USAF Comabt Controller Training

Training

Combat controllers complete the same technical training as all air traffic controllers. Plus the following physical and specialized training:

Air Traffic Control School, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. -- This is the same 15 and a half-week course that all other air traffic controllers attend. This is the core skill of a combat controller's job.
U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. -- Trainees learn the basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop in a three-week course.
U.S. Air Force Basic Survival School, Fairchild AFB, Wash. -- This two and a half-week course teaches basic survival techniques for remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques, which enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments and return home.
Combat Control School, Pope AFB, N.C. -- This 12-week course provides final combat controller qualifications. Training includes land navigation, communications, assault zones, demolitions, small unit tactics, parachute operations, water operations and field tactics.
Air Force Special Operations Command Advanced Skills Training -- Advanced Skills Training employs a "warrior training warrior" philosophy, teaching the skills necessary for successful service in the Special Tactics community during this year-long course. Training includes preparation for the Army Combat Divers and the Military Freefall Parachutist Schools. Also included is training in advanced communications and navigational aids, employment techniques, weapons training and small unit tactics.
U.S. Army Combat Diver Qualification Course, Key West, Fla. -- Trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba to infiltrate areas undetected in this four-week course. The school provides training to depths of 130 feet, developing maximum underwater mobility under various operating conditions.
U.S. Navy Underwater Egress Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. -- This one-day course teaches how to safely escape from an aircraft that has ditched in the water. Instruction includes principles, procedures and techniques necessary to get out of a sinking aircraft.
U.S. Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. -- This five-week course instructs free fall parachuting (high altitude, low opening or HALO) using the high performance ram air canopy. The course provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on student stability, aerial maneuvers, air sense, and parachute opening procedures. Each student receives a minimum of 30 free fall jumps including two day and night jumps with supplemental oxygen, rucksack and load bearing equipment.


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		Training Combat controllers complete the same technical training as all air traffic controllers. Plus the following physical and specialized training: Air Traffic Control School, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. -- This is the same 15 and a half-week course that all other air traffic controllers attend. This is the core skill of a combat controller's job. U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. -- Trainees learn the basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop in a three-week course. U.S. Air Force Basic Survival School, Fairchild AFB, Wash. -- This two and a half-week course teaches basic survival techniques for remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques, which enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments and return home. Combat Control School, Pope AFB, N.C. -- This 12-week course provides final combat controller qualifications. Training includes land navigation, communications, assault zones, demolitions, small unit tactics, parachute operations, water operations and field tactics. Air Force Special Operations Command Advanced Skills Training -- Advanced Skills Training employs a "warrior training warrior" philosophy, teaching the skills necessary for successful service in the Special Tactics community during this year-long course. Training includes preparation for the Army Combat Divers and the Military Freefall Parachutist Schools. Also included is training in advanced communications and navigational aids, employment techniques, weapons training and small unit tactics. U.S. Army Combat Diver Qualification Course, Key West, Fla. -- Trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba to infiltrate areas undetected in this four-week course. The school provides training to depths of 130 feet, developing maximum underwater mobility under various operating conditions. U.S. Navy Underwater Egress Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. -- This one-day course teaches how to safely escape from an aircraft that has ditched in the water. Instruction includes principles, procedures and techniques necessary to get out of a sinking aircraft. U.S. Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. -- This five-week course instructs free fall parachuting (high altitude, low opening or HALO) using the high performance ram air canopy. The course provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on student stability, aerial maneuvers, air sense, and parachute opening procedures. Each student receives a minimum of 30 free fall jumps including two day and night jumps with supplemental oxygen, rucksack and load bearing equipment.