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

Former Marine Adam Driver will reportedly play Air Force combat controller John Chapman in a movie about the battle on an Afghanistan mountain that earned the airman the Medal of Honor. Marine veteran ...
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The US Air Force is finally retiring the aging A-10. Now it plans to get rid of some the specially trained airmen who guide the Warthog to its targets.

The US Air Force has begun retiring the A-10, an aircraft famed for its role in close air support. The service plans to reduce Tactical Air Control Party airmen, who call in airstrikes. The moves ...
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Combat Control Foundation & Aware Defense Announce Strategic Partnership Supporting Elite Operators

ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- The Combat Control Foundation (CCF), a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit supporting U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers, announces a strategic ...
Air Force Times

Air Force looks to cut nearly 50% of tactical air control party jobs

A tactical air control party specialist fires his weapon at targets during the TACP 2022 Lightning Challenge at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. Lightning Challenge tests TACP ...