<style type="text/css"> .no-show { display: none; } .disable-fade-in{ opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; visibility: visible !important; } </style>
Artifacts

TAR-224 Radio

Artifact Details

A black box with dials and knobs.

In Operation EAGLE CLAW, CIA supported the US military in trying to rescue hostages by force.

A compact, high-frequency, paramilitary transceiver, the TAR-224 enabled communications with field agents operating behind enemy lines. It saw service in Vietnam as well as during Operation EAGLE CLAW.

Artifact Specs

31 cm x 18.3 cm x 12 cm

(L x W x H)

Additional Photos

A side angled view of a black box with knobs and radio dials.

Learn More

Notes From Our Attic: A Curator’s Pocket History of the CIA