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Operation FOUNDATION
The continuing Canadian presence in the United States' Central Command (US CENTCOM) area of operations, which includes 27 culturally and economically diverse nations located throughout the Horn of Africa, South and Central Asia, and Northern Red Sea regions, as well as the Arabian Peninsula and Iraq, necessitates the maintenance of a Canadian liaison team with the US CENTCOM headquarters (HQ US CENTCOM) in Tampa, Florida, with additional personnel stationed in Bahrain, in one of CENTCOM's subordinate headquarters. This Canadian liaison team is known as Task Force Tampa (TFT) or Op FOUNDATION, which comprises 7 personnel, deployed to Tampa and Bahrain for their tour of duty.
The mission of Op FOUNDATION is to maintain effective liaison with the HQ US CENTCOM with regard to the campaign against terrorism. This includes such work as tracking and forwarding: intelligence reports, requests for forces and the activities and intentions of other coalition members.
The commander of TFT, is charged with keeping HQ US CENTCOM apprised of Canadian activities and intentions in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
There are approximately 65 member nations, including Canada, in the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism coalition known as Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. National representatives are based in a coalition village adjacent to the HQ US CENTCOM.
