COMBAT CONTROL SCHOOL
DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES
The following are Combat Control School graduates who have had distinguished careers. 

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USAF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE
THE AIR COMMANDO HALL OF FAME
(SHOWN ARE COMBAT CONTROL INDUCTEES ONLY)

The USAF Special Operations Force (SOF) Hall of Fame (HOF) was officially dedicated by BGen Robert L. Cardenas, SOF’s Third commander, April 26, 1969, in conjunction with the seventh anniversary of the Force.  Located in the main hallway of the SOF headquarters building, on Eglin AFB, the Hall of Fame includes 20 Air Force men who, through their leadership and dedication, were instrumental in the success and accomplishments in the field of special operations.  These men were chosen, not for a single act of heroism, but for their significant contributions to worldwide special operations.

The history of special operations date back to World War II with the formation of the 1st Air Commando Group in 1944.  With Colonel Philip G. Cochran as Commander, they were instrumental in supporting British Brigadier Orde C. Wingates' operation in the China-Burma-India Theater.

Tactical Air Command first entered the special operations field in April 1961 with the activation of the 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron at Hurlburt, FL nicknamed “Jungle Jim.”   This nucleus trained USAF aircrew in the varied-and-difficult skills of special operations.  These airmen in turn, became advisors and instructors to airmen of friendly foreign nations that were potential targets of Communist aggression.

The Special Operations Force was formerly called the Special Air Warfare Center until its redesignation in July 1968.  Because of the increasing emphasis on counterinsurgency training programs, the SOF concept grew from a training squadron in 1961 to a numbered air force equivalent headquarters with two wings, a special operations school, and global commitments.


The Air Commando Hall of Fame History

The Air Commando Hall of Fame was dedicated in 1968 at the Special Air Weapons Center, Eglin AFB.   Brigadier General Cardenas dedicated the U.S. Air  Force Special Operations Force Hall of Fame on 26 April, 1969. 

Twenty airmen who made special worldwide contributions to special operations were inducted and their pictures hung on the walls of Special Operations Headquarters, Eglin AFB.  

(SHOWN BELOW ARE COMBAT CONTROL INDUCTEES ONLY)
* Indicates Combat Controller who was fully qualified before the Combat Control School existed.

Combat Controllers Inducted in 1969
TSGT RICHARD L. FOXX *              SMSGT CHARLES L. "CHARLIE" JONES *



Combat Controller Inducted in 1994
CMSGT JAMES A. HOWELL *



Combat Controllers Inducted in 1995
COL JOHN T. CARNEY, JR                  CMSGT MICHAEL I. LAMPE

SMSGT CLYDE HOWARD



Combat Controller Inducted in 1998
LT COL ROBERT T. SCHNEIDENBACH



Combat Controller Inducted in 1999
CMSGT MICHAEL O. STEINBECK



Combat Controllers Inducted in 2000
 MSGT ROGER L. KLAIR        SMSGT JAMES J. STANFORD



Combat Controller Inducted in 2004
CMSGT WAYNE NORRAD

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National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

RYLANDER AWARD
presented to

COLONEL JOHN T. CARNEY, USAF (CCT) RETIRED


Tampa, FL (Feb. 12) -  SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION(SOWF) NEWS RELEASE -- SOWF President, John T. Carney, Jr. was presented the National Defense Industrial Association's prestigious Rylander Award on Feb. 5th in Washington, DC.  The award was presented during NDIA 15th Annual Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Symposium awards banquet.

The Rylander Award is presented annually to an individual who has made distinctive contributions in the area of special operations or low intensity conflict. John Carney's efforts in support of the Joint Special Operations Community are well documented and span more than two decades. He was inducted into the Air Force Commando Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 1996, the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command presented John Carney with the United States Special Operations Command Medal for outstanding contributions to Special Operations.

Mr. Carney has been involved with the Warrior Foundation since its inception in 1980, and took over the role of President/CEO in 1999.


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COLONEL JOHN T. CARNEY

The Father of Air Force Special Tactics is honored with the

USSOCOM BULL SIMONS' AWARD
(Courtesy Sgt Mac's Bar)

APRIL 27, 2007 - TAMPA, FL -- Col. John T. "Coach" Carney Jr. — "the father of Air Force Special Tactics" — received the prestigious Bull Simons Award during ceremonies this week commemorating the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Known as "Coach" for his time as an assistant football coach at the Air Force Academy, Carney was one of the first commandos on the ground, leading a team of Air Force Combat Controllers at Desert One during the ill-fated attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980. He has since been one of the most important players — considered the most important player in some special operations circles — in the development of Air Force special operations teams. And he has served as a leader in numerous special operations, worldwide.

Col. James Kyle, the on-scene commander at Desert One, said:  Men like Carney are worth a hundred planes or ships.

Carney, now retired from the Air Force, is president and CEO of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides college scholarships to the children of fallen special operators.

Carney's USSOCOM award is named for the Army's legendary Col. Arthur D. "Bull" Simons.
  • The award recognizes recipients who embody “the true spirit, values, and skills of a special operations warrior,” and Col. Arthur “Bull” Simons, whom the award is named after, is the epitome of these attributes.  A career Soldier, Simons led special operations in World War II and Vietnam. Born in New York City in 1918, Simons graduated from the University of Missouri in 1941 with a degree in journalism and served in the Pacific theater in World War II. He rose to company commander in the 6th Ranger Battalion and participated in several amphibious landings in the Philippines. On one noteworthy occasion, he and his men scaled a steep oceanside cliff under cover of darkness and overwhelmed a garrison of Japanese soldiers at the Suluan lighthouse.
  • Simons left the Army after World War II, but returned to duty in 1951. He completed the Special Forces Officers Qualification Course in 1958 and took command of a detachment in the 77th SF Group (Airborne). From 1961 to 1962, as head of the White Star Mobile Training Team, he served as the senior military advisor to the Royal Lao Army. His familiarity with the region would prove useful a few years later.
  • In 1965, Simons returned to Southeast Asia as a member of Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Serving under then Col. Donald Blackburn, Simons commanded OP-35, one of three operational directorates within SOG. For approximately two years, he led OP-35 on an interdiction campaign against the North  Vietnamese Army (NVA) along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and Cambodia. OP-35 interdicted the trail by inserting “hatchet” teams and reconnaissance teams. The hatchet teams, composed of Nung or Montagnard tribesmen led by a Special Forces NCO, conducted hit-and-run raids against NVA units, and the recon teams ran long range patrols scouting the trail, but also “snatched” prisoners when the opportunity arose.
  • Simons left Vietnam in 1966, but returned four years later as the Deputy Commander of Joint Contingency Task Group Ivory Coast — the Son Tay Raiders. The task force, commanded by Brig. Gen. Leroy J. Manor, U.S. Air Force, was formed in the spring of 1970 after American intelligence had identified Son Tay Prison, near Hanoi, as a prisoner of war detention camp. After six months of planning and rehearsals, the task force deployed to Thailand on Nov. 18. Two nights later the task force flew into North Vietnam. The assault group, led by Capt. Dick Meadows, landed in the prison compound and killed about 50 NVA guards, but found the compound to be otherwise abandoned. Meanwhile, Simons had landed with the support group in an adjacent school compound, which was teeming with Russian and Chinese soldiers. Simons and his team killed or repelled hundreds of these soldiers, eliminating the principal threat to the assault group. The raiders executed the entire operation in 28 minutes, successfully faced an enemy force of approximately 350 men, and left with only 2 injuries. Although the raid at Son Tay failed to accomplish its principal objective, it sent a clear message to North Vietnam, and the treatment of American prisoners improved somewhat thereafter.
  • Simons retired from the Army in 1971, but he was to conduct one more special mission. In 1979, Mr. H. Ross Perot asked Simons to rescue two of his employees; the Iranian revolutionary regime was holding them in a Tehran prison and was demanding a $13 million dollar ransom. In April of that year, Simons led a civilian rescue party into Iran and safely extracted the American hostages. Just one month later, Simons suffered a massive heart attack and died.
  • The previous award recipients are: Mr. H. Ross Perot, Gen. Edward “Shy” Meyer, The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr., Col. Aaron Bank, Lt. Gen. Samuel V. Wilson, Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor, the Honorable Sam Nunn, the Honorable William S. Cohen, Gen. James Lindsay, Maj. Gen. John R. Alison, Col. Charlie Beckwith, Brig Gen. Harry “Heinie” Aderholdt, Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Tabata, Maj. Gen. Richard Scholtes, and Maj. Richard “Dick” Meadows.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT H. HOLMES



Brigadier General Robert H. Holmes is Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL. He is responsible to CENTCOM’s commander on all matters pertaining to the strategic and operational employment of assigned forces, and the conduct of joint and combined combat operations. He is also responsible for the coordination of all aspects of operations, to include air, ground, naval and special operations forces with a command focus on force protection and antiterrorism planning, programming and policy development in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. 

General Holmes entered the Air Force in 1978 after receiving his commission from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas. He is a career combat control officer and has commanded at all levels from detachment to wing, including the 37th Training Wing, which is the largest training wing in the U.S. Air Force. During Operation Enduring Freedom, General Holmes was the Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force-South (Task Force K-Bar), responsible for directing and conducting joint combat operations in southern Afghanistan.

The general is a master parachutist and military freefall parachutist. Prior to his current assignment he was Director of Security Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION
1969 Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and drama, David Lipscomb College, Nashville, Tenn.
1972 Master's degree in educational administration, Georgia State University, Atlanta
1978 Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1987 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 International Conflict Resolution Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2005 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2005 Fundamentals of Negotiation, The Negotiation Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1978 - March 1980, unit executive officer, 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron, Bergstrom AFB, Texas
2. March 1980 - June 1980, student, Air Traffic Control Officer School, 3395th Technical Training Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. June 1980 - October 1980, student, combat ready qualification training, Combat Control School, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
4. October 1980 - July 1981, wing/base combat control team officer, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
5. July 1981 - May 1983, Commandant, Combat Control School, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
6. May 1983 - May 1986, Chief, Combat Control Division, 21st Air Force, 1701st Mobility Support Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
7. May 1986 - October 1989, Commander, 1723rd Combat Control Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany
8. October 1989 - October 1991, Chief, Combat Control Division, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
9. October 1991 - May 1992, Director of Operations, 1725th Combat Control Group, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. June 1992 - June 1993, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 1993 - June 1995, Chief, Pacific Command Operations Branch, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
12. June 1995 - May 1997, Commander, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
13. May 1997 - June 1998, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
14. June 1998 - June 1999, Chief, Operations Briefing Division, the Joint Staff, Washington, DC
15. June 1999 - July 2001, Deputy Commander, 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
16. July 2001 - July 2002, Commander, 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
17. July 2002 - July 2003, special assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
18. July 2003 - June 2004, Commander, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
19. June 2004 - May 2006, Director of Security Forces and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
20. June 2006 - present, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1978
First Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1980
Captain Nov. 16, 1982
Major Sept. 1, 1989
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994
Colonel Feb. 1, 2000
Brigadier General June 1, 2005
(Current as of July 2006)

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BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL A. LONGORIA


Brigadier General Michael A. Longoria is the Commander, 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.

General Longoria entered the Air Force in 1979 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His commands have included an air expeditionary wing, an air expeditionary group, an air support operations group, a combat control squadron and a special tactics squadron, including the East Coast jump/aerial demonstration team. He led Air Force special tactics elements in Operation Just Cause, and was a mission commander in Operation Desert Storm. He has also led humanitarian and other special missions in the Caribbean, Honduras, El Salvador, Northern Africa and Somalia; special operations reconnaissance support missions in Operation Allied Force; and forward air control operations in Afghanistan. For Operation Enduring Freedom he was an expeditionary group commander and Director, Air/Ground Combat Center, Combined Forces Land Component Command. He also commanded the 484th Air Expeditionary Wing during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, General Longoria was the Commanding General for the Joint Interagency Task Force, High Value Individuals, Multi-National Force-Iraq.

In his career, he has been assigned to and in support of the following sister service units: 5th and 7th Special Forces Groups, 75th Ranger Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Marine Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Special Operations Command and U.S. Third Army. His staff assignments include the White House, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command and Headquarters Military Airlift Command. He has also served as a National Defense Fellow on Capitol Hill publishing reports to Congress, and special assistant for Air Force Cyber Command issues to the Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command.

EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs and economics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1984 Master of Science degree in organizational communication, University of Northern Colorado
1985 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1992 Master of Arts degree in national security, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
1993 Master of Arts degree in airpower art and science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 National Defense Fellow, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
2004 Senior Executive Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1979 - June 1980, adviser to the Registrar, Minority Affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. June 1980 - June 1982, student, special operations combat control training schools
3. June 1982 - November 1983, combat controller, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. November 1983 - June 1986, Chief, Combat Control and Pararescue Division, Headquarters 23rd Air Force, Scott AFB, Ill.     (November 1985 - June 1986, Commander, Pararescue Military Freefall Training Team)
5. June 1986 - November 1988, Chief, Combat Analysis Division (Volant Spotlight), Scott AFB, Ill.
6. November 1988 - June 1991, operations officer, 1723rd Combat Control Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (December 1989 -     January 1990, Operation Just Cause; August 1990 - April 1991, operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm)
7. June 1991 - June 1992, student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
8. June 1992 - June 1993, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 1993 - June 1994, politico-military officer, Strategy Division ("Skunk Works"), Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and             Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. June 1994 - November 1994, special military adviser on Cuban Affairs to the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon,                    Washington, D.C.
11. November 1994 - June 1995, Director, Democracy Issues, National Security Council Staff, the White House, Washington,       D.C.
12. June 1995 - June 1996, Commander, 23rd Combat Control Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
13. June 1996 - June 1997, Commander, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
14. July 1997 - July 1998, National Defense Fellow, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
15. July 1998 - September 1999, Assistant for Special Reconnaissance, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
16. September 1999 - September 2000, Director, Combating Terrorism, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
17. September 2000 - July 2001, special assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
18. July 2001 - January 2003, Commander, 18th Air Support Operations Group, Pope AFB, N.C. (December 2001 - June               2002, Commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Group, later, 18th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia)
19. January 2003 - August 2003, Commander, 484th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
20. September 2003 - August 2004, Deputy Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
21. August 2004 - December 2005, Director, Joint Air/Ground Combat Office, ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
22. January 2006 - September 2006, Commanding General, Joint Interagency Task Force, Multi-National Force-Iraq,                      Baghdad, Iraq
23. December 2006 - October 2007, special assistant for Air Force Cyber Command issues to the Director of Plans and                   Programs (A5), Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
24. October 2007 - January 2008, Commander, Detachment 5, Headquarters 9th Air Force, Moody AFB, Ga.
25. January 2008 - present, Commander, 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.

BADGES
Master Parachutist with combat star; Military Freefall; Underwater Special Forces Military Diver (Dive Supervisor); SCUBA

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Non-rated aircrew member, active freefall and static line parachutist; 75 combat support missions and 545 parachute jumps, including combat jump  

Aircraft: MC-130E/P/H, C-130E, AC-130H, MH-53, MH-60, CH-47, RC-12, E-8 and E-3

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and four oak leaf clusters
Gallant Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver oak leaf cluster

PUBLICATIONS
"Tiered Readiness (Tactical Air and Ground Forces)," Congressional Research Service Report to Congress, September 1997
"B-2 Bomber: Current Debate and Future Long-Range Airpower Issues for Congress," CRS Report to Congress, July 14, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1979
First Lieutenant May 30, 1981
Captain May 30, 1983
Major Dec. 1, 1989
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1995
Colonel March 1, 2000
Brigadier General July 18, 2006

(Current as of January 2008)

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Air Education and Training Command
Air University

AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE: GATHERING OF EAGLES PROGRAM
2007 Eagle Archive

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT MICHAEL I. "MIKE" LAMPE


In April 1991, then-Chief Master Sergeant Lampe was selected as the Command Chief for United States Special Operations Command. He earned his aircrew wings by flying on AC-119, AC-130, O-1 and T-28 aircraft in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. His static line parachute wings have two gold stars representing his combat jumps into Operations URGENT FURY and JUST CAUSE. Lampe is also a military freefall jumpmaster, combat diver, special operations terminal attack controller and demolitions supervisor.

Eagle Biography

Michael I. "Mike" Lampe was born in Bremerton, Washington, on 29 August 1949 and graduated from Kitsap High School in 1968. He completed Air Force basic military training in July 1969 and administrative specialist technical school in October 1969. Upon completion of a Philippine tour, he applied for retraining into the Combat Control (CCT) career field.

In May 1971, he began CCT training and spent the next year attending many demanding Air Force, Army and Navy schools.

In May 1972, Lampe deployed to Southeast Asia in support of clandestine operations in Laos. He was solely responsible for all airfield and flight following operations and worked re-supply airdrops and fire support via AC-130 aircraft for Meos guerrillas. During this deployment, he earned an Airmans Medal.

In April 1975, while assigned to a unit in Thailand, Lampe led a team to Trot, Thailand, in support of the South Vietnam evacuation. His team transformed a soccer field into a landing zone, established a navigational aid and conducted non-stop operations for seven days. The team received more than 50 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to evacuate hundreds of Vietnamese.

In April 1980, he was assigned to a joint special operations assault force in support of Operation EAGLE CLAW. During this operation, he tactically deployed into the Desert One landing zone on the first MC-130E Combat Talon I and was responsible for establishment and operation of the northern landing zone.

In February 1981, Lampe was assigned to the 1724th Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, as the superintendent of the Special Tactics Team. During this assignment, he was the CCT team leader responsible for the Point Salinas airfield seizure mission during Operation URGENT FURY, where he conducted a sunrise, 500-foot combat jump with a Ranger Battalion from the initial flight of MC-130E aircraft while receiving enemy fire.  Lampe was responsible for directing airfield establishment, airdrops of additional personnel and close air support from AC-130 and US Marine Cobra gunships.

From 1985 to 1987, while tasked to support a Joint Counterterrorist Task Force, Lampe responded to numerous terrorist incidents around the world, to include the TWA 847 and Achille Lauro hijackings during which he was the CCT team leader responsible for the planning and execution of all precision fires and assault zones.

In December 1989, while assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Lampe conducted the Rio Hato airfield seizure mission with a Ranger Battalion during Operation JUST CAUSE.

He culminated a distinguished career with an assignment in April 1991 as command chief for United States Special Operations Command. During his six-year tenure in that position, he served for Generals Carl Stiner, Wayne Downing and Hugh Shelton. Lampe retired as a chief master sergeant in January 1998.     
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