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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.
Key group staff, plus the commanders and a model crew from each squadron received advanced tactical training with the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida. This cadre joined the remainder of the group at Wendover Field , Utah for training with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator . [ 6 ]
Consolidated B-24D-160-CO Liberator 42-72815 "Strawberry Bitch" on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.The B-24D on display flew combat missions from North Africa in 1943–1944, and was eventually sent to storage after the war to Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona.
The squadron was first activated in May 1943 as the 724th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations , where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.
39th Intelligence Squadron: Hurlburt Field: Redesignated 39th Info Ops Sq 41st Intelligence Squadron: Fort Meade: Vikings: Activated 8 October 2014 42d Intelligence Squadron: Langley AFB: 43d Intelligence Squadron
Army G2 Black Chamber MI Officer Reserve Corps Signal Intelligence Service Devolution to G2 and S2 In the first half of 1941, Sherman Miles became a senior member of Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall's general staff. Miles was assigned as "Assistant Chief of Staff G-2", i.e., the head of the Military Intelligence Division. [3]
Also included are the Second World War intelligence and espionage organisations, their sub-units and unit personnel involved in espionage or military intelligence, their equipment, and counter-intelligence operations such as strategic, deception and field intelligence.
The 1st of the Army Air Forces Bombardier Schools was at Lowry from July 1940 through March 14, 1941, [2] used the Buckley range and graduated 3 instructor classes of graduates who opened the bombardier school at Barksdale Field. [3] Camp Bizerte at the range [4] was a World War II training facility for simulating an overseas Army field camp. [5]