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24th Special Tactics Squadron
24th STS members complete fast rope and hoisting training during exercise Advanced Guard at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 2014
Active1941–1944; 1987–present
Country24th Special Tactics Squadron United States
Branch24th Special Tactics Squadron United States Air Force
TypeSpecial Mission Unit
Part of United States Special Operations Command
Joint Special Operations Command
Air Force Special Operations Command
24th Special Operations Wing
724th Special Tactics Group
Garrison/HQPope Field, North Carolina
EngagementsOperation Just Cause[1]
Somali Civil War[2]
  • Operation Restore Hope
  • Battle of Mogadishu

Global War on Terrorism

  • War in Afghanistan
  • Iraq War
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Gallant Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
24th Special Tactics Squadron emblem (Approved 22 June 1990)[1]

The 24th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Garrisoned at Pope Field, North Carolina, it is the U.S. Air Force component of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).[3][4] The unit's webpage describes it as "the Air Force's special operations ground force".

  1. ^ a b c Robertson, Patsy (9 June 2010). "Factsheet 24 Special Tactics Squadron (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (12 November 2015). "The United States Air Force in Somalia, 1992–1995" (PDF). pp. 11, 13.
  3. ^ Priest, Dana (2 September 2011). "'Top Secret America': A Look at the Military's Joint Special Operations Command". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ "The Secret US War in Pakistan". The Nation. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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