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Special Tactics Airman honored for heroism: ‘Courage under fire’
Hurlburt Field, Fla. —
The Air Force has selected Tech. Sgt. Matthew J. Greiner, Special Tactics combat controller from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing, as the national Non Commissioned Officer Association Vanguard Award recipient for heroic actions while deployed with an Army Special Forces unit to Afghanistan in September 2014.
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers establish security while setting up a landing strip in an austere environment during an exercise at an undisclosed location. Combat controllers are the Air Force’s ground special operations forces who integrate air and ground operations to provide intelligence, precision strikes, assault zones, drop zones and air traffic control in hostile and austere environments.
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