| Combat Commanders' School | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 5 May 1976 – present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Type | Advanced Air Combat Tactics Development and Training School |
| Role | Advanced Air Combat Tactics Development and Training |
| Size | 4 Fighter Squadrons |
| Part of | PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence, Central Air Command |
| Garrison/HQ | PAF Base Mushaf |
| Nickname(s) | Top Guns |
| Motto(s) | Shamsheer-o-Sana Awal (Urdu) (Translation: "At first sword and spear") |
| Engagements | 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War 2019 Operation Swift Retort[1] |
| Decorations | Sitara-i-Jurat, Tamgha-i-Jurat |
| Battle honours | 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War 2019 Operation Swift Retort[1] |
The Combat Commanders' School or CCS is the advanced air combat tactics development and training school of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) based at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha, Pakistan.[2][3][4]
CCS is a part of the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (PAF ACE) under the PAF's Central Air Command (CAC).[5] Operationally, PAF ACE has the status of a Wing under the CAC, with four fighter squadrons of the CCS under its command.[6]
CCS is geared primarily towards the mid-career advanced air combat training of PAF fighter squadron commanders, air defence controllers, and instructors and for the development of advanced air combat tactics.
- ^ a b "How Pakistan planned to hit India back for Balakot -- the mission, the fighters, the tactics". 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan Air Force: Combat Commanders School (CCS)". 16 October 2016.
- ^ Pakistan Air Force, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force: A Saga of Courage and Honour, Islamabad: Shaheen Foundation, 1988 (pp. 589-590)
- ^ "Graduation ceremony of combat commander's course" (PDF). paf.gov.pk (Press release). 27 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Orbats".
- ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl.