24th Special Tactics Squadron

24th Special Tactics Squadron
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
Active	1941–1944; 1987–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Special 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/HQ	Pope Field, North Carolina
Engagements	Operation Just Cause; Somali Civil War Operation Restore Hope; Battle of Mogadishu; Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan; Iraq War;
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device; Gallant Unit Citation; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
24th Special Tactics Squadron emblem (Approved 22 June 1990)

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".

^ ^a ^b ^c Robertson, Patsy (9 June 2010). "Factsheet 24 Special Tactics Squadron (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ Haulman, Daniel L. (12 November 2015). "The United States Air Force in Somalia, 1992–1995" (PDF). pp. 11, 13.
^ 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.
^ "The Secret US War in Pakistan". The Nation. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2013.