CTU stands for Counter Terrorist Unit and is a fictional U.S. government agency under the jurisdiction of the C.I.A. in the television action series 24. Its headquarters are in Washington, but most of the series focuses on the Los Angeles branch of CTU.
Overview
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In season one, the L.A. branch of CTU was headed by Special Agent in Charge Jack Bauer who later left temporarily. In seasons two and three, Tony Almeida took charge of CTU with Michelle Dessler as his assistant. The government agency is under the control of Division, which was until season three, headed by Ryan Chappelle. Ryan Chappelle was killed by Jack Bauer after President David Palmer reluctantly authorized his execution following a request from former MI6 agent-turned-terrorist Steven Saunders. As a government agency, CTU is also under direct control by the Office of President of the United States.
Throughout the series, CTU aids its field agents in various operations from sending S.W.A.T. support to tracing calls to identifying suspects. It has a number of data analysts, including Kim Bauer (daughter of Jack Bauer) in season three, who primarily work on the computer. On more than one occasion, CTU agents have been revealed to be moles working against the agency. Moles include Nina Myers (season 1-3) and Jamey Farrell (season 1). The agency has also been bombed once during an attack by terrorists in an attempt to slow down or halt their operations.
Numerous times, the agents at CTU have run into problems with their superiors from other offices, who attempted to shut them down even though they were actually attempting to help the good guys. Superiors included George Mason (seasons 1 -2), Ryan Chappelle (seasons 1 - 3), Alberta Green (season 1), Brad Hammond (seasons 2 - 3), and Erin Driscoll (season 4).
Other References
In addition to 24, CTU was also referenced in the 2004 film adaptation of The Punisher. Frank Castle, The Punisher, was said to be a former CTU operative.
CTU divisions are made up of investigative agents, intelligence agents, undercover operatives, crack tactical squads for major raids, and special agents to oversee unit activities.
CTU is specifically set up to coordinate activities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Justice Department, and the Secret Service as well as local authorities.
Tony Almeida took charge of CTU for the rest of the season as the Special Agent in Charge and for almost all of Day 3, until he was forced to aid the escape of a terrorist, former MI6 agent Stephen Saunders, who was holding his wife Michelle Dessler hostage and later breaking Saunder's daughter out.
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The CTU comprised 8 faculties : engineering construction, architecture and land construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, agricultural and forestry engineering, special disciplines and commerce (the chemical faculty, the agricultural and forestry engineering faculty and the faculty of commerce became independent universities in 1952).
The Czech Technical Foundation, whose members were closely related with the CTU was founded in 1925 to support publishing of technical literature.
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