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Constituted 4 February 1943, as 4th Army Air Forces Combat Camera Unit and Activated 12 February 1943. Inactivated on 2 December 1945. Inactivated on 2 December 1945. Redesignated: 4th Combat Camera Squadron , 7 March 1996, and activated in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, 31 March 1996.
The 55th Signal Company named their annual competitive award for combat camera work "The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera (COMCAM) Competition" in her honor. [9] Ortiz Clayton was honored in 2017 in the May–June issue of the U.S. Army journal Military Review as part of a feature on gender equality in the Army. [14]
This article lists the combat camera squadrons of the United States Air Force. Combat Camera (COMCAM) units are tasked with the acquisition of still and motion imagery of military operations. Combat Camera (COMCAM) units are tasked with the acquisition of still and motion imagery of military operations.
Ten soldiers [4] belonging to U.S Army special forces and their combat cameraman [5] were awarded the Silver Star for bravery, the greatest number of such awards for a single battle since the Vietnam War. [6] In 2018, Special Forces medic Ronald J. Shurer's Silver Star was upgraded to the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. [7]
Several were killed by US fire: two Iraqi journalists working for Reuters were notably strafed by a helicopter during the July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike, yielding a scandal when WikiLeaks published the video of the gun camera. [36] U.S. Army combat photographer Specialist Hilda Clayton was killed when the mortar she was photographing ...
A primary function of the 18th AAF Base Unit was the training of combat cameramen. The units were based at nearby Page Military Academy. There were approximately 16 combat units, each made up of seven officers and between 20 and 30 enlisted men.
The US military shared a photo this week showing an F-35 carrying a long-range anti-ship missile. It marked the first time the stealth fighter was seen armed with the AGM-158C LRASM.
Combat Camera Underwater Photo Team – A US Navy diver during underwater photography training off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US employs divers in several branches of the armed forces, including the navy, army, marines, air force and coast guard.