Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) airmen and Combat Controllers (CCTs) are two elite units of the United States Air Force, each with unique roles and expertise. TACPs specialize in guiding airstrikes, ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The tactical air control party Officer Phase Two assessment took place for the first time from August 24 to 30 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The TOPT assessment ...

There’s a new movie, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, coming out this spring about a former Army Special Forces soldier who travels back to Afghanistan to rescue a former interpreter who saved his life. In ...

A female basic cadet crosses an obstacle during Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. A handful of female ...

The Air Force is seeking to eliminate nearly half of its elite Tactical Air Control Party over the next three years as it continues to retire the legendary A-10 Warthog aircraft. The special ...

Tactical air control party specialists provide overwatch of friendly forces using a PSN-13 global positioning system and an AN/PRC-117F multiband manpack radio. The Air Force this month activated a ...

TOWER BARRACKS, Germany - From supporting Gold Star families to hosting Memorial Day ceremonies, the U.S. military has a tradition of honoring men and women who gave their lives in service. For ...

A sixth woman has begun the Air Force's battlefield airman training program in hopes to become the service's first female Tactical Air Control Party airman, according to Air Education and Training ...

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – After an emergency board of directors meeting this week, the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police has suspended its executive director. It comes after the TACP Board of ...