From left: Staff Sgt. Josh Arias and Senior Airman Chase Litvan, U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C., conduct air traffic control operations on the edge of the Geronimo Landing Zone at Fort Polk, La. during Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 13-09, Aug. 20. Combat controllers are special operations forces and certified FAA air traffic controllers whose mission is to deploy, undetected, into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance, and special reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)(Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 621st Contingency Response Wing</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: FTX; Louisiana; Unclassified; Field; United States; LA; JRTC; Fort Polk; Joint Readiness Training Center; CCT; Public Affairs; Military; Air Force; U.S. Air Force; USAF; Training; Deployment; Geronimo; U.S. Air Force photo; Released; Field Training Excercise; Combat Control; U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres; Airfield Opening; 21 STS; Geronimo LZ; JRTC 13-09</dd></dl>
Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres
Taken on 20 August 2013
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