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Mutt & Stuff
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Mutt & Stuff
Genre
Children's television series
Created by
Sid and Marty Krofft
Bradley Zweig
Starring
Calvin Millan[1]
Puppeteers:
Meegan Godfrey
Donna Kimball
Drew Massey
Victor Yerrid
Opening theme
"Let's Go to Dog School"
Ending theme
"Let's Go to Dog School"
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
67
Production
Executive producer(s)
Bradley Zweig
Cesar Millan
Sid and Marty Krofft
Editor(s)
Jeff Murphy, Katie Boyum
Running time
21 minutes
Production company(s)
Sid and Marty Krofft Pictures
Cesar's Way Productions
Nickelodeon Productions
Distributor
Viacom Media Networks
Release
Original network
Nick Jr.
Original release
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) – present
External links
Website
www.nickjr.com/mutt-and-stuff/
Mutt & Stuff is an American children's television series airing on Nick Jr. The series premiered on March 6, 2015, with an hour-long pilot[2] and began airing regularly on July 10, 2015.[3] It was created by Sid and Marty Krofft (in their first new product in over a decade) and Bradley Zweig. It stars Calvin Millan, the son of the series producer Cesar Millan. On February 5, 2017, the show was put on hiatus, with no word on season 3.[4]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Characters
2.1 Guest characters
2.2 Other characters
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2015–17)
3.2 Season 2 (2016–17)
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links
Plot[edit]
Calvin Millan and his giant talking dog, Stuff, are in charge of a school for dogs. They are best friends.[5]
Characters[edit]
Calvin (portrayed by Calvin Millan) - The dog school's teenage teacher.
Stuff (performed by Meegan Godfrey, face-performed and voiced by Drew Massey) - Calvin's giant stuffed dog and best friend. In the double-length special "H.R. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff," it is revealed that his uncle is the title character of the Kroffts' earlier series H.R. Pufnstuf.[6] He is very similar in appearance to Pufnstuf as well.
Zoe and Davenport (performed by Donna Kimball and Drew Massey) - Two cats who comment on the action from a tree outside the dog school where they often exchanging jokes, similar to the characters of Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show. They have a tendency to fall out of their tree while laughing at their own jokes while stating that they are OK. They also wear glasses.
Zippy (performed by Jumpy) - Calvin's pet dog.
Cesar (portrayed by Cesar Millan) - Calvin's father.
Melvin (performed by Victor Yerrid) - A red, talking fire hydrant that's outside the dog school. Tells Jokes.
Grandma (performed by Kuma) - The dog in charge of the puppies while Calvin and Stuff are with the adult dogs.
Bow Wow (voiced by Victor Yerrid) - The automated A.I. of the Bow Wow Chow Snack Machine that appears in later episodes.
Marty and Sid (performed by Drew Massey and Victor Yerrid) - Two creepy talking trees that were a gift from Stuff's uncle H.R. Pufnstuf that live on the playground. They are named after the show's creators, Sid & Marty Krofft
Noodles (performed by Donna Kimball) - A mouse who lives in the wall next to the puppy tunnel; he loves to play jokes by pulling a rope and having confetti fall all over.
Junior Shades - A small dog who wears sunglasses. He appears in the episode "Dogs on a Plane" as co-captain with Zippy. He appears again in "Sherdog Bones" as a student at Mutt and Stuff.
Guest characters[edit]
Marco (portrayed by Ashton Arbab) - Calvin's cousin.
H.R. Pufnstuf (face performed by Donna Kimball, performed by Mary Karcz, voiced by Randy Credico) - Stuff's uncle who's from Living Island in the Krofft Series H.R. Pufnstuf
Freddy the Flute (performed by Donna Kimball) - H.R. Pufnstuf's magic talking flute.
Cling and Clang (performed by Arturo Gil and Joseph S. Griffo) - H.R. Pufnstuf's Rescue Racer Crew. Like the original series, they never speak.
Olive - A skunk that appears in the episode "Bring In Da Noise, "Bring In Da Skunk. All the dogs are scared of and they won't get along. After Noodles disguised Olive, The dogs got along with (Olive) also known as Shirley. While Calvin and the dogs were dancing Olive's dress fell off. All the dogs were scared. Calvin got confused, The dogs did a nose-to-nose with Calvin. Then the dogs were not scared of Olive anymore. And they found out that they could keep her.
Wally Whiskers - A comedian that appears in the episode, "Sit Stay, Stand Up".
Meow Meow Kitty- A villainous cat who takes over Mutt and Stuff, played Jon Heder in season 2.
Other characters[edit]
Clover (portrayed by Mila Brener) - Cuddles' owner.
Owen - Sunny's owner.
Luke (portrayed by Oskar Jacobs) - Dude's owner.
Dr. Christina (portrayed by Kristina Krofft) - The dogs' veterinarian.
Popcorn Vendor (portrayed by Omar von Muller) that appears at the end of the episodes.
Annie the animal rescuer who guest stars and later becomes a recurring character in season two (portrayed by Rachel Eggleston) An animal rescuer who befriends Stuff and the dogs
Episodes[edit]
One season has been ordered as of 2015.[7]
Season
Episodes
Originally aired (U.S. dates)
First aired
Last aired
1 40[8] July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
2 33[9] August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) TBA
Season 1 (2015–17)[edit]
No. in
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0
"Pilot[10]" Hugh Martin Bradley Zweig March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) 100[10] N/A
1
"Hip Hop Dogs[11]" Hugh Martin Dan Danko, Brian Elling & Corey Powell July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) 101[10] 1.31[12]
2
"A Pawsome Circus Show[11]" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) 105[10] 1.47[13]
3
"Zippy's Birthday Bash[11]" Jason DeVilliers Brian Elling July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) 104[10] 1.24[14]
Calvin puts together a surprise birthday party for his best friend, Zippy; Cesar gives Calvin some great advice that helps him find the perfect gift for his friend.
4
"The Fast & The Furriest[11]" Christian Jacobs Brian Elling July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) 111[10] 1.59[15]
Vroom Vroom! It's Race Day at Mutt & Stuff, and Calvin has invited race dog extraordinaire Mario Bonedretti to join in on the racing fun. The dogs learn a thing or two about playing by the rules when it's revealed that Mario may not be the rule-abiding champion he's made out to be.
5
"Doggy Movin'[11]" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07) 103[10] 1.58[16]
Calvin and the other dogs work to get Pixie moving when she won't come out of her carrier.
6
"Lady Woof Woof[11]" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) 110[10] 1.33[17]
A famous rockstar dog visits Mutt & Stuff
7
"A Goldfish Opportunity[11]" Christian Jacobs Brian Elling August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) 106[10] 1.08[18]
Stuff gets a goldfish and learns how to take care of it
8
"Class Picture Day[11]" Hugh Martin Dan Danko August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) 102[10] 1.11[19]
Today is the class Picture Day for Mutt and Stuff. Everyone will get to dress up for their picture. When Rocket and Princess Pickles are fighting over a pirate hat because they both want to be pirates for Picture Day, Calvin and Ceasar tell the two dogs to take turns.
9
"Doggy Dino[11]" Hugh Martin Corey Powell October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) 114[10] 1.05[20]
10
"Get Along Little Piggy[11]" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13) 112[10] 1.18[21]
The class welcomes a new student, a pig named Norman to Mutt & Stuff.
11
"Skate Doggin'[11]" Hugh Martin Corey Powell & Brian D. Clark October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) 117[10] 1.01[22]
Today is the day everyone gets to go to the skate park. However Rocket has never ridden a skateboard before and is a little nervous about skateboarding for the first time. Calvin helps Rocket overcomes his nervousness and gets him on a skateboard.
12
"Ninja Dog[11]" Jason DeVilliers Brian D. Clark October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) 119[10] 1.20[23]
13
"Cloudy with a Chance of Accidents[11]" Jason DeVilliers Dan Danko November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10) 108[10] 0.87[24]
14
"Achey Breaky Bark[11]" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) 109[10] 1.02[25]
15
"Veterinary Loves Company[11]" Hugh Martin Brian D. Clark November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) 113[10] 0.89[26]
When Mutt & Stuff began, Owen came up to Calvin and tells him that his dog Sonny is a little nervous about his visit to the vet. Stuff appears to be nervous when Calvin told him that he is going to the vet too with Sonny. So to avoid going to the vet, Stuff does many needless stuff. Calvin and Ceasar manage to calm down the dogs by saying that dogs will react on how they're acting and that going to the vet isn't scary at all.
16
"I Bark of Genie[11]" Hugh Martin Dan Danko November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) 107[10] 0.86[27]
17
"A Very Mutty Christmas[11]" Jason DeVilliers Brian D. Clark December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11) 124[10] 0.92[28]
Today is Christmas Eve at Mutt & Stuff. Calvin explains to Stuff that Little Cricket ( or Cricket as he was called) has never seen snow before. The class read a story about Phil the Snow Dog who can magically makes snow for dogs who has Christmas spirit. When Stuff wishes for Cricket to see snow, it was magically snowing outside! The class all went to play in the snow and they found out that it was Phil the Snow Dog who makes snow at Mutt & Stuff because Stuff used his wish to wish for Cricket to see snow for the first time.
18
"Mutt & Stuff Express[11]" Hugh Martin Dan Danko January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) 119[10] 1.13[29]
19
"Cleo Kibble[11]" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) 120[10] 1.06[30]
When Calvin broke the Bow Wow chow snack machine trying to speed it up when he forgot snack time for the Mutt and Stuff picnic. He summons Cleo Kibble to help him fix the snack machine.
20
"Princess & the Cone[11]" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) 123[10] 0.90[31]
Today is Royal Day at Mutt & Stuff and everyone is excited especially Princess Pickles. But Dr. Christina said that Princess Pickles has a rash and has to wear the cone for a whole week. The class tried playtime, snacktime, and dance class, but the cone seems to be in the way. Finally, they have arts & crafts and turn Princess Pickles' cone into a collar for a queen. They Royal Day begins and there's Sir Zippy, Stuff the dragon, King Rocket and finally Queen Pickles. They learn that you can make something that's in the way part of the fun.
21
"Take Me to your Pack Leader[11]" Jason DeVilliers Evan Sinclair January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) 116[10] 0.90[32]
At Mutt & Stuff, the class gets a special visit from an alien dog named Wagnoid from the planet Sniff. Wagnoid came to find out why Mutt & Stuff is the greatest dog school in the galaxy. When Stuff accidentally broke Wagnoid's ship, Calvin and the class volunteered to help fix Wagnoid's ship so he can fly home to planet Sniff.
22
"Game of Bones[11]" Hugh Martin Dan Danko January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) 118[10] 1.18[33]
Today is the day of the Doggy Olympics and Grumbles is afraid that he might not do well in the Doggy Games. Calvin's younger cousin Marco volunteered to watch the other dogs and Stuff while Calvin helps Grumbles get over his fear of competing in the Doggy Olympics.
23
"Dogs on a Plane[11]" Hugh Martin Brian D. Clark January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) 121[10] 1.07[34]
The dogs take a plane ride to Hawaii
24
"H.R. Pufnstuf Visits Mutt & Stuff[11]" Hugh Martin Amara Nolan February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15) 125[10] N/A
The class is getting ready for the arrival of Stuff's uncle H.R. Pufnstuf. When Pufnstuf arrives, Calvin shows him Mutt and Stuff. Stuff thinks that he's not important to his uncle. In the end, Calvin made Stuff the mayor of Mutt and Stuff to show Stuff that he's important too.
25
"Welcome Noodles![11]" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23) 127[10] N/A
Calvin and the dogs tried to include their new class pet, a mouse named Noodles in all of their activities.
26
"Lights! Camera! Bark![11]" Christian Jacobs Evan Sinclair February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25) 128[10] N/A
Guest starring Oscar Nunez
27
"Sherdog Bones[11]" Jason DeVilliers Julia Prescott March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) 122[10] N/A
When things starts to go missing, Calvin and the dogs become detectives to solve the mystery and get their stuffs back.
28
"Goat in 60 Seconds![11]" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10) 132[10] N/A
When Stuff loses Jenny Jasper's prize-winning goat, Bubba. The class tried to find Bubba for the cutest goat competition.
29
"Pool Party[11]" Hugh Martin Brian D. Clark June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) 140[10] N/A
30
"Super Doggy Adoption[11]" Hugh Martin Julia Prescott July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) 126[10] 1.42[35]
31
"Puppy Pirates![11]" Shannon Flynn Brian D. Clark July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) 133[10] N/A
32
"Amusement Bark[11]" Christian Jacobs Corey Powell August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) 129[10] N/A
33
"World Pup[11]" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12) 131[10] N/A
34
"Gabi's Groom-A-Thon[11]" Christian Jacobs Brian D. Clark August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) 130[10] N/A
35
"Dogs in Space[11]" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01) 139[10] N/A
36
"Ruffin' It Camping[11]" Jason DeVilliers Dan Danko September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 135[10] N/A
The dogs go camping at Mutt & Stuff
37
"Ba-a-a-ack To School![11]" Christian Jacobs Corey Powell September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) 138[10] N/A
38
"Sick As A Dog[11]" Jason DeVilliers Dan Danko October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04) 136[10] N/A
Calvin has come down with a cold! So, Stuff and Marco needed a way to help make Calvin feel better and operate Mutt & Stuff for him.
39
"Dinner With Cesar[11]" Christian Jacobs Evan Sinclair October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06) 137[10] 0.84[36]
40
"Fire Dogs[11]" Shannon Flynn Dan Danko January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30) 134[10] 0.75[37]
Season 2 (2016–17)[edit]
No. in
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code
U.S. viewers
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41
"Basketball Dogs vs. the Harlem Globetrotters" Hugh Martin Dan Danko August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) 206[10] 1.07[38]
42
"The Happy Hallowoof Party" Jason DeVilliers Brian D. Clark October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) 220[10] 1.08[39]
43
"Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Skunk" Hugh Martin Corey Powell January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31) 202[10] 0.78[40]
44
"Doggy Adventure Day" Christian Jacobs Brian D. Clark February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01) 204[10] 0.75[41]
45
"Sit, Stay, Stand Up!" Hugh Martin Dan Danko February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02) 205[10] 0.82[42]
46
"Roller Dogs" Christian Jacobs Corey Powell March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13) 203[10] 1.24[43]
47
"Grandma's Day Off" Christian Jacobs Evan Sinclair March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 211[10] 1.00[44]
48
"Annie To The Rescue" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15) 209[10] 1.03[45]
49
"Doggy Dining Disaster!" Hugh Martin Corey Powell March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16) 213[10] 1.01[46]
50
"Doggy Mermaid Island" Hugh Martin Brian D. Clark March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) 210[10] 1.04[47]
51
"Cowboy" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01) 201[10] 0.75[48]
52
"H.R. Pufnstuf's Happy Tree Jamboree" Jason DeVilliers Brian D. Clark May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) 207[10] 0.71[49]
53
"Putt & Stuff" Jason DeVilliers Dan Danko May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03) 208[10] 0.77[50]
54
"Woof Out!" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) 212[10] 0.82[51]
55
"The Wag 4 Rock Concert" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) 214[10] 1.18[52]
56
"A Chew Toy Fairy-Tail" Jason DeVilliers Brian D. Clark June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20) 215[10] 1.20[53]
57
"Hocus Puppy Pocus" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) 216[10] 1.17[54]
58
"Dog Star Challenge" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) 217[10] 1.20[55]
59
"Doggy Gymnastics!" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko & Evan Sinclair July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) 231[10] N/A
60
"Construction Dogs!" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair & Margaret Hoffman July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) 218[10] N/A
61
"Hop Dog" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) 219[10] N/A
62
"The Woof Zone!" Hugh Martin Evan Sinclair July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) 221[10] N/A
63
"Superhero Dogs!" Hugh Martin Dan Danko July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20) 222[10] N/A
64
"Surprise Birthday Balloon Bash!" Jason DeVilliers Corey Powell August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07) 224[10] N/A
65
"Twin Day!" Shannon Flynn Sindy Boveda-Spackman August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) 225[10] N/A
66
"Get Up And Bark!" Christian Jacobs Corey Powell August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09) 226[10] N/A
67
"CannonDOG Run!" Christian Jacobs Dan Danko August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10) 227[10] N/A
68
"Pixie I Shrunk the Class" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBD
Awards[edit]
2016: Mutt & Stuff was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series and Outstanding Directing in a Children’s or Preschool Children’s Series[56]
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United States Air Force Combat Control Team
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U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team
U.S. Air Force Combat Control flash (colorized)
Active
January 1953 – present
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Special Operations Force
Role
Command and Control, Communications, Direct Action, Combat Search and Rescue, Air Support, Light Infantry, Hostage Rescue,Airfield Assault Zone establishment, special reconnaissance, Air traffic control, fire support
Size
360[1]
Part of
United States Special Operations Command
Air Force Special Operations Command
Nickname(s)
CCT, Air Commando
Motto(s)
"First There"[2]
Color of Beret
Scarlet Red
Engagements
Korean War
Vietnam War
Invasion of Grenada
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War
Operation Gothic Serpent
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
Afghanistan War
Iraq War
Insignia
Combat Controller scarlet beret with beret flash
United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller (CCT) (AFSC 1C2X1), are American special operations forces (specifically known as "special tactics operators") who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communication, including air traffic control, fire support (including fixed and rotary wing close air support), and command, control, and communications in covert, forward, or austere environments.[2][3]
Assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons and Special Tactics Teams along with Pararescuemen, Special Operations Weather Technicians, and Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) operators, Combat Controllers are an integral part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the Air Force component of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Trained in underwater and maritime operations, freefall parachuting, and many other deployment methods, Combat Controllers are often assigned individually or as a team to Army Special Forces, Army Ranger, Navy SEAL, and Delta Force teams to provide expert airfield seizure, airstrike control, and communications capabilities.[4]
Combat Controllers are FAA-certified air traffic controllers and maintain proficiency throughout their career.[2] Along with TACPs, many Combat Controllers also qualify and maintain proficiency as joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) where they call in and direct air strikes, close air support and fire support.[5] Out of the seven Air Force Crosses awarded since the Global War on Terror started in 2001, five have been awarded to Combat Controllers for extraordinary heroism in combat.
Contents
1 Motto
2 Mission
3 Training
3.1 Initial training
3.2 Advanced training
4 Assigned units
5 History
5.1 Pathfinders during World War II
5.2 Korean War and birth of USAF CCTs
5.3 Vietnam War
5.4 Butterflies
5.5 Cold War era
5.6 Modern era
6 Notable Combat Controllers
7 CCT in popular culture
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Motto[edit]
CCT Motto: "First There", which reaffirms the Combat Controller's commitment to undertaking the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines by leading the way for other forces to follow.[2]
Mission[edit]
Air Force Special Operations Command's Combat Controllers are battlefield airmen assigned to special tactics squadrons. They are trained special operations forces and certified Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers.[2][3][6] The mission of a Combat Controller is to deploy undetected into combat and hostile environments to conduct special reconnaissance, establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command, control, and communications and forward air control. They deploy with air and ground forces in support of direct action, such as counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance, and combat search and rescue. Combat Controllers employ all-terrain vehicles, amphibious vehicles, weapons and demolitions in pursuit of their objectives, which may include obstacle destruction.[2][3]
Training[edit]
Combat Controller training, which is nearly two years long, is among the most rigorous in the US military. The CCT pipeline has a wash out rate upwards of 90–95%, mostly due to self-eliminations, injuries sustained during training, and academic failures. The Air Force is working to lower the washout rate through proper education, testing and rigorous pre-pipeline training.[7][8]
Combat Controllers maintain air traffic controller qualification skills throughout their career in addition to other special operations skills. Many qualify and maintain proficiency as joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs). Their 35-week initial training and unique mission skills earn them the right to wear the scarlet beret and their 3 skill level (apprentice). From that point they attend a 12–15-month advanced skill training course to obtain their 5 skill level (journeyman). Once they complete AST their training pipeline is finished and they are mission-ready Combat Controllers.[2][6]
Initial training[edit]
An Air Force Combat Controller wearing desert digital camouflage conducts a patrol exercise during MOUT training.
The first course Combat Controller trainees attend after the 8.5-week Basic Military Training is the two-week-long Combat Control Selection Course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The selection course focuses on sports physiology, nutrition, basic exercises, combat control history and fundamentals.[2][6]
The second course in the CCT pipeline is the Combat Control Operator Course located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Operator course is 15.5 weeks long. The Operator course teaches aircraft recognition and performance, air navigation aids, weather, airport traffic control, flight assistance service, communication procedures, conventional approach control, radar procedures and air traffic rules.[2][6]
After the Operator course the trainee attends the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. In the three-week course the trainees learn basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop.[2][6]
The next course after Airborne School is the Air Force Basic Survival School located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. SERE School lasts three weeks. The course teaches techniques for survival in remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques that enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments, and return alive.[2][6]
The last course in the Combat Control pipeline is the Combat Control School located at Pope Field, North Carolina. The CCT School is thirteen weeks long and it provides the final Combat Controller qualifications. The training includes physical training, small unit tactics, land navigation, communications, assault zones, demolitions, fire support and field operations including parachuting. Graduates of Combat Control school are awarded their 3-skill level (apprentice) on their Air Force Specialty Code, scarlet beret and CCT flash.[2][6] The Benini Heritage Center Fund Raising effort supports education and training at the Combat Control School.
Advanced training[edit]
After the Combat Controller gains their three level they attend Special Tactics Advanced Skills Training for 12 to 15 months as part of the Special Tactics Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Advanced Skills Training is a program for newly assigned Combat Controllers, Pararescuemen and Special Operations Weather Technicians. AST produces mission-ready operators for Air Force Special Operations Command and United States Special Operations Command. The AST schedule is broken down into four phases: water, ground, employment and full mission profile. The course tests the trainee's personal limits through demanding mental and physical training.[2][6]
During Advanced Skills Training Combat Controllers (along with SOWT) attend two more advanced courses. Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona for five weeks. The course instructs free fall parachuting procedures. It also provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on student stability, aerial maneuvers, air sense, parachute opening procedures and parachute canopy control.[2][6] They also attend Air Force Combat Diver School which is hosted at the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida. Combat Diver School is six weeks long. After completion of Combat Diver School trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba and closed circuit diving equipment to covertly infiltrate denied areas. The course provides training to depths of 130 feet, stressing development of maximum underwater mobility under various operating conditions.[2][6] A class of CCTs and PJs at the Air Force Combat Diver School was covered by Discovery Channel's program Surviving the Cut during season two, which originally aired 25 July 2011.
Assigned units[edit]
Once Combat Controllers complete advanced training they are assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons across Air Force Special Operations Command.[2]
Active Duty units
Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida
24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina
22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington state
23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
26th Special Tactics Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico
724th Special Tactics Group, Pope Field, North Carolina
24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina
353d Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan
320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
352d Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
321st Special Tactics Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
Air National Guard units
123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Louisville IAP/Louisville ANGB, Kentucky (Kentucky Air National Guard)
125th Special Tactics Squadron, Portland IAP/Portland ANGB, Oregon (Oregon Air National Guard)
History[edit]
Pathfinders during World War II[edit]
See also: Pathfinder (military) § United States
Emblem of the USAAF 1st Air Commando Group
United States Army pathfinders originated in 1943 during World War II out of need for accurate airdrops after several mishaps occurred in the airborne assault on the Sicilian city of Gela during the allied invasion of Sicily. The 82nd Airborne Division performed a nighttime airborne assault outside of Gela. Due to poor visual references and high winds exceeding 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) two battalions landed 30 miles from their drop zone and a third battalion landed over 55 miles from their drop zone.[9] Undeterred by the flawed airdrop, the paratroopers were still able to hinder the German counterattack to allow for the allies' amphibious assault to gain a foothold on the beach.[10]
General James M. Gavin, who was the Deputy Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, created the Army Pathfinders to ensure airborne operations are more successful in getting the paratroopers at the designated drop zone. These pathfinders preceded main assault forces into objective areas and drop zones in teams to provide weather information and visual guidance to inbound aircraft through the use of high-powered lights, flares and smoke pots, burning buckets of gas-soaked sand and the Eureka beacon.[2][5] The pathfinder teams consisted of eight to twelve pathfinders along with six soldiers who provided security for the pathfinders while they set up their equipment and aided paratroopers, gliders and planes in reaching their designated drop zones. Pathfinders were first successfully used later in the Sicilian campaign. During the Normandy invasion pathfinders jumped in prior to the main airborne assault force and guided 13,000 paratroopers to their designated drop zones. Pathfinders were used during Operation Market Garden to secure several key bridges required for advancing allied ground units. During the Battle of the Bulge pathfinders enabled an aerial resupply of the 101st Airborne Division.[10][11]
In a history of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion's wartime actions titled Stand in the Door! The Wartime History of the 509th Parachute Infantry, authors and 509th veterans Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart provided an alternative history on how the first U.S. Army pathfinder unit was formed.
[General James] Gavin likes to claim credit for "inventing" Pathfinders, pointing to bad drops in Sicily as the cause. Let us set the record straight: The 509th, the world's most experienced bad drop specialists, first saw the need for them. Pathfinders were separate teams of "advance men" who jumped in ahead of main forces to set up beacons and other guides to incoming aircraft.
The 509th's Scout Company was the first specialized Pathfinder group. In the U.S. Army, it started the training and experimentation necessary to develop the concept at Oujda. With fragments of practical knowledge from the British Airborne, company commander Captain Howland and his XO 1st Lt. Fred E. Perry worked hard to develop usable techniques. Perry recalls: "Everyone knew through hard experience that the Air Corps needed help to drop us on the correct drop zone. We organized the Scout Company for this purpose. This was later made into a Scout Platoon under my command, consisting of 10 enlisted and myself. We were equipped with a British homing radio and U.S. Navy Aldis lamps, which radiated a beam to guide planes. We trained on this procedure until the invasion at Salerno.
In the meantime, the 82d Airborne Division arrived from the States on May 10 and camped near the 509th at Oujda. We were attached to them. The 82d would not buy our Scout Platoon idea, but they sure found out in a hurry after Sicily that we really had something that was needed.
At the time, Major General Matthew Ridgway and his "All-American" staff thought they knew it all. Impressed with themselves, although they were not jumpers or experienced glider troopers, they airily dismissed the 509th and its fresh combat experiences, as well as any nonstandard/Limey concept. They would learn the hard way.[12]
The pathfinders in the Pacific campaign operated slightly differently than their European pathfinder counterparts and pioneered a number of military "firsts". President Franklin D. Roosevelt, amidst the Quebec Conference in August 1943, was impressed by British General Orde Wingate's account of what could be accomplished in Burma with proper air support.[13] To comply with Roosevelt's proposed air support for British long range penetration operations in Burma, the United States Army Air Forces created the 5318th Air Unit to support the Chindits. In March 1944, they were designated the 1st Air Commando Group by USAF General Hap Arnold. Arnold chose Colonel John R. Alison and Colonel Philip Cochran as co-commanders of the Air Commando Group.[14][15]
Combat Controllers in Vietnam featured on the cover of a 1968 issue of Airman Magazine.
In 1944 the strategy decided upon by the allied forces for the Burma Campaign consisted of fortified compounds inside Japanese territory due to increasing large Japanese patrols along the border.[16] This change was in part forced upon them by strengthened Japanese patrols along the Burmese frontier, making a repeat of the successful infiltration in 1943 unlikely.[16] In an imaginative move prompted by Colonel Philip Cochran's assurance that he could transport both troops and supplies by glider,[17] Wingate arranged for the bulk of the force to enter Burma by air, greatly accelerating the force's ability to reach its target objectives.[18] The pathfinders would land in gliders in preselected open fields in Burma, and prepare them for large-scale landings by transport aircraft. The air support provided by Cochran and Alison proved critical to the success of the operation.[19] In three months, 600 sorties by Dakota transport aircraft transferred 9,000 troops, 1,300 pack animals and 245 tons of supplies to landing zones across Burma. Many of the soldiers who would later fight in Operation Thursday. The Air Commandos in Burma would achieve numerous military "firsts" such as; ground forces coordinating air strikes via radio, medevacing wounded by air. When the Burma road was reopened in January 1945 the Air Commandos were inactivated in preparation for the invasion of mainland Japan.[15]
The term "Combat Control Team" comes from World War II where allied troop-carrier squadrons developed gliderborne teams called Combat Control Teams. A Combat Control Team consisted of one glider pilot and four enlisted technicians. They utilized a jeep and a trailer-mounted radio to pass critical information to aircraft. The first time they were used was during Operation Varsity in 1945, when two teams with the 18th Airborne Corps infiltrated German lines. They established forward airfields where they supported resupply operations and provided airfield control.[10]
Korean War and birth of USAF CCTs[edit]
When the U.S. Air Force became a separate service in 1947, Air Force pathfinders were assigned to a provisional Pathfinder Squadron. The Air Force looked for ways to get rid of pathfinders, believing that electronic navigation aids could replace them and the pathfinders role became increasingly neglected by the Air Force. During the Korean War pathfinders were only used in the three main airdrops early in the war. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the Air Force and Army leadership were at odds about which service would have ownership of the pathfinder mission. The Department of Defense eventually sided with the Air Force having full control of all air traffic control duties. Despite the resolution the Army never inactivated their pathfinder units which has subsequently become more specialized towards helicopters. After the DOD sided with the Air Force being chosen for the pathfinder mission they expected six teams of pathfinders to be formed from Army-to-Air Force transfers but only got eleven men, enough to form one team. In 1953 the Pathfinder Squadron was discontinued and the pathfinder team was assigned to the 1st Aerial Port Squadron and officially designated a Combat Control Team.[20]
The Army and Air Force remained at odds regarding pathfinder and CCT roles. In August 1953 the 10th Special Forces Group refused to allow CCTs to join in their joint tactical missions held at Dobbins AFB, Georgia. As a result, Tactical Air Command stopped all Army airlift missions until the Army allowed the CCTs to take part.[20]
While the career field was still young and lacking in manpower from so few Army pathfinder transfers, Air Force headquarters solicited from the radio maintenance career field for more Combat Controllers. It was also stipulated that Combat Controllers would have to attend air traffic control school if they would be controlling aircraft from the ground. Because of their job, Combat Controllers had to have either an air traffic control AFSC or a radio maintenance AFSC in addition to jump school to become a Combat Controller. This gave rise to blousing trousers and wearing paratrooper boots, a tradition that still exists to the present.[20]
The first time a Combat Control Team was utilized was during the 1958 Lebanon crisis to combat communist expansion and bolster the pro-Western Lebanese government.
Vietnam War[edit]
See also: Forward air controllers in the Vietnam War, Butterfly/Raven Forward Air Controllers, and Laotian Civil War
In the Vietnam War, Combat Controllers helped assure mission safety and expedited air traffic flow during countless airlifts. Combat Controllers also flew as forward air guides in support of indigenous forces in Laos and Cambodia. It has been reported that Combat Controllers conducted covert forward air control for U.S. and allied aircraft performing interdiction missions against Communist troops and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
As tactical air strikes began to be used in Laos, it became apparent that for the safety of noncombatants, some means of control was necessary.[21] Beginning at least as early as July 1964, the absence of a close air support control system caused a variety of enterprising individuals to improvise procedures for marking bombing targets. At various times, ground markers (including bamboo arrows) and dropped smoke grenades were used. While some of these individuals had military training, such as the American Army Attaché, others had little or no specialized training in close air support. They varied in nationality, being Thai, Lao, or Hmong, as well as American.[22] Both Continental Air Services, Inc and Air America pilots would sometimes serve as ad hoc forward air controllers.[23]
Butterflies[edit]
To begin an operation of great secrecy, the U. S. Air Force originally forwarded four sergeants from Combat Control Teams in 1963. These sergeants turned in their uniforms and military identification and were supplied with false identification so they could work in civilian clothing. This process was designed to preserve the fiction of American non-involvement dubbed plausible deniability. Once "civilianized", the Butterflies flew in the right (co-pilot's) seat in Air America Helio Couriers and Pilatus Porters. They were often accompanied by a Lao or Thai interpreter in the back seat. The Air Commando sergeants directed the air strikes according to U. S. Air Force doctrine, using the radio call sign Butterfly.[citation needed]
Two of the Butterfly Air Force combat controllers were Master Sergeant Charles Larimore Jones, soon joined by Technical Sergeant James J. Stanford.[24] Another of the Butterflies was Major John J. Garrity, Jr., who in future would spend several years as the éminence grise of the American Embassy to Laos.[25] They, and their successors, ran air strikes without notice or objection until General William Momyer discovered that enlisted men were in charge of air strikes; at that point, he ordered their replacement with rated fighter pilots. By that time, the number of Butterflies had escalated to three pairs.[26] Both the impromptu strike controlling and the Butterfly effort ended with General Momyer's tirade in April 1966.[27]
Development of rules of engagement by the Embassy also threw more reliance on increased control over the in-country close air support. So did the introduction of an integrated close air support system for Southeast Asia in April 1966.[28] Also, beginning in April 1966, part of its effort to better direct air strikes, the U. S. Air Force installed four tactical air navigation systems in Laos to guide U. S. air strikes. One of these was emplaced on a mountain top at Lima Site 85, aimed across the border at Hanoi.[29]
Cold War era[edit]
As a result of the Iran hostage crisis, US President Jimmy Carter ordered a rescue mission of the 52 diplomats held captive at the embassy of the United States, Tehran. The rescue mission was deemed Operation Eagle Claw and took place on 24 April 1980. Its failure, and the humiliating public debacle that ensued, damaged US prestige worldwide.[30] The operation encountered many obstacles and was eventually aborted.
On 1 April 1980, three weeks before Operation Eagle Claw commenced, a U.S. Air Force Combat Controller, Major John T. Carney Jr., was flown in a Twin Otter to Desert One, a staging area in the South Khorasan Province of Iran, near Tabas by two CIA officers for a clandestine survey of an airstrip. Despite their casual approach to the mission, Carney successfully surveyed the airstrip, installed remotely operated infrared lights and a strobe to outline a landing pattern for pilots, and took soil samples to determine the load-bearing properties of the desert surface. At that time, the floor was hard-packed sand, but in the ensuing three weeks, an ankle-deep layer of powdery sand was deposited by sandstorms.[31][Note 1]
25 October 1983, Combat Controllers jumped into Point Saline's, Grenada, in Operation Urgent Fury. They were key to opening the airway for 1st Battalion & 2nd Battalion, 75th Rangers in taking the unfinished airport.
Modern era[edit]
Air Force Combat Controllers participating in Operation Enduring Freedom provide air traffic control to a C-130 taking off from a remote airfield.
Then-MSgt Bart Decker from the 23rd STS, on horseback in the Balkh valley, during the initial days of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
In 2004 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stated "some 85 percent of the air strikes in Operation Enduring Freedom were called in by Air Force Combat Controllers."[5] Combat Controllers have received three of the five awarded Air Force Crosses since the Global War on Terror started in 2001, all three occurred while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
On 6 October 2009 12 Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen began an 812-mile trek across the Southern U.S. called the Tim Davis/Special Tactics Memorial March. The march was in remembrance of Special Tactics airmen who lost their lives since the Global War on Terror began and to increase awareness about the Special Operations Warrior Foundation which funds the education of surviving children of Special Operations personnel who are killed in action or training. The march began at the Medina annex on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas where the Combat Control career field begins and finished at Hurlburt Field, Florida where they graduate from Advanced Skills Training and become full-fledged Combat Controllers. The airmen marched in two-man teams for 24 hours each carrying 50 lb ruck sacks. The march was just completed ten days later.[32]
Combat Controllers directing air traffic from a card table at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.
Within 24 hours of the 2010 Haiti earthquake a team of Combat Controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida arrived at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 28 minutes after arriving the Combat Controllers assumed authority of air traffic control duties to allow planes carrying humanitarian aid to land safely.[33][34] The Combat Controllers directed over 2,500 flights without incident from a card table using only hand radios.[33][35] Under their direction planes were able to take off and land every five minutes, bringing in over 4 million pounds of supplies.[34] The team leader of the Combat Controllers, Chief Master Sergeant Tony Travis, later was recognized as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2010 due to their efforts.[34][36]
Again in late 2011 18 CCTs and PJs made the trek from Lackland AFB to Hurlburt Field after losing three airman when their Chinook was shot down in 2011.[37] The airmen walked for 24 hours at a time in three person groups each carrying 50 lb ruck sacks, by the end of the trip the average airman had marched 144 miles.[38]
In June 2014, Combat Controllers were deployed to Iraq as part of the contingent of U.S. military advisors ordered to the country by President Barack Obama in the military effort against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[39]
Former commander of United States Special Operations Command, General Bryan D. Brown, commented on Combat Controllers in a May 2011 interview with the publication, The Year in Special Operations 2011-2012 Edition, stating: "During this kind of warfare[Global War on Terror] the USAF combat controller [CCT/TAC-P] guys really carried an incredible load. During the opening days in Afghanistan, we deployed some SF teams without a CCT, and the difference between those that had controllers and those that didn’t was dramatic. Quite frankly no one wants to go to war without them. They are admired, capable, and requested at a rate far greater than we could ever provide. Their efforts were critical in the early days of OEF and still are. Here is another force [whose] true impact on the battlefields around the world will never be known or appreciated. They are absolutely phenomenal."[40]
Notable Combat Controllers[edit]
Warrant Officer Charles Larimore Jones (14 May 1932 – 23 November 2006),[41] also known as Charlie Jones,[41] was an architect of the U.S. Air Force's forward air control doctrine, as well as one of its early practitioners during the Laotian Civil War. He was trained in forward air control techniques as a Combat Controller in 1954. In 1962, he was one of the Operation Jungle Jim volunteers who reestablished the Air Commandos. He was the first Combat Controller committed solely to support the U.S. Army Special Forces. Based on his experience, in 1963 he was assigned to Hurlburt Field to write the field manual on forward air control while expanding the Combat Controller curriculum.
Technical Sergeant John Chapman posthumously received the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar in 2002. On April 20, 2018, it was announced that the Air Force Cross would be upgraded to the Medal of Honor. He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.[42] On 8 April 2005 the Navy cargo ship Merlin was renamed the MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) in honor of him.[43]
Senior Airman Zachary Rhyner was the first living recipient of the Air Force Cross in the Global War on Terror. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Battle of Shok Valley on 6 April 2008 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.[44] According to the citation, during the battle he directed Close air support and Airstrikes totalling 4,570 cannon rounds, nine Hellfire missiles, 162 rockets, a dozen 500-pound bombs and one 2,000-pound bomb.[45] As a result of the same battle ten U.S. Army soldiers, nine Special Forces and one Combat Cameraman, received the Silver Star.[46]
Staff Sergeant Robert Gutierrez received the Air Force Cross in 2011 for his actions on 5 October 2009 during a battle in Herat province, Afghanistan. After suffering from a sucking chest wound and collapsed lung from a bullet wound, a Special Forces medic inserted a seven-inch needle into his lung allowing him to breathe and he continued directing close air support and airstrikes. He was credited with saving the lives of nearly 30 American and Afghan forces.[47] He was also present at the Battle of Shok Valley with Zachary Rhyner albeit with a different Special Forces team and said reportedly, "If it wasn't for Zach, I wouldn't be here."[48] Gutierrez was a 2012 inductee for the Air Command and Staff College's Gathering of Eagles Program.[49]
Chief Master Sergeant Tony Travis was recognized as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2010 due to the his team's efforts in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake which devastated much of Haiti.[34] He took part in the first Tim Davis/Special Tactics Memorial March from San Antonio, Texas to Fort Walton Beach, Florida.[32]
Staff Sergeant Ashley Spurlin was a competitor on the History Channel TV show Top Shot during its second season.[50] He also took part in the first Tim Davis/Special Tactics Memorial March.[32]
Staff Sergeant Scott Sather, a member of the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, was the first enlisted airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Camp Sather, a U.S. Air Force base on the west side of Baghdad International Airport was named after him.[51]
TSgt John Chapman in Afghanistan
SrA Zachary Rhyner on patrol with an Army Special Forces team in Afghanistan.
SSgt Robert Gutierrez in Afghanistan.
Chief Master Sergeant Tony Travis in 2010
SSgt Ashley Spurlin receiving a Bronze Star in 2009
CCT in popular culture[edit]
In the Transformers film franchise Tyrese Gibson plays a Combat Controller named Robert Epps. To play his part he was coached by Master Sergeant Ray Bolinger, a Combat Controller from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron.[52]
A class consisting of CCTs and PJs at the Air Force Combat Diver School was covered by Discovery Channel's program Surviving the Cut during season two, which originally aired 25 July 2011.
In 2012 Men's Health magazine featured an article titled The Special Operators you've never heard of where the author commented on the lack of public knowledge regarding Combat Controllers, "Let us face reality: the Navy SEALs get all the ink, the Army Rangers all the glory, the Marine Recons all the babes. Conversely, to the average guy on the street the mention of U.S. Air Force Special Operators inevitably elicits a look of bewilderment. The Air Force has those guys?"[53]
In author Marko Kloos' Frontlines series of military science fiction books, the protagonist is a combat controller specializing in providing ground troops with space-based air support.
See also[edit]
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Shaldag Unit (Israeli Air Force commando unit with a similar mission set)
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