When the hostage crisis in Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan underlined the need to strengthen U.S. interests in the region, President Jimmy Carter established the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) in March 1980.
当伊朗人质危机和苏联入侵阿富汗强调有必要加强美国在该地区的利益时，总统吉米·卡特于1980年3月建立了快速部署联合特遣部队（RDJTF）。