Train Advise Assist Command – South (TAAC – South) |
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Active | October 2014 - |
Country | USA |
Branch | Multifunctional |
Role | Training |
Garrison/HQ | Kandahar Airfield |
Website | TAAC – South |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Brig. Gen. John W. Lathrop (USA) |
Train Advise Assist Command – South (TAAC – South) is a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. It is the former Regional Command South of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The 40th Infantry Division (Forward) of the California Army National Guard is the current organization assigned as TAAC - South.
It is responsible for provincial reconstruction and security in Zabul, Kandahar, Daykundi, and Uruzgan Province. Its primary Afghan National Army partners are the 205th Corps and the 404th Zone Police Corps. NATO countries contributing troops are Albania, Canada, France, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Non-NATO countries contributing troops are Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
The command of the region previously rotated between Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, but has most recently been assumed solely by the United States. The headquarters is located at Kandahar International Airport next to the city of Kandahar. In 2010, the command's original territory was split into two commands, with the new Regional Command Southwest headquartered in Helmand Province.