Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt Alan T. Yoshida, a combat controller who was awarded the Silver Star as one of the original special operations soldiers that routed the Taliban in 2001, died ...

An Air Force combat controller dodged bullets, artillery shells and even direct fire from enemy tanks as he coordinated U.S. firepower against an oncoming battalion of Russian and Syrian tanks and ...

SAN ANTONIO – They’ve fought for you in some of the most hostile areas in the world. But now that they’re home, they need your help. Have you heard of Combat Controllers? According to the U.S. Air ...

SAN DIEGO — A ceremony was held at the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial on Wednesday morning to honor 22 Combat Controllers who were killed in action. At the service a plaque was dedicated in the honor ...

SAN ANTONIO -- An Air Force combat controller credited with protecting a 100-man special operations unit with precision airstrikes during an intense Afghanistan firefight received a Silver Star on ...

Among other things, the Vietnam War ushered in a new type of threat to U.S. airbases in forward deployed locations. Clearly defined front lines and safe rear areas were absent. Thus, the North ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has initiated ground evaluations for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, a step in incorporating autonomous capabilities into its future operations. These tests ...