An upcoming movie is in the works surrounding the heroic story of Technical Sergeant John Chapman, an Air Force Combat Controller that was awarded the Medal of Honor. Chapman, along with an accompanying Navy SEAL team, were the Quick Reaction Force tasked to rescue SEAL Neil Roberts during Operation Anaconda. Chapman is the first airman …
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The Air Force has identified the airman involved in a March 19th training fatality at the Air Force Dive School, located at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida. Airman First Class Keigan Baker, 24, was a Combat Controller assigned to the Special Tactics Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field. Baker went missing during a surface swim …
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Starting in April 2020, the Air Force will change how recruits enlist in Special Warfare specialties. The new changes provide a single lane for all AFSPECWAR recruits under the program name Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring (or SWOE-V) and removes specific AFSC enlistment. The new program affects Pararescue, Combat Control, Special Reconnaissance and Tactical Air …
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Known for his grit, loyalty, unwavering character, and the author of quick-witted military cadences, often referred to as “jodies,” Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin was tough, dedicated, and easy going—often making light of difficult situations. He was a good teammate, a selfless friend and a true patriot who expressed a willingness to lay down his life …
Courtesy: DVIDS Staff Sgt. Jorge Hernandez, 26, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, died in an off duty incident in Nashville, Tennessee, Tuesday (1 Jan 2019). The incident is currently under investigation. Hernandez enlisted in the United States Air Force as a Special Tactics combat controller on Feb. 29, 2012. …
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Personnel from Bagram Airfield and the Special Operations community gathered at the Memorial Courtyard at Camp Cunningham to recognize Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman. During the Medal of Honor commemoration ceremony, Airman from the 26th Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron (ESTS) remembered the courage and …
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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22. “We are gathered together this afternoon to pay tribute to a fallen warrior, a great warrior…and to award him …
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Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2002 fight against al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense released a video Aug. 9, 2018, of Chapman’s last stand against an entrenched foe.
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, MS, UNITED STATES 06.15.2018 Story by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly wasn’t born with a scarlet beret in one hand and a land-to-air communications radio in the other. In fact, being a combat controller wasn’t his idea of a dream job …
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