Joint Task Force 2

Joint Task Force 2
Deuxième Force opérationnelle interarmées (French)
Founded	1 April 1993
Country	Canada
Type	Special operations force
Role	Special operations Counterterrorism
Size	Classified[1]
Part of	Canadian Special Operations Forces Command[2]
Garrison/HQ	Dwyer Hill, Ottawa, Ontario[3]
Motto(s)	Facta non verba (Latin for 'deeds not words')
Engagements	Operation Assurance – Rwanda Yugoslav Wars  • NATO intervention in Bosnia  • Kosovo War 1999 East Timorese crisis[4] War on Terror  • War in Afghanistan  • Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis  • Operation Impact 2004 Haitian coup d'état Libyan Civil War  • Operation Mobile
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Battle honours	JTF 2 does not carry individual battle honours, but instead is granted the motto ubique (Latin for 'everywhere')
Commanders
Notable commanders	LGen Michael Rouleau, OMM, MSC, CD LCol Ray Romses[5]
Insignia
Headdress	Tan beret

Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) is Canada's Tier 1 special operations force mandated with protecting Canadian national interests and combating terrorism threats both domestic and abroad.^[6] JTF 2 serves under the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command of the Canadian Armed Forces and is typically compared to American Delta Force and SEAL Team Six, the British Special Air Service, the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment, and the New Zealand Special Air Service. Most information concerning JTF 2 is classified and is not usually commented on by the Canadian Armed Forces or the Government of Canada.^[7]

JTF 2's team of assaulters specialize in counterterrorism, direct action raids, hostage rescue, maritime special operations, special protection, and special reconnaissance often employed in complex, classified and dangerous missions against high-value targets backed up by specialized teams of supporting personnel.