Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE)

Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE),
headquartered at Macdill Air Force Base, is a subordinate
unified command of U.S. Joint Forces Command.

The commanding officer and his staff provide joint task
force and joint special operations task force command,
control, communications and computer systems (C4) support
for America's premier war-fighting commands and the Joint Staff.
They also provide simultaneous communications support for two
joint task force (JTF) headquarters and two joint special
operations task force (JSOTF) headquarters.

JCSE was initially formed as the Communications Support Element
(CSE) in 1961 to support the U.S. Strike Command (USSTRICOM),
Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters, as a dedicated communications
resource. USSTRICOM was reorganized in 1972 as the U.S. Readiness
Command (REDCOM) and the CSE became the JCSE. At that time JCSE
was placed under the operational control of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff but remained attached to Readiness Command for logistical
and administrative support. In May 1987, Readiness Command was
dissolved and JCSE was reassigned to the U.S. Central Command
(USCENTCOM) with the same support relationship. In October 1998,
JCSE was transferred to the U.S. Atlantic Command, now known as
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM).

JCSE is comprised of five squadrons and one detachment; two
operations squadrons known as 1st JCS and 2nd JCS, two Air
National Guard squadrons known as 290 JCSS and 224 JCSS, the
Headquarters and Support Squadron (HSS), and the Communications
Support Detachment (CSD).

JCSE has provided responsive and reliable tactical communications
support from nearly every part of the world. Due to its diverse
tasking and flexible capabilities to provide reliable communications
from anywhere in the world, JCSE is "the voice heard around the world.