Members of the unit have participated in Operation Just Cause ( 1989 ) , Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm ( 1990 – 1991 ) , Operation Provide Comfort ( 1991 ) , Operation Allied Force , Kosovo in 1999 , and have been engaged in combat since October 2001 in Operation Enduring Freedom ( Afghanistan ) and Operation Iraqi Freedom . Members of the U.S. Air Force 's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron took part in Haiti earthquake relief operations by providing air traffic control operations at Haiti 's Toussaint Louverture International Airport . In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in 2018 , the 23rd came to clear and establish the runway at Tyndall Air Force Base .
Haiti earthquake relief
2010 Haiti earthquake
23rd Special Tactics Squadron