Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization ( JIEDDO , pronounced like " ji - dough " ) is a jointly operated organization of the U . S . Department of Defense established to reduce or eliminate the effects of all forms of improvised explosive devices used against U . S . and coalition forces . Mission . The Department of Defense Directive 2000 . 19E defines JIEDDO ' s mission as : " The JIEDDO shall focus ( lead , advocate , coordinate ) all Department of Defense actions in support of the Combatant Commanders ’ and their respective Joint task forces ’ efforts to defeat IEDs as weapons of strategic influence . " Organization . Operating under the authority of the Deputy Secretary of Defense , JIEDDO ' s director serves as principal adviser to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters of IED defeat . JIEDDO is organized along a deputy director structure with supporting divisions aligned under a chief of staff . The focus is along three primary lines of operation : attacking the network , defeating the device , and training the force . Attack the Network JIEDDO ’ s Attack the Network line of operation enables offensive operations against complex networks of financiers , IED makers , trainers and their supporting infrastructure by providing intelligence surveillance , reconnaissance , information operations , counter - bomber targeting , biometrics and weapons technical intelligence capabilities . JIEDDO ’ s Counter - IED Operations / Intelligence Integration Center , or COIC , was established in August 2006 to support the combat commanders with fused analytical products to enable more precise attacks to defeat networks employing IEDs . The COIC works with a broad network of more than 30 government and intelligence agencies . Since its inception , COIC has provided more than 15 , 000 products in support of warfighters in theater and interagency requests for information . Defeat the Device The Defeat the Device line of operation enhances freedom of maneuver and safe operations for coalition forces , focusing on providing defensive technologies to detect IEDs , neutralize them before they can be detonated or mitigate the effects of detonation . What makes JIEDDO truly unique is its rapid acquisition ability . Once a combatant commander requirement has been validated , JIEDDO can develop a solution and have it making a positive effect on the battlefield in as little as three - to - four months — 75 percent faster than the regular military acquisition process . JIEDDO consolidates the Department of Defense ' s three major decision - making processes ( acquisition , future requirements and financial management ) under one authority to streamline decisions and allocation of resources . This , coupled with flexible funding authorities provided by Congress , enables JIEDDO to respond rapidly to the warfighter , threat and situation . JIEDDO regularly recruits the help of private industry in developing solutions to meet each of the three lines of operation . Requests for proposals are regularly posted to private industry participants via the JIEDDO BIDS PORTAL JIEDDO is currently focused on seeking solutions to the following counter - IED capability areas : Train the Force Train the Force , one of three mutually supporting lines of operation , is a critical component of the JIEDDO mission to defeat the IED threat as a weapon of strategic influence . The Joint Center of Excellence , established in April 2006 , is JIEDDO ' s lead organization for the train - the - force line of operation and is responsible for development of training capabilities that enable the services ' and combatant commanders ' mission of preparing U . S . forces to defeat this threat . Led by JIEDDO ' s deputy director of Training , the JCOE , located at the Army ' s National Training Center , Fort Irwin , Calif . , facilitates individual , collective and unit counter - IED training ; enables the development and propagation of new tactics , techniques and procedures ; and provides a venue for training and support for the experimentation and testing of emerging counter - IED equipment and concepts . The JIEDDO training enterprise provides battle staff training support to joint and service institutions and assists with development of joint and service counter - IED doctrine and tactics , techniques and procedures . The training enterprise has contributed significantly to the institutionalization of combat - proven counter - IED training capabilities , ensuring they will remain readily available to warfighters . Additionally , the training enterprise has been instrumental in addressing the immediate training needs of units preparing for combat deployments . In support of this mission , JCOE ' s four subordinate centers of excellence are strategically located at high - throughput training locations across the country . The Army Center of Excellence , also located at the National Training Center , supports Army fielding of new equipment and the integration of counter - IED training into corps , division and brigade combat team pre - deployment training . The Marine detachment , located at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms , Calif . , supports Marine battalion and regimental combat team pre - deployment training . The Air Force Center of Excellence at Lackland AFB , Texas , provides joint subject - matter experts in electronic warfare ; intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance ; and military working dogs . The Navy Center of Excellence , located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center , Indian Head , Md . , provides expertise in counter - radio - controlled improvised explosive device electronic warfare , robotics , homemade explosives and explosive ordnance disposal . JIEDDO identifies counter - IED training shortfalls in joint and service training and education curriculums and develop , integrate and deliver relevant counter - IED training to overcome these shortfalls . History . JIEDDO traces its origins to the U . S . Army ' s Counter - IED Task Force established in 2003 , under the leadership of U . S . Army Brigadier General Joseph Votel , to respond to the rapidly escalating IED threat U . S . forces faced in Iraq . In mid - 2004 , then - Deputy Secretary of Defense , Paul D . Wolfowitz transformed the Army - led organization into a joint IED task force reporting directly to him . Remaining under the leadership of Brigadier General Votel , the once - small group could now leverage experience and expertise of warfighters across the services , enhance its networks attack focus , increase procurement of device - defeat tools and build a robust set of IED - specific force training operations . But as the IED threat in Iraq continued to escalate , a Deputy ' s Advisory Working Group convened in December 2005 and recommended the creation of a more robust , permanent organization . On February 14 , 2006 , then - Deputy Secretary of Defense , Gordon England signed Department of Defense Directive 2000 . 19E , establishing JIEDDO . U . S . Army General , Montgomery C . Meigs , served as the first director of JIEDDO .