Retired Air Force combat controller coaches next generation of special warfare candidates

KENTUCKY (WXIX) - Retired Chief Master Sergeant Aaron May spent nearly 30 years in special operations with the 123rd Airlift ...
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TACPs vs combat controllers: Inside the USAF’s elite Air Force operators

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) airmen and Combat Controllers (CCTs) are two elite units of the United States Air Force, each with unique roles and expertise. TACPs specialize in guiding airstrikes, ...
KSAT

Elite military members need community’s help

SAN ANTONIO – They’ve fought for you in some of the most hostile areas in the world. But now that they’re home, they need your help. Have you heard of Combat Controllers? According to the U.S. Air ...
Defense One

A silent killer is stalking veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

On Dec. 9, the Air Force special operations community mourned Alan Yoshida, a combat controller who deployed with an Army Special Forces team into Afghanistan in the ...
Task & Purpose

Adam Driver will portray Air Force Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman

Marine veteran and actor Adam Driver will portray Air Force combat controller John Chapman in a movie based on the battle in Afghanistan that earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman died as he fought ...
The National Interest

Combat Controller

In recent days, I have written articles for The National Interest on several of the U.S. Armed Forces’ Special Operations units, namely the U.S. Army’s Delta Force and Special Forces (“Green Berets”), ...