Air Force Combat Controllers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Air_Force_Combat_Controllers
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CCT
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Glock_19
gptkb:M4_carbine
various special operations weapons
gptkbp:authorizedStrength approximately 400 active duty
gptkbp:awardedAirForceCross gptkb:Zachary_Rhyner
gptkbp:awardedMedalOfHonor gptkb:John_Chapman
gptkbp:awardedSilverStar gptkb:Mark_Forester
gptkbp:badgeAwarded gptkb:Parachutist_Badge
gptkb:Air_Traffic_Control_Badge
gptkb:Combat_Controller_Badge
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Special_Tactics_Squadrons
Air Force Special Operations Command
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Bronze_Star
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:deployment worldwide
gptkbp:established 1953
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Hurlburt_Field,_Florida
gptkb:Pope_Army_Airfield,_North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Force Combat Controllers
gptkbp:motto gptkb:First_There
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:CCT
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_Chapman
gptkb:Mark_Forester
gptkb:Zachary_Rhyner
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Navy_SEALs
gptkb:US_Army_Special_Forces
gptkb:Marine_Raiders
other special operations forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role covert reconnaissance
combat search and rescue
personnel recovery
terminal attack control
air traffic control in combat zones
directing air strikes
gptkbp:selectionProcess gptkb:Combat_Control_Selection_Course
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Special_Tactics_Training_Squadron
gptkb:survival,_evasion,_resistance,_and_escape_(SERE)
air traffic control
scuba diving
combat skills
parachuting
gptkbp:wearsBeretColor scarlet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Special_Operations_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6