Counter Terrorist Unit

The **Counter Terrorist Unit** is a fictional intelligence and law enforcement agency in the Fox action drama series *24*, and its sequel series *24: Legacy*.

## Jurisdiction

As a federal agency, the Counter Terrorist Unit has jurisdiction across the entire United States.

## Information

* In terms of organisational structure, the agency is headed by the National Headquarters in Washington DC. The second operational level below National Headquarters is District Command. The third operational level is Division Command, which supervises smaller Domestic Units within a given region. Domestic Units are located in and operate out of field offices in various cities and regions throughout the country.
* Domestic Units mentioned in the series include CTU Los Angeles, CTU New York, CRU San Diego, CTU Austin, CTU Seattle, CTU Phoenix, CTU San Diego, CTU New Orleans, CTU Fairbanks, CTU Boston and CTU Denver. The National Headquarters also serves as a domestic unit for the Washington, DC federal district.
* The agency falls under the supervision of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
* CTU is shut down by the United States Department of Justice in Season 6. It is partially re-established within the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Season 7, before being fully re-established as an independent agency in Season 8.

## Staff

* National Director Keith Mullens (Teddy Sears)
* National Director Rebecca Ingram (Miranda Otto)

* Director (CTU Los Angeles) Christopher Henderson
* Director (CTU Los Angeles) George Mason
* Director (CTU Los Angeles) Erin Driscoll
* Director (CTU Los Angeles) Michelle Dressler
* Director (CTU Los Angeles) Bill Buchanan
* Acting Director (CTU Los Angeles) Alberta Green
* Acting Director (CTU Los Angeles) Nadia Yassir

* Director (CTU New York) Brian Hastings

* Director of Field Operations (CTU Los Angeles) Jack Bauer
* Director of Field Operations (CTU Los Angeles) Ronnie Lobell
* Director of Field Operations (CTU Los Angeles) Curtis Manning
* Director of Field Operations (CTU Los Angeles) Mike Doyle

* Director of Field Operations (CTU New York) Cole Ortiz
* Director of Field Operations (CTU New York) Nate Burke

## Uniform & Equipment

* The vast majority of CTU special agents are plainclothes, typically only wearing badges, jackets and body armour bearing the CTU initials and logos.
* Between Season 1 and Season 4, uniformed CTU security and tactical personnel wear white dress shirts, black trousers and ties and black leather equipment belts. Badges and nametags are gold in colour.
* In Season 5, the CTU security uniform changes to wear burgundy dress shirts, black trousers and ties and black leather equipment belts. Badges and nametags are gold in colour.
* In Season 8, guards with the newly re-established CTU wear tan dress shirts with dark brown trousers and black leather equipment belts. Badges and nametags are gold in colour.
* In *24: Legacy*, the tactical uniform of CTU security operatives is primarily grey and dark grey.

## Real Life Equivalent

The role portrayed by CTU is in actuality covered by agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.