The 24th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Special Tactics) is a
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active-duty wing that was activated on 12 June 2012.
Its headquarters is at
Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Sp ...
, Florida and it has component groups located in
North Carolina
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and
Washington
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. It is the third special operations wing in
Air Force Special Operations Command
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force. An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command ...
(AFSOC).
The 24th SOW is a reactivation of the 24th Wing, previously assigned with the
Twelfth Air Force
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, stationed at
Howard Air Force Base
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, 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
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on 29 March 1917.
The 24th Special Operations Wing is the only Special Tactics Wing in the Air Force. Its primary mission is to conduct global air, space, and cyber-enabled special operations across the spectrum of conflict to prepare to fight. The 24 SOW is U.S. Special Operations Command's tactical air/ground integration force and the Air Force's special operations ground force that leads global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations.
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Core capabilities encompass airfield reconnaissance, assessment, and control; personnel recovery; joint terminal attack control; battlefield surgery; and environmental reconnaissance.
Organization
As of April 2020 the wing is organized as follows:
* 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, FL
** Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
**
720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th 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) of the United States Air Force. The group is headquartered at Hurlb ...
, Hurlburt Field, FL
***
21st Special Tactics Squadron
The 21st Special Tactics Squadron is one of the special tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command. It is garrisoned at Pope Field, North Carolina.
Mission
Special Tactics Squadrons are organized, trained and equipped ...
, Pope Field, NC
***
22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
***
23rd Special Tactics Squadron
The 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (23rd STS) is an active ground unit, within the 24th Special Operations Wing (24 SOW) United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is garrisoned at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 23rd STS was pre ...
, Hurlburt Field, FL
***
26th Special Tactics Squadron
The 26th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is garrisoned at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. From 1991 to 1992, the squadron's predecessor, the 7026 ...
, Cannon Air Force Base, NM
*** 720th Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
**
724th Special Tactics Group
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 ...
, Pope Field, NC
***
17th Special Tactics Squadron
The 17th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the ten Special Tactics Squadrons of United States Air Force Special Operations Command. It is garrisoned at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Overview
Special Tactics operators with the 17th STS, 24th Special ...
, Ft. Benning GA
***
24th Special Tactics Squadron
The 24th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is the U.S. Air Force component to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). It is garrisoned at Pope Fie ...
, operationally assigned to
Joint Special Operations Command
The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a joint component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged with studying special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equip ...
, Pope Field, NC
*** 724th Operations Support Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
*** 724th Intelligence Squadron, Pope Field, NC
*** 724th Special Tactics Support Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
** 123rd Special Tactics Squadron (Air National Guard),
Standiford Field
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, KY
** 125th Special Tactics Squadron (Air National Guard),
Portland International Airport
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, OR
History
World War II
It was activated on 25 December 1942 to control all
Army Air Forces
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units on
Iceland
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and subsequently disestablished in June 1944.
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]
Post war era
From August 1946 until replaced by the Antilles Air Division in July 1948 the wing supervised large numbers of major and minor bases and Air Force units in the Caribbean area from Puerto Rico
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to British Guiana
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.[
]
Panama and special operations
It was organized once more in November 1967 in the Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone ( es, Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Isthmus of Panama, that existed from 1903 to 1979. It was located within the terr ...
, replacing the 5700th Air Base Wing. The wing assumed operation and maintenance responsibilities for Howard and Albrook Air Force Bases and a special operations
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mission that included air transport, paramilitary operations, exercise
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participation, civic
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*Civic engagement, the connection one feels with their larger community
*Civic center, a comm ...
actions in Central
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and South America, search and rescue
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missions, humanitarian
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operations, mercy missions, aeromedical evacuation
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, and support of Army
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Special Forces
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, U.S. military
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assistance units, and training of Latin American air forces. From its activation in 1967 until mid-1972, the 24th Wing operated the USAF Tropic Survival School at Albrook. It also controlled various rotational detachments from 1967–1987. The wing lost UH–1 helicopters and control of search and rescue missions in the area after 1 March 1983. The wing inactivated on 31 January 1987, its subordinate components reassigned directly to the USAF Southern Air Division.
The 24th was reactivated on 1 January 1989, as the 24th Composite Wing assuming responsibilities for Howard AFB and Albrook AFS. The wing flew combat
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sortie
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s in the Invasion of Panama
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, December 1989 – January 1990. The wing trained foreign and domestic pilots
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in forward air control
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...
. It again flew search and rescue, aeromedical airlift and disaster
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relief missions in the Latin American region from 1989–1990. Members of the wing deployed to Southwest Asia to provide air liaison support between ground forces and air operations from 1 October 1990 – February 1991. When the 24th Composite Wing inactivated in 1991, its assets were placed under Air Forces in Panama.
On 11 February 1992 the wing again reactivated as the 24th Wing and became the senior USAF organization in Panama and replaced the previous command and division-level Air Force host units. In June 1992, it began operating the only C–21, CT–43, C–27 and special mission C–130s in Air Combat Command
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. The wing provided control and support to multi-service units directed by United States Southern Command
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and United States Southern Air Force from 1992–1999. Missions included counter-narcotic
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s operations, aerial command and control
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, intratheater airlift, security assistance and defense of the Panama Canal
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. The wing operated both Howard Air Force Base and Albrook Air Force Station.
On 1 April 1997 the 310th Airlift Squadron was reassigned to Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri.
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's 21st Air Force. The 24th Wing was inactivated on 1 November 1999 with the closure of Howard AFB and its turnover to the Panamanian government.
Special tactics
When the wing was reactivated in June 2012 it comprised the 720th Special Tactics Group and the Special Tactics Training Squadron based at Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Sp ...
, the 724th Special Tactics Group based at Pope Army Airfield
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. The Special Tactics Squadrons are made up of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers
United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller (CCT) ( AFSC 1Z2X1), are an elite American special operations force (specifically known as "special tactics operators") who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communi ...
, Combat Rescue Officer
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s, Pararescuemen
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, Special Reconnaissance
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(formerly Special Operations Weather Technicians), Air Liaison Officers, Tactical Air Control Party operators, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.
Special Tactics Airmen often embed with United States special forces including Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets and Rangers to provide various skills from combat air support to medical aid and personnel recovery.
Lineage
* Established as the 24th Composite Wing (Special) on 19 November 1942
: Activated on 25 December 1942
: Disestablished on 15 June 1944
* Reestablished as 24th Composite Wing on 5 August 1946
: Activated on 25 August 1946
: Inactivated on 28 July 1948
* Activated on 30 October 1967 (not organized)
: Organized on 8 November 1967
: Redesignated 24th Air Commando Wing on 15 March 1968
: Redesignated 24th Special Operations Wing on 15 July 1968
: Redesignated 24th Special Operations Group on 30 June 1972
: Redesignated 24th Composite Group on 15 November 1973
: Redesignated 24th Composite Wing on 1 January 1976
: Inactivated on 31 January 1987
* Activated on 1 January 1989
: Inactivated on 15 February 1991
: Redesignated 24th Wing on 1 February 1992
: Activated on 11 February 1992
: Inactivated on 1 November 1999[Lineage, including assignments, stations, aircraft and components through 1999 in AFHRA Factsheet, 24 Wing]
* Redesignated 24th Special Operations Wing
: Activated on 12 June 2012[
]
Assignments
* Iceland Base Command
Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland during World War II. It was inactivated on 4 March 1947.
History
Origins
Iceland was an impor ...
, US Army Forces, Iceland, 25 December 1942 – 15 June 1944
* Sixth Air Force
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, 25 August 1946 – 28 July 1948
* United States Air Forces Southern Command, 30 October 1967
* United States Air Force Southern Air Division, 1 January 1976 – 31 January 1987
* 830th Air Division, 1 January 1989 – 15 February 1991
* Twelfth Air Force
The Twelfth Air Force (12 AF; Air Forces Southern, (AFSOUTH)) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
The command is the air component to U ...
, 11 February 1992 – 1 November 1999[
* ]Air Force Special Operations Command
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force. An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command ...
, 12 June 2012 – present[
]
Components
Groups
* 24th Operations Group: 11 February 1992 – 1 November 1999
* 130th Special Operations Group
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: attached 30 January 1971 – 27 February 1971, 5–14 February 1973
* 134th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group: attached 1 November 1943 – 15 June 1944
* 143d Air Commando Group: attached 8 February – 9 March 1969
* 342d Composite Group
Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland during World War II. It was inactivated on 4 March 1947.
History
Origins
Iceland was an impor ...
: 25 December 1942 – 18 March 1944[
* ]720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th 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) of the United States Air Force. The group is headquartered at Hurlb ...
: 12 June 2012 – present
* 724th Special Tactics Group
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 ...
: 12 June 2012 – present[
Squadrons
* 33d Fighter Squadron: 18 March 1944 – 15 June 1944
* ]91st Reconnaissance Squadron
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The 91st delivers cyber warfare capabilities to combatant ...
: 12 January 1948 – 26 July 1948
* 330th Transport Squadron: 25 August 1946 – 15 October 1946
* 24th Air Transport: 15 March 1968 – 30 June 1971
* 605th Air Commando Squadron (later 605th Special Operations Squadron): 8 November 1967 – 30 April 1972
* 24th Special Operations Squadron (later 24th Composite Squadron; 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron): 18 March 1969 – 1 July 1975; 1 January 1976 – 31 January 1987; 1 January 1989 – 15 February 1991[
* Special Tactics Training Squadron: 12 June 2012 – present][
Detachments
* Det A, Fighter Command (IBC, US Army Forces, Iceland): attached 12 Feb – 15 June 1944
* Det, 314 Troop Carrier Group: attached 1 October 1946 – 26 July 1948
* TAC A-7 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached 13 November 1972 – 30 September 1978
* ANG A-7 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached 1 October 1978 – 31 January 1987
* ANG A-10 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached Feb–Apr 1985
* TAC C-130 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached 8 November 1967 – 30 November 1974
* MAC C-130 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached 1 December 1974 – 30 September 1977
* AFRES and ANG C-130 Rotational Element (various detachments): attached 1 Oct 1977 – c. 1 December 1984][
]
Stations
* Camp Olympia, Reykjavík
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, Iceland, 25 December 1942
* Camp Tripoli, Reykjavik, Iceland, 13 March – 15 June 1944
* Borinquen Field
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(later Borinquen Army Air Field, Borinquen Field, Ramey Air Force Base), Puerto Rico, 25 August 1946 – 28 July 1948
* Albrook Air Force Base
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, Panama Canal Zone
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, 8 November 1967
* Howard Air Force Base
Howard Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Panama. It discontinued military operations on 1 November 1999 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which specified that US military facilities in the former Pa ...
, Panama Canal Zone, 3 January 1968 – 31 January 1987
* Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal Zone (later Panama), 1 January 1989 – 15 February 1991
* Howard Air Force Base, Panama, 11 February 1992 – 1 November 1999[
* ]Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Sp ...
, Florida, 12 June 2012 – present
Aircraft
The 24th Special Operations Wing currently does not have any aircraft; it is composed of ground operators.
*Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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(1942–1944)
*Bell P-39 Airacobra
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(1942–1943)
*Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
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(1943–1944)
*Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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(1944)
*Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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(1946–1948)
*Douglas C-47 Skytrain
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(1946–1948, 1967–1970)
*Douglas C-54 Skymaster
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(1947–1948, 1967–1972)
*Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor
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(1948)
*Douglas A-26 Invader
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(1967–1968)
*Curtiss C-46 Commando
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(1967–1968)
*Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
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(1967–1971)
*Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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(1967–1984, 1992–1999)
*Convair C-131 Samaritan
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Design and development
The design ...
(1967–1968)
*Sikorsky CH-3
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(1967–1970)
*Sikorsky H-19
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(1967–1969)
*North American T-28 Trojan
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(1967–1970)
* Convair VT-29 (1967–1970)
*Helio U-10 Courier
The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949.
Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leadin ...
(1967–1971)
*Bell UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helic ...
(1967–1983)
*Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
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(1967–1972)
*Grumman HU-16 Albatross
The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin–radial engined amphibious aircraft, amphibious seaplane that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), primarily as a search and rescue (SA ...
(1969)
*Fairchild C-123 Provider
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(1970–1975)
*Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechani ...
(1971, 1973)
*Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster (nicknamed "Oscar Deuce") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control (FAC) and psychological operations (PSYOPS) by the US military between 1967 and 2010.
Design and developm ...
(1971–1986)
*LTV A-7 Corsair II
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).
The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...
(1972–1987)
*Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republ ...
(1985)
* Cessna OA-37 Dragonfly (1985–1991)
* Learjet C-21
The Learjet Model 35 and Model 36 are a series of American multi-role business jets and military transport aircraft manufactured by Learjet. When used by the United States Air Force they carry the designation C-21A.
The aircraft are powered by ...
(1992–1999)
*Boeing T-43
The Boeing T-43 is a modified Boeing 737#737-200, Boeing 737-200 that was used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now known as USAF combat systems officers, from 1973 to 2010. Informally referred to as the Gator (an abbrevi ...
(1992–1999)
* Alenia C-27 Spartan (1992–1999)[
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