Editing Joint Task Force 2 (section)

{{Short description|Canadian Armed Forces' elite Tier 1 special operations unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     =Joint Task Force 2
| native_name                   = {{lang|fr|Deuxième Force opérationnelle interarmées}}
| image                         = 
| image_size                    = 200px
| caption                       = 
| start_date                    = 1 April 1993
| country                       = Canada
| type                          = [[Special operations force]]
| role                          = {{ubl|[[Special operations]]|[[Counterterrorism]]}}
| size                          = Classified<ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Joint Task Force 2 |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/operations-special-forces/jtf2-faqs.page |website=Department of National Defence |access-date=28 February 2014 |date=29 July 2013}}</ref>
| command_structure             = [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/special-operations-forces-command/corporate/organizational-structure/joint-task-force-2.html |date=2018-01-26 |title=Joint Task Force 2 |website=Canadian Special Operations Forces Command |access-date=2021-05-18}}</ref>
| garrison                      = [[Dwyer Hill, Ottawa]], Ontario<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/jtf2-to-stay-in-ottawa-for-at-least-another-five-years |title=JTF2 to stay in Ottawa for at least another five years |last=Pugliese |first=David |date=6 June 2014 |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |access-date=5 July 2014}}</ref>
| current_commander             = 
| ceremonial_chief              = 
| colonel_of_the_regiment       = 
| motto                         = {{langnf|la|Facta non verba|deeds not words}}
| battles                       = {{unbulleted list
|Operation Assurance – Rwanda
|[[Yugoslav Wars]]<br />
{{*}}[[NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina|NATO intervention in Bosnia]]<br />
{{*}}[[Kosovo War]]
|[[1999 East Timorese crisis]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/what-were-members-of-canadas-special-forces-doing-at-the-freedom-convoy-occupation | title=What were members of Canada's special forces doing at the Freedom Convoy occupation? }}</ref>
|[[War on Terror]]
|{{*}}[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
|{{*}}[[Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis]]
|{{*}}[[Operation Impact]]
|[[2004 Haitian coup d'état]]
|[[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]
|{{*}}[[Operation Mobile]]
}}
| notable_commanders            = {{plainlist|
* LGen [[Michael Rouleau]], OMM, MSC, CD
* LCol Ray Romses<ref name="Biography BGen Ray R">{{cite web |title=Biography BGen Ray R. Romses, OMM, CD |url=http://www.armycadethistory.com/Biographies/biography_Ray_Romses.htm |website=Army Cadet History |publisher=Army League of Canada |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130613095901/http://www.armycadethistory.com/Biographies/biography_Ray_Romses.htm |archive-date=13 June 2013 }}</ref>
}}
| decorations                   = {{plainlist|
* [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)]]
}}
| battle_honours                = JTF{{nnbsp}}2 does not carry individual battle honours, but instead is granted the motto {{langnf|la|ubique|everywhere}}
| identification_symbol         = [[Tan beret]]
| identification_symbol_label   = Headdress
}}

'''Joint Task Force 2''' ('''JTF{{nnbsp}}2''') is a Canadian [[special operations]] unit mandated with protecting Canadian national interests, [[Counterterrorism|combating terrorism]] threats both domestic and abroad, and hostage rescue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Command |first=Canadian Special Operations Forces |date=2018-01-26 |title=Joint Task Force 2 |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/special-operations-forces-command/corporate/organizational-structure/joint-task-force-2.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=www.canada.ca}}</ref> JTF{{nnbsp}}2 serves under [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command]] of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] and is typically compared to American [[Delta Force]] and [[SEAL Team Six]], and the British [[Special Air Service]] and [[Special Boat Service]]. Most information concerning JTF{{nnbsp}}2 is classified and is not usually commented on by the Canadian Armed Forces or the Canadian government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada&#039;s Ongoing Involvement in Dirty Wars |url=https://policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/canadas-ongoing-involvement-dirty-wars |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives}}</ref> 

JTF{{nnbsp}}2's team of assaulters specialize in counterterrorism, [[Direct action (military)|direct action raids]], [[hostage rescue]], maritime special operations, special protection, and special [[reconnaissance]] often employed in complex, classified and dangerous missions against [[high-value target]]s backed up by specialized teams of supporting personnel.