24th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Special Tactics)
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 Combat controllers from the 23d Special Tactics Squadron at White Sands Missile Range | |
| Active | 1942–1944; 1946–1948; 1967–1987; 1989–1991; 1992–1999; 2012–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Special operations |
| Size | 1,580 personnel authorized:[1]
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| Part of | Air Force Special Operations Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Hurlburt Field |
| Motto(s) | Los Professionales Spanish The Professionals |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Daniel L. Magruder Jr., PhD [3] |
| Command Chief | Command Chief Master Sergeant Clint Campbell[2] |
| Insignia | |
| 24th Special Operations Wing emblem (approved 1968, reinstated 2012) |  |
| 24th Composite Wing emblem (approved 16 August 1994)[4][note 1] |  |
The 24th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Special Tactics) is a United States Air Force active-duty wing that was activated on 12 June 2012.[5] Its headquarters is at Hurlburt Field, Florida and it has component groups located in North Carolina, Georgia and Washington. It is the third special operations wing in Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
The 24th SOW is a reactivation of the 24th Wing, previously assigned with the Twelfth Air Force, stationed at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. It was inactivated on 1 November 1999. The inactivation of the 24th Wing and the closure of Howard Air Force Base ended an 82-year United States Air Force presence in Panama, which began with the formation of the 7th Aero Squadron on 29 March 1917.
- ^ "GAO report on Special Operations Forces (FY2014) p.52" (PDF). gao.gov. July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Command Chief Master Sergeant Clint Campbell". airforcespecialtactics.af.mil. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Colonel Daniel L. Magruder Jr., PhD". airforcespecialtactics.af.mil. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (28 November 2007). "Factsheet 24 Wing". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Arroyo, Rachel (13 June 2012). "Air Force launches first special tactics wing". Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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