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IAMA US Air Force Combat Controller, fresh out of the Pipeline. AMAA.
Air Traffic Control/Combat Control
US Airforce Combat Controllers
How much action do CCT/SR/ PJ see these days? Is it likely to see combat over the course of a contract in Air Force special tactics?
Considering switching over to active duty.