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Air Force combat controllers are a rare breed of elite specialists who accompany U.S. ground troops to serve as a liaison between those forces and the air support they rely on. 

Each combat controller is a fully qualified air traffic control expert, able to manage the complex air operations above a combat zone or remote airfield. 

Many also qualify as joint terminal attack control experts, coordinating airstrikes, reconnaissance and other forms of air support on behalf of the ground troops they accompany. 
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