352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron
1 Matero Dr., Bldg. 501, Pope AAF, NC 28308
USAF Special Operations Command
The Special Tactics
School Heritage Center
Training - Education - Legacy - Heritage
Vision and Legacy
Introducing the Special Tactics School Heritage Center
From Army Pathfinders to the Air Force Special Operations Command, each generation of Combat Controllers
have created a legacy paving the way for today’s Special Tactics Airmen leading the way for tomorrow’s Warriors.
As a North Carolina 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization, our mission is to support Special Tactics training by documenting and preserving the history, heritage, and legacy of USAF Combat Control Teams
The Special Tactics School and Heritage Center works in concert with staff and instructors to acquire, refurbish, exhibit and maintain artifacts accessioned by the CMSgt Benini Heritage Center.
The CMSgt Alcide S. Benini Special Tactics School Heritage Center is dedicated to the legacy created by CMSgt Benini, and displays the lineage, equipment, and artifacts used by Combat Control Teams.
The Special Tactics School Heritage Center displays and exhibits the unique history of Combat Control Teams and provides today’s students with a historical link to the Special Tactics legacy.
Combat
Controllers
Air Force Special Operations Command Combat Controllers are ground operators assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons.
As trained Special Operations Forces and certified FAA Air Traffic Controllers, the Combat Controller’s mission is to deploy undetected into austere, combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields.
Combat Controllers also conduct air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counterterrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance and special reconnaissance in joint operations arenas.
