Joint Task Force 2
| Joint Task Force 2 | |
|---|---|
 |
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| Active | 1 April 1993 – present |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Type | Special operations force |
| Role |
Special operations Counter-terrorism |
| Size | Classified |
| Part of | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Ottawa |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Facta Non Verba (Deeds, Not Words) |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |
 United States Presidential Unit Citation
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
BGen Denis Thompson |
| Notable commanders |
Col Barry MacLeod LCol Ray Romses |
| Insignia | |
| Headdress | Tan beret |
Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) (French: Force opérationnelle interarmées 2, FOI 2) is an elite special operations force of the Canadian Armed Forces. JTF2 serves alongside the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit and 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron as part of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. The unit is currently based at Dwyer Hill, near Ottawa, Ontario, and plans to move to a new facility to be built at CFB Trenton by 2019.
Serving as the centrepiece of Canada's special operations, JTF2 is primarily tasked with counter-terrorism operations but also specializes in direct action, hostage rescue, personnel recovery, and foreign internal defence. Much of the information regarding Joint Task Force 2 is classified, and is not commented on by the Government of Canada.
In 1992, Deputy Minister of Defence Robert Fowler announced he was recommending to Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn that he disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and create a new military counter-terrorism group. The decision was made largely because the Canadian Forces offered a greater pool of recruits for the program than civilian police forces, and it stemmed the public uproar about police being taught to use primarily lethal means.
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