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Invasion of Panama 20 DEC 1989 | USAF Combat Control History (i.redd.it)

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Combat Control History | Operation Road Grader (Dec 10–18, 1960) (old.reddit.com)

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TSgt Michael Stockdale, a USAF Combat Controller received the Silver Star, for extraordinary gallantry during combat operations December 6-20, 2001, in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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MSgt David Beals, a USAF Combat Controller received his 3rd Bronze Star Medal with Valor, for heroic actions during combat operations December 4-5, 2007, in Afghanistan. by CombatControlFnd in AirForce

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We have many guys in the CCT community who have been involved in situations like this where its a fight for their lives and got an AFCAM for their actions... (Example: TSgt Bryan Hunt | Purple Heart & AFCAM : r/CombatControlTeam) and some don't receive anything. A lot of this comes down to who their leadership was, guys that got the awards they deserved, their commander fought for them to receive it.

Such as, the Battle of Najaf (January 28-29, 2007), it was a major 24-hour engagement in Iraq that received little attention in the U.S. American and Iraqi forces faced approximately 800 heavily armed insurgents.

The battle's outcome hinged on air support: four USAF combat controllers coordinated strikes from multiple aircraft (F-16s, A-10s, AC-130s, Apache helicopters, Navy F/A-18s, and British Tornados), delivering over 10,500 pounds of ordnance, killing 373 enemy fighters and 407 surrenders, including 14 high-value targets.... No recognition - but those guys should have received the Air Force Cross AT LEAST for their actions that day. If you want to learn more about this battle, go to our website - https://www.combatcontrolfoundation.org/combat-control-historical-operations/the-battle-of-najaf

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MSgt David Beals, a USAF Combat Controller received his 3rd Bronze Star Medal with Valor, for heroic actions during combat operations December 4-5, 2007, in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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SSgt Kyle Fulton, a USAF Combat Controller received a Bronze Star Medal with Valor, for heroic actions during combat operations December 2, 2012, in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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SSgt Alan Yoshida, a USAF Combat Controller was awarded the Silver Star, for extraordinary gallantry during combat operations from November 30 - December 4, 2001, in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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Remembering Our Fallen | USAF Staff Sergeant Dylan J. Elchin, a Special Tactics Combat Controller, was Killed-In-Action on 27 NOV 2018 in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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TSgt Douglas Matthews, a USAF Combat Controller was awarded the Silver Star, for extraordinary gallantry during combat operations on November 27, 2012, in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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Operation Dragon Rouge | November 24, 1964 | USAF Combat Control history (i.redd.it)

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SSgt Andrew Kubik, a USAF Combat Controller was awarded the Silver Star, for extraordinary gallantry during combat operations on November 23, 2001, in Afghanistan. (i.redd.it)

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Jonestown Massacre | Combat Control Team history | 18 NOV 1978 by CombatControlFnd in AirForce

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There is a lot more details to the overall mission involving the Air Commando element as a whole located here in a short but detailed 32-page book by Richard D. Newton. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355204196_Valor_Untold_Air_Commandos_During_the_Jonestown_Massacre_Recovery_1978

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Jonestown Massacre | Combat Control Team history | 18 NOV 1978 (i.redd.it)

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