrod Rd, Room 131 
Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861-4033
Attn: Contact Name and Phone Number

 

DSN: 315-477-9708 /9715
TEL: (808) 477-9708/9715  

Individual Information

Title & Name Phone Number

Director
Rear Admiral Bob Little, US Coast Guard

(808) 477-9708
Deputy Director / Senior Law Enforcement Advisor
Mr. James J.D. Ink
(808) 477-9784

Chief of Staff
Captain George Howell, US Navy

(808) 477-9823

Command Master Chief
Master Chief Petty Officer Travis Cutler, US Coast Guard

(808) 477-9710
Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration (808) 477-9745
Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations  (808) 477-9795
Command Duty Officer (808) 477-9789

 

About Joint Interagency Task Force West

Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) is the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (USINDOPACOM) Supported Commander for Department of Defense (DoD) support to law enforcement for Counter Drug (CD) and drug-related mission. The JIATF West team is made up of approximately 100 professional comprised of active duty and reserve military, DoD civilians, contractors, and U.S. Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) liaison officers.

Mission

Joint Interagency Task Force West, together with U.S. law enforcement, the interagency, and partner nations, leverages all-domain capabilities to identify and target illicit drug trafficking, enabling interdiction and apprehension to reduce the flow of drugs, degrade and dismantle drug trafficking organizations and transnational criminal organizations; reduce the risk to American lives and U.S. interests; and reduce threats to a free and open Indo-Pacific.  

Strategic End State

Transnational Criminal Organizations that threated the U.S., its territories, and its interests are denied the ability to traffic illicit drugs and precursor chemicals used to produce deadly narcotics that harm U.S. citizens; the environment is less permissive for their activities; and security, freedom, and prosperity of the U.S. and our shared interest with our Allies and Partners are enhanced.

More Resources

The JIATF West Strategy

Our strategy is built on the premise of interagency cooperation. JIATF West partners with U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies through regional U.S. Embassies and their respective country teams. We bring military and law enforcement capabilities together to combat transnational crime.

History

1989

The U.S. military was given statutory responsibility to detect and monitor aerial and maritime illicit drug shipments to the United States. With this statutory responsibility, came the first iteration of the national drug task forces; Joint Task Force (JTF) FOUR (4) in Key West Fla., JTF FIVE (5), in Alameda, Calif., JTF SIX (6), in El Paso, Texas, and JTF South in Panama City, Panama. JTF 5 ultimately became Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF West). 

1994

Three JTFs, JTF-4, 5, and South were re-designated as Joint Interagency Task Forces (JIATFs) with expanded authorities under the National Interdiction Command and Control Plan (NICCP). JTF-4 became JIATF East, JTF-5 became JIATF West, and JTF-6 became JTF North. The JIATFs coordinated and directed the detection, monitoring, and sorting of suspect drug-trafficking aircraft and vessels. Targets were turned over to appropriate U.S. law enforcement authorities for apprehension.

1999

JIATF East became JIATF South. JIATF South is located in Key West, Fla., and continues to conduct counter illicit trafficking operations, intelligence fusion and multi-senior correlation to detect, monitor, and handoff suspected illicit trafficking targets. JIATF South was responsible for the CD Operations in the Caribbean and JIATF West oversaw the Eastern Pacific (EPAC).

2003

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC) issued a memorandum delineating the AORs for JIATF South, JIATF West, and JTF North. JIATF South assumed responsibility for detection and monitoring responsibilities as defined by 10 U.S.C. § 124 in a Joint Operating Area (JOA) within the USINDOPACOM AOR that extends west from the USSOUTHCOM AOR boundary, from 092° W to 120° W longitude. This portion of the EPAC was formerly the responsibility of JIATF West. JIATF West retained responsibility for executing CD missions in the remainder of USINDOPACOM’s AOR except for the JOA.

2004

JIATF West relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii from Alameda, Calif. In conjunction with the move, JIATF West developed a strategy with supporting activities to face the particular challenges of the Indo-Pacific region, and to meet the evolving needs of our law enforcement partners. JIATF West works closely with senior law enforcement leadership partners across the region to support major CD Operations.

2017

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) §1004 was the authority under which JIATF West conducted most of its activities in previous years. The 2017 NDAA re-apportioned §1004 to Title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 15, §284 and Title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 16, §333, which now serves as the primary authorities for DoD to provide training to foreign security partners.

Jan 2020

The FY2021 Defense-Wide Review (DWR) directed to “Deactivate Joint Interagency Task Force - West Operations Center/Systems” and transfer residual functions to USINDOPACOM and USNORTHCOM no later than FY 2023.

Aug 2021

DoD Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, and USINDOPACOM recommended reversal of the DWR decision and advocated for retention of JIATF West as a standing task force.

Nov 2021

In response to the DWR reversal, JIATF West formed a Mission Refinement Working Group (MRWG) to determine how to best leverage the TF’s limited resources and to best execute focused missions.

Apr 2022

Secretary of Defense approved the decision to retain JIATF West as a smaller, more focused organization that would concentrate on programs and activities directly supporting the CD and Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) missions. These programs and activities were to include tracking networks, exploiting intelligence, sharing information, and integrating with partners.  

Today

JIATF West brings military and law enforcement capabilities together to combat drug-related transnational crime in the Indo-Pacific Region. JIATF West's top priority is supporting law enforcement in their efforts to reduce the illicit flow of fentanyl, methamphetamine, Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and precursors intended for U.S. markets. JIATF West has four specific Lines Of Effort (LOE):

  • LOE 1: Provide Intelligence Analysis to US LEAs and partners in support of Investigations and Operations
  • LOE 2: Identify, Monitor, and Target Threat Networks associated with Precursor Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Equipment from the Indo-Pacific to the Western Hemisphere
  • LOE 3: Identify, Monitor, and Target Threat Networks associated with Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating in the Indo-Pacific
  • LOE 4: Enhance Strategic Partnerships to Safeguard U.S. Security, Freedom, and Prosperity

 

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