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Combat Controller - CCT - Afghanistan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Weis
An Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Combat Controller (CCT) calls in close air support during an operation in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 2012.
More than 100 Afghan Commandos, supported by United States Special Operations Forces (SOF), swept an Afghan village for weapons and insurgent forces.
Combat Controllers are an integral element of U.S. special operations.
They are experts at calling in close air support from helicopters and fast attack aircraft as well as coordinating the movement of coalition aircraft such as helicopter medevac and C-130 resupply drops.
