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 a special tactics unit 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). The unit's webpage describes it as "the Air Force's special operations ground force".

The 24th Special Tactics Squadron are one of the U.S. military's tier one special mission units that are tasked with performing the most complex, covert, and dangerous missions directed by the president of the United States and the secretary of defense.