724th Special Tactics Group

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724th Special Tactics Group
724th Special Tactics Group insignia.jpg
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Type Special Operations Forces
Part ofAFSOC
Garrison/HQ Pope Field
Engagements War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Then-Commander Colonel Michael Martin at a dedication ceremony honoring 24th STS Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell who was killed in Afghanistan the previous year. 724th STG commander at memorial ceremony for SSgt Andrew Harvell.jpg
Then-Commander Colonel Michael Martin at a dedication ceremony honoring 24th STS Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell who was killed in Afghanistan the previous year.

The 724th Special Tactics Group is one of the special operations ground components of the 24th Special Operations Wing, assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The Group is headquartered at Pope Field, North Carolina. The Group is composed of four squadrons, also located on Pope Field.

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The group was initially created as the 724th Training Group on 22 January 1943 and activated on 28 February 1943. It was disbanded on 30 April 1944.

Overview

The Group's Special Tactics Squadron is made up of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Special Reconnaissance, United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party officers and enlisted personnel, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties. [1]

Special Tactics Squadrons are organized, trained and equipped specifically for various special operations missions facilitating air operations on the battlefield. They conduct combat search and rescue missions, collect intelligence, as well as call in close air support or airstrikes against enemy combatants and are often partnered with other U.S. special operations forces overseas.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Factsheet: 24th Special Operations Wing". 24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Office. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Fontalvo, Alejandra (5 October 2020). "24th SOW transitions responsibility of the 17th STS" . Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Robertson, Patsy (22 August 2011). "724 Special Tactics Group (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Colonel Matthew Wolfe Davidson". 24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Office. September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Colonel Michael E. Martin". 24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Office. September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

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