Seal of the Counter Terrorist Unit

The Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) is a fictional United States counter-terrorist agency in the television action series 24. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2999x2999, 1318 KB) This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2999x2999, 1318 KB) This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... Fiction (from the Latin fingere, to form, create) is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... An intelligence agency is a governmental organization devoted to gathering of information by means of espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ...

Overview

Role

As its name suggests, CTU's primary mission is to disrupt and destroy foreign and domestic terror cells hostile to the United States, as well as protect the U.S. from terror attacks, CTU has an office in almost every major city of the U.S. It also has a role in creating security policy and fighting organized crime groups that fund terrorism. CTU employs agents in many different roles. For example, there are field agents and SWAT Tactical Team agents (generally drawn from the ranks of the military or police) who perform field work, arrests, tactical assaults and body guarding witnesses and suspects that need to be protected. These agents report to the Director of Field Operations for each office. Computer analysts also form another component of CTU and deal mainly with surveillance and encryption.

CTU offices are run by a Director, also called the Special Agent in Charge, whom the Director of Field Operations and the Chief of Staff report to. The CTU offices report to a District Office, overseen by the District Director. District offices cover a larger amount of territory in their jurisdiction. Finally, the District office and all other offices report to a Division Headquarters, overseen by a Regional Director. This title implies that each Division Headquarters has jurisdiction over an entire region of the United States. For example, it is likely that the Division Headquarters run first by Ryan Chappelle and then Bill Buchanan were responsible for the Pacific Coast area, with other Divisions taking responsibility for other parts of the country. Ryan Chappelle was a fictional character played by Paul Schulze as part of the television series, 24. ... Bill Buchanan was a songwriter. ...

CTU LA (and presumably the other offices as well) maintain a team of forensics specialists and have agents performing undercover assignments. The CTU seems to have basic powers of arrest, but many of its operatives show more leeway in how they arrest and question their subjects than other law enforcement agencies, both in the real world and the world of the show. The liberties taken by CTU agents, particularly Jack Bauer, routinely violate established chains of command and would present incredible legal problems if attempted in the real world. CTU is described as working closely with the National Security Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office. Seasons 4 and 5 of 24 indicated that the Director of CTU reports first to the US Secretary of Defense and ultimately to the President of the United States. During extreme crises the President takes direct control, often with a specific CTU branch (the one handling the crisis), in order to personally monitor an operation's progress, and the Director of the office managing the crisis is allowed to bypass the chain of command entirely and communicate directly with the President. In short, CTU seems to represent some combination of the powers vested in the FBI, CIA, NSA, and DHS. The power of arrest is a mandate given to certain members of a society by the central authority that allows them to remove a criminal or suspected criminals liberty. ... The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the U.S. governments cryptologic organization. ... The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is an agency in the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which designs, builds and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the United States government. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... Seal of the United States Department of Defense. ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, colloquially known as The Company or simply, The Agency) is an intelligence agency of the United States Government. ... The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the U.S. governments cryptologic organization. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known as Homeland Security, is a Cabinet department of the Federal Government of the United States with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters. ...

In November 2005, the White House was reported to be considering whether to provide a lesser known agency called the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) with additional new powers and responsibilities, which would in effect make it a real-life counterpart to the fictional CTU. As with CTU, this agency is part of the US Department of Defense. Its expanded powers would include the authority to investigate crimes such as treason, foreign or terrorist sabotage, and economic espionage. Unlike other intelligence agencies within the Defense Department, it would be permitted to receive intelligence information concerning American citizens from the FBI, CIA, and other civilian intelligence agencies. The proposal has been criticized by at least one member of the US Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence for allowing "the military to spy on Americans." ^[1] Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) is a US Department of Defense (DoD) agency whose size and budget are classified. ...

Published fiction

In the book, 24: The House Special Subcommittee's Findings at CTU, and in 24 DVD media, the agency is repeatedly said to be a branch of the CIA. In fact, the book gives a small description of CTU that reads in full:

Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) - Elite branch of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Counter Terrorist Unit operates domestic counterterrorism divisional headquarters in major U.S. metropolitan areas. The purview of the CTU is to investigate the activities of domestic or foreign terrorists inside America's borders and to prevent terrorist attacks. 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. As a branch of the CIA, CTU operations are overseen by both Congress and the Executive Branch of the federal government.

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After the 1993 World Trade Center attack, a division of the Central Intelligence Agency established a domestic unit tasked with protecting America from the threat of terrorism. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Counter-Terrorist Unit established field offices in several American cities. From its inception, CTU faced hostility and skepticism from other federal law enforcement agencies. Despite bureaucratic resistance, within a few years CTU had become a major force. After the war against terror began, a number of early CTU missions were declassified. The following is one of them...

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Attacks on CTU Los Angeles

CTU LA has been attacked by terrorists a total of three times in show history. The first attack occurred at roughly 10:58 a.m. on Day 2, where terrorist Joseph Wald infiltrated CTU with a crew of his men and planted three bombs. They exploded simultaneously and the attack left 30 people dead at CTU. It also crippled CTU's ability to perform at top notch for most of Day 2. The second attack occurred during the 24 Game and was carried out by terrorists who detonated an EMP inside CTU. The third attack occurred all through Hour 12 of Day 5, as the terrorist Ostroff infiltrated CTU and planted a casing of nerve gas inside. Ostroff was killed by Jack Bauer after CTU learned about this, yet the casing detonated and released Sentox VX1 Nerve Gas into the ventilation system. Edgar Stiles, Lynn McGill, and 40% of CTU's staff were killed in the attack.

History of CTU: Los Angeles

In Season One, the Los Angeles Domestic Unit was headed by Jack Bauer, but he later left due to bereavement after his wife's death, which was directly related to his work at CTU. It is also known that Jack dismissed some agents for evidence of corruption before Season 1, and later, on Season 5, it is revealed that one of them was Christopher Henderson, who was the director of field operations before Season 1 and the one who recruited him for CTU. Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24. ... Christopher Henderson is a fictional character from the television series 24. ...

George Mason took over and was the CTU Director until he was forced to leave, as he was fatally ill due to radiation poisoning. CTU was attacked by terrorists that planted C4 explosives throughout the building, and many personnel died. George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... C4 or C-4 can mean: C4 chicano rapper C4 carbon fixation, a pathway for carbon fixation in photosynthesis. ...

From the looks of CTU in 24: The Game, CTU was rebuilt six months later with several new characteristics, including larger first (with a nice walkway) and second floors as well a Clinic for its many agents, mainly those who were injured in the field. Since Season 4 and onward, CTU appears to have a fully functional Clinic.

Tony Almeida took charge of CTU for the rest of the second season as the Director and continued to do so for the beginning of Season 3, until he was shot in the neck, placing his wife Michelle Dessler as Acting Director for a few hours until Tony returned. He remained Director for almost the entire remainder of the season, until he was forced to aid the escape of a terrorist, former MI6 agent Stephen Saunders, who was holding Michelle hostage and later breaking Saunders' daughter out. Tony Almeida was a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. ... Michelle Dessler was a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Jack Bauer then assumed command as acting Director until Brad Hammond took control. Brad Hammond is a fictional character in the Second and Third season of the TV series 24. ...

Three months later, a District official named Erin Driscoll became Director of CTU Los Angeles and fired Jack Bauer for a heroin addiction acquired in the line of duty. When Erin's mentally unstable daughter Maya committed suicide in the CTU clinic, she decided to step down. Erin Driscoll is a fictional character on FOXs thriller 24. ...

Sometime between the end of Season 3 and the assumption of command by Driscoll, the CTU facility was completely remodeled. The new building had a contemporary design in which most walls were either concrete or glass. A notable addition to the facility was the Situation Room, modeled after the main conference room shown in season 3.

After Driscoll stepped down, Division sent Michelle Dessler to temporarily take over and then a few hours later sent Bill Buchanan, who later took over permanently. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

One and a half years later, Lynn McGill was sent by the White House to supervise Bill Buchanan's command. Lynn erupted with stress and detained Buchanan for going against his command. Senior Special Agent Curtis Manning relieved McGill of his command under the Mental Stability Clause of Section 112. In the same day, CTU Los Angeles suffered another attack to the building. A canister of the Sentox VX nerve agent stolen earlier in the day was released inside CTU by an operative of terrorist Vladimir Bierko. Approximately 40% of the personnel (56) died, including Senior Internet Protocol Manager Edgar Stiles and Lynn McGill. Several of the facility's occupants, including Jack Bauer, Chloe O'Brian, Audrey Raines, and Kim Bauer, survived in the Situation Room, which was equipped with biohazard barriers that blocked the doors from the outside environment. Lynn McGill is a fictional character played by Sean Astin on the popular television drama 24. ... The VX nerve agent is the most well-known of the V-series of nerve agents. ... Nerve agents (also known as nerve gases, though these chemicals are liquid at room temperature) are a class of phosphorus-containing organic chemicals (organophosphates) that disrupt the mechanism by which nerves transfer messages to organs. ... Vladimir Iosifovitch Bierko is a fictional character from the fifth season of the television series 24. ... Edgar Stiles was a fictional character played by Louis Lombardi in the American television series 24. ... Lynn McGill is a fictional character played by Sean Astin on the popular television drama 24. ...

As of 12:00 AM on Season 5, the Vice President of the United States has ordered that the Department of Homeland Security take control of all functions of CTU; the future of CTU as a functional agency is currently in doubt. Hence, due to the absorption, Karen Hayes (Director of the United States Department of Homeland Security's Los Angeles branch) is in command of the building. It is assumed that this absorbing applies only to the Los Angeles branch of the CTU due to its weakened state of operations after the nerve gas attack, and not to CTU as a whole operational entity nationwide. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known as Homeland Security, is a Cabinet department of the Federal Government of the United States with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters. ...

Sometime between the end of Season 5 and the start of Season 6, the Los Angeles branch of CTU resumed its former duties, currently commanded by Bill Buchanan. CTU-LA has returned to being an entity of CIA and is no longer part of DHS. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ...

CTU-LA has stopped a number of prominent terrorist threats, despite extraordinary situations and threatening deadlines, and was acclaimed for its efforts by at least one president. Despite this, it has suffered a constant string of double agents in its employ, at least one every two years; almost as often, the facility itself is compromised or attacked. This almost constant penetration by outside forces, and the lax security implied by such, is one of the key elements of 24's tense atmosphere—viewers are never sure which characters can be trusted—but is rather unrealistic for a federal law-enforcement agency, especially one with such responsibilities and prestige.

Directors of CTU: Los Angeles

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Directors of Field Operations at CTU: Los Angeles

The following is a list of the Directors Of Field Operations at CTU Los Angeles Domestic Unit. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Christopher Henderson is a fictional character from the television series 24. ... Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... James Heller is a fictional character from the TV series 24, played by William Devane. ... Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24. ... Curtis Manning is a fictional character played by Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series, 24. ... Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24. ... Mike Doyle is a fictional character (played by Rick Schroder) who will be the new Director of Field Operations in the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit after the death of Curtis Manning on Foxs 24. ...

Chiefs of Staff at CTU: Los Angeles

The following is a list of the Chief of Staff at CTU Los Angeles Domestic Unit. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Nina Myers is a fictional character on the television series, 24, played by Sarah Clarke. ... Tony Almeida was a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... Michelle Dessler was a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. ... Curtis Manning is a fictional character played by Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series, 24. ... Nadia Yassir is a fictional character from TV series 24 played by Marisol Nichols. ...

Trivia

• A clause known as Section 112 allows a senior agent to remove a director if they believe him/her to be unfit for duty due to mental instability. In the series' whole, only Jack Bauer and Curtis Manning invoked the article.
• The phones used in the CTU offices are Cisco Unified IP 7900-series phones. MP3 and WAV audio files of the famous ring sound can be found on the Internet.
• CTU: LA has been attacked a total of four times, thrice in the series and once in 24: The Game:
  • In Day 2, a regional terrorist cell hired by Joseph Wald and led by Eddie Grant bombs CTU with three charges.
  • In 24: The Game, Madsen's own men attack CTU, killing and kidnapping agents.
  • In Day 3, Nina Myers manages to get control of all the computers on CTU, nearly allowing hackers to get critical information about US spies all over the world.
  • In Day 5, the stolen ID Card of Lynn McGill allows a terrorist working for Vladmir Bierko to sneak and set off a canister of nerve gas, killing more than 40% of the CTU workforce.
• In Day 6, Jack Bauer says the phone number for CTU is (310) 597-3781.

• Except for Day 5 and 6, CTU: LA has had a different appearance every year for a number of reasons:
  • Day 1, the "classic" CTU - Stayed that way until the end of the season
  • Day 2, the "classic" CTU - Until it is bombed in the third episode
  • Day 3, a remodeling based on "classic" CTU - due to the bombing of Day 2 (was also seen in 24: The Game)
  • Day 4, a completely revamped CTU
  • Day 5, as Season 4
  • Day 6, as Season 4 and 5, with updated computers and other minor changes
    • (It should be noted that CTU was "upgraded" in season 4 for a number of "behind the scene reasons" as well, including Production Designer Joseph Hodges annoyance of the classic CTU's constant use of the color orange as well the noisy steps to the Director's office. The full list can be heard on the Complete Season 4 DVD set.)

• An interesting point as to why it was specifically the Department of Homeland Security that absorbed CTU could be that historically, this new department (created in the aftermath of 9/11) has absorbed other well-established agencies, including the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

• CTU Domestic Units:
  • Austin
  • Boston
    • This is where Curtis Manning originally transferred from.
  • Denver
    • Milo Pressman transferred here after Day 1 until the start of Day 6.
  • Detroit
    • Before being transferred to Los Angeles, Nadia Yassir worked here as Director of Intelligence
  • Fairbanks
    • This CTU was featured in the comic, 24: Midnight Sun
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
    • The CTU 24 concentrates on the most.
  • New Orleans
    • In Day 1, CTU: LA made contact with CTU: New Orleans in an attempt to find Robert Ellis.
  • New York City
    • Before working in Seatle, Bill Buchanan first worked here as an agent.
  • Phoenix
    • In Day 3, CTU: Phoenix stopped the release of a weaponized virus in Flagstaff, AZ
  • Salt Lake City
  • San Diego
    • Agent Bern was about to hide in this CTU, when he was shanghied by Cheng Zhi.
  • San Francisco
    • This Acgency was mentioned by Chloe O'Brian toward the waning hours of Day 3, as the closest CTU that had an agent that resembled Jane Saunders more accurately than Kim Bauer.
  • Seattle
    • After Day 3, this is where Michelle transferred to. Before the start of Day 4, she and Bill Buchanan move back to CTU: LA. Morris O'Brian worked here as well at some point before transferring to CTU: LA
  • St. Louis
  • Washington, D.C.
    • This is the Branch where Chloe O'Brian & Chase Edmunds transferred from after 24: The Game, and where Alberta Green transferred to after Day 1.
  • Virginia
    • This is where Erin Driscoll worked before transferring to CTU: LA. It is the only known CTU to be named after an entire state as opposed to an individual city.
  • Orlando
  • Omaha
  • Fargo

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Other references

• The Punisher

In addition to 24, CTU was the name of a government agency referenced in the 2004 film adaptation of The Punisher. Frank Castle, The Punisher, was said to be a former CTU operative. In the fourth season, there was a CTU operative whose last name was Castle (Lee). The Punisher is a 2004 movie, based on the Marvel Comics character, starring Thomas Jane as Frank Castle and John Travolta as Howard Saint, the gangster who orders the death of Castles entire family. ...

• The West Wing

A CTU was also mentioned in The West Wing's Season 4 episode, "Debate Camp". President Josiah Bartlet was told that CTU would be put on high alert after a possible confrontation between Israel and the fictional country of Qumar. The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... Dr. Josiah Edward Jed Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Qumar is a fictional Middle Eastern country in the television show The West Wing. ...

• Trauma Center: Under the Knife

In the Nintendo DS game developed by Atlus, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, the "Counter Terrorism Unit" is briefly mentioned as being involved in the game's events. NDS redirects here. ... Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. ...

• CTU: Marine Sharpshooter

There is a computer game called CTU: Marine Sharpshooter, in which CTU stands for Counter Terrorism (as opposed to Terrorist) Unit.

• Dreamfall

In the game Dreamfall at the beginning CTU is briefly mentioned on the TV. Dreamfall is an action-adventure video game released for the Windows and Xbox platforms on April 17, 2006. ...

• CTU Lovely

This is a version of the CTU for the micronation called Lovely. The Kingdom of Lovely is a partly Internet-based micronation which claims the flat of its creator and ruler – the comic writer Danny Wallace – as its territory. ...

Notes

1. ^ Pincus, Walter. "Pentagon Expanding Its Domestic Surveillance Activity", Washington Post, 2005-11-27. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
2. ^ Jack: I know. Things ended badly between us. Audrey: What happened? Jack: I was part of an investigation that uncovered evidence that implicated him in the sale of classified intelligence to defence contractors. We never had enough evidence to indict him, but he lost his job, his command. Even as he was walking out the door, he maintained his innocence. He never forgave me for being part of the investigation.