Guest SATCOM Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 It is with great sadness that I inform you SSgt Timothy P. Davis, 23 STS Combat Controller, was killed in Action today supporting operations in OEF when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED. Memorial and funeral yet TBD. Rest in Peace Young Warrior....
Guest AirGuardian Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Prayers to the family and friends of our fallen CCT warrior hero. Trained for that career field over 15 years ago to no avail. Over a period of 5 years, I was selected twice for Officer Pre-indoc and never got picked up. Toughest mental/physical challenge I've ever been through. The CCT/PJ career field is the most hard core training in the AF period. Their accomplishments are stellar. Begging you to please take some time to review Air Force Combat Control and what they're all about if you've never heard of them. A CCT or PJ may save your butts one day in our line of work. Motto says it all: "First there . . . that others may live." AG
Cooter Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Have worked with many of these awesome professionals. Rest easy brother. Coot
PirateAF Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 2. Great site - https://www.usafcct.com/main.htm
lloyd christmas Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Well said in an earlier post. Rest in peace young warrior. These guys are not only elite warriors they are the most professional people I have ever dealt with bar none. Attached are two pics from a couple weeks ago while dropping at Creech AFB.
DuckHunter Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 I have the utmost respect for those guys.
XL0901 Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) 9 Godspeed! I was in the SAT airport and had the pleasure of talking to some CCT guys. 19, 20 years old. I saw their jump wings and asked (knowing the answer) "Have you been to benning yet?" They answerd “well we have been in training mostly, hope to be CCT very soon” These guys were no more than 20 years old. Swapping stories about their instructors that kicked their ass in the pool and stuff like that. It was then (being a flyer) that I realized they were the real heroes. They knew what they were getting in to and couldn't be anything but proud. God bless all of them. Edited February 21, 2009 by XL0901
Guest SATCOM Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 https://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009...news/01news.txt
Vertigo Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Ugh- poor kid. At least when he gets a bit older he'll know his dad was a true warrior and hero.
BQZip01 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Ugh- poor kid. At least when he gets a bit older he'll know his dad was a true warrior and hero. Damn...used to work out with the guy.
egochecks Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 R.I.P. and Godspeed. Godbless your family.
Wolf424 Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/02/..._death_022309w/ Front page of air force times. Glad to see they picked up on the story.
M2 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 From AFA... More on Sergeant Davis: Air Force Special Operations Command has released more information about SSgt. Timothy Davis, the airman who died from wounds received when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device last week. Davis, who was a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., had enlisted in the Air Force in 1999, training first as a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) instructor. He entered training for the CCT field in June 2003 and two years later was assigned to the CCT Silver Team. He also qualified as a joint terminal attack controller. He was on his second deployment to Afghanistan as a JTAC at the time of his death. Maj. Travis Woodworth, 23rd STS acting commander said, "Tim was one of the first squadron members to volunteer for this recent deployment, despite just getting back from one less than a year ago." Woodworth noted, too, that Davis was "the epitome of the quiet professional that we in the Special Operations community strive to be." (AFSOC report by Capt. Laura Ropelis) Godspeed! Cheers! M2
war007afa Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Just got back from bringing the 23 STS to and from Tacoma and the funeral (should have been CH on the trip: sorry Boss). The whole squadron stood in the cold drizzle for about 2 hours to send him off. One of those events that recages the ole "duty gyro". The crew I was on on my first deployment in the gunpig killed the IED maker responsible for killing Adam Servais back in '06. Gave his family the actual brass from the shot that turned the HVT into a pink mist. Hopefully we can honor Davis' memory in the same manner. , Tim.
M2 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 More news... Fallen Airman Receives Bronze Star: SSgt. Timothy Davis, who was killed by a bomb Feb. 20 in Afghanistan, was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star Medal March 1. According to an Associated Press report (via the Bellingham Herald), Davis's wife Meagan was presented with the medal during a ceremony in the high school in Montesano, Wash., where he graduated in 1999. The 28-year-old Davis, born in nearby Aberdeen, was a member of the elite 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. He died near Bagram of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. At least 80 of Davis' special tactics colleagues were in attendance, according to AP. Davis also received a posthumous Purple Heart at the ceremony. Cheers! M2
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