The United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller, are an elite special operations force who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communication, as well as air traffic co
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Combat Controllers on dirtbikes
Two Combat Controllers watching an A-10 Thunderbolt II landing on the Jägala-Käravete Highway in Estonia, 2017
A Combat Controller wearing desert digital camouflage during MOUT training
John A. Chapman
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John Allan Chapman was a combat controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War
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…Technical Sergeant James J. Stanford was a pioneer during the Vietnam war who also helped reestablish Combat Controller techniques Master Sergeant John A. Chapman posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar in 2002. During the battle, he expertly coordinated air support…
Chapman in uniform
Chapman in Afghanistan
Chapman geared for a parachute jump
Chapman with an Afghan girl in a safehouse in Afghanistan