Team, we need your help as we assist one of our CCT families. Retired Air Force #CombatController Brandon Merriman was recently involved in a serious accident in Texas and sustained critical life-threatening injuries. Share and donate here: https://t.co/Cy2ENOU4ae #CombatControl

Grubbnäsudden, Sweden (Jan. 16–19, 2022): Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron sharpen their ability to operate in extreme environments. #FirstThere #CombatControl #CCT

California (Jan. 30, 2025): A Special Tactics Combat Controller from Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) established critical communication links with an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Emerald Warrior 25.1. #FirstThere #SpecialTactics #CombatControl

Thank you to our Combat Control Foundation Ambassador, @robertpatrickT2 for the care, awareness, and support you show to the combat control community. We are grateful to have you as a teammate. #FirstThere #CombatControl

In 2025, we established an initiative, Operation Buddy Check, to strengthen our community and check on our teammates. It is okay, to not be okay. No battle has to be fought alone. Check on your people. #FirstThere #CombatControl #BuddyCheck

San Antonio, Texas (Jan. 13, 2022): Col Mason Dula, Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) commander, hosted a ceremony at the Chapman Training Annex to commemorate the construction of a new $66.6 million aquatics training facility. #SpecialWarfare #CombatControl #FirstThere

CCT. MSgt John Chapman. Hero! #aloneatdawn #MOH #combatcontrol #RobertsRidge #justiceforjob #Slabinski is on the @MOHMuseum board of directors https://t.co/u9ArcOhANL

Hill Air Force Base, Utah (January 24, 2020): Special Tactics Combat Controllers executed Close Air Support (CAS) training during Exercise Emerald Warrior 20-1, validating terminal attack control procedures in a simulated arctic environment. #FirstThere #CombatControl

Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (Jan. 27, 2023): Special Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing conducted close-quarters battle (CQB) training to refine their room-clearing and tactical movement skills. #FirstThere #CombatControl #CCT

Today, we honor the memory of a remarkable friend and true hero, Alan Yoshida. Alan was instrumental in the very foundation of the Combat Control Foundation. Although Alan is no longer with us, his legacy endures. Visit: https://t.co/BdIfBPqCK6 #CombatControl #FirstThere #CCT

We remember and honor Staff Sergeant Dylan J. Elchin, a Special Tactics Combat Controller who made the ultimate sacrifice on November 27, 2018, in Afghanistan. Learn more about Dylan here: https://t.co/UXyc6FzNo7 #NeverForget #DylanElchin #USAF #FirstThere #CombatControl

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In the early morning hours of January 11, 2018, for his extraordinary heroism, TSgt Michael Perolio was awarded the Silver Star—one of the nation’s highest honors for valor. Learn more about his actions that day: https://t.co/AC424Pjz9j #FirstThere #CombatControl #SpecialTactics

Grubbnäsudden, Sweden (January 14, 2022): Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron conducted "ice bath" recovery training in a frozen lake to master cold-water immersion and self-extrication. #FirstThere #CombatControl #CCT

Avon Park, Florida (January 15, 2019): Combat Controllers and other Special Tactics Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron conducted a village infiltration and site exploitation evolution during Emerald Warrior 19.1. #EmeraldWarrior #FirstThere #CombatControl #Pararescue

In January 2007, an operation by Iraqi forces near Najaf, Iraq, spiraled into one of the most intense, large-scale engagements of Operation Iraqi Freedom. #FirstThere #CombatControl #SpecialTactics Learn more about the battle this day, please visit: https://t.co/B0V6ISriYi

Tora Bora Region, Afghanistan (December 6-20, 2001): TSgt Michael C. Stockdale, a Combat Controller assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Silver Star Medal for extraordinary gallantry. Learn more: https://t.co/BQ3cVtpYN2 #FirstThere #CombatControl #USAF

Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (Jan. 27, 2023): Special Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing performed Military Free Fall (MFF) training walk-throughs aboard an HC-130J Combat King II. #FirstThere #CombatControl #CCT

Hurlburt Field, Florida (OTD 2019): Combat Controllers and other Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing executed high-speed infiltration and Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) maneuvers utilizing a CV-22 Osprey #SpecialTactics #FirstThere #CombatControl