What It Means To Be a US Air Force Combat Controller, According to 4 Battle-Tested Combat Controllers
By Joshua Skovlund | December 30, 2020
US Air Force Special Operations Command is home to various special operations airmen, ranging from the world’s best weathermen to pararescue jumpers, aka PJs, who are regarded as some of the world’s most proficient and tactically sound search and rescue medics. One of the specialties that lives in the AFSOC community is the Combat Controller or CCT, an airman who can be the single factor that changes the tide of battle. This has been proven time and time again since Combat Controllers were established in 1953.
CCTs earn their coveted scarlet beret after successfully completing the various segments of training that make up the CCT pipeline. Airmen traversing the pipeline must become a combat diver, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed air traffic controller, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, and a free-fall parachutist, among many other skills.
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