Posted on Mar 1, 2016
Aside from the detainment facility, does Guantanamo Bay have any other continuous Joint missions?
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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is on the front lines for regional security in the Caribbean area. The base supports the ability of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships, along with allied nation ships to operate in the Caribbean area by providing contingency and quality logistical support with superior services and facilities. The base also supports the Department of Homeland Security in U.S. migrant operations to help care for displaced migrants from the surrounding area, effectively helping control the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is on the front lines for regional security in the Caribbean area. The base supports the ability of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships, along with allied nation ships to operate in the Caribbean area by providing contingency and quality logistical support with superior services and facilities. The base also supports the Department of Homeland Security in U.S. migrant operations to help care for displaced migrants from the surrounding area, effectively helping control the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.
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Thanks for the information, sir. I knew the base had been there for over a century and only recently added the prison, but wasn't sure of its other purposes.
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The Army has a Vet Services detachment down there, but everything else is Intel and detainees.
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Capt Jeff S.
1SG (Join to see) "Are the secondary capabilities providing by the SIGINT facility so indispensable that we couldn't relocate elsewhere?"
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Capt Jeff S. - The physical infrastructure of the SIGINT facility could be elsewhere, but that stuff is not cheap. Moving it would cost a hefty fortune. And for what? We have a treaty with Cuba that allows for that base to be there. There is no earthly reason to close it other than Castro doesn't want it there.
It isn't so much that GITMO is indispensable in and of itself. The base is a link in the chain of defensive facilities that shield the southern approaches of the US from any threats from that direction, much like facilities in the Alutian Islands, Thule, Greenland, and Keflavik defend the north. The ones in the Caribbean are largely aimed at drug interdiction and Coast Guard activities these days.
It isn't so much that GITMO is indispensable in and of itself. The base is a link in the chain of defensive facilities that shield the southern approaches of the US from any threats from that direction, much like facilities in the Alutian Islands, Thule, Greenland, and Keflavik defend the north. The ones in the Caribbean are largely aimed at drug interdiction and Coast Guard activities these days.
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MCPO Roger Collins
Sgt Richard Buckner - Not to mention that we can keep the Cuban regime in check from the island base. It's our in perpetuity, but if Kerry makes a "deal", we will be expelled within a month.
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