Chief of Naval Air Training Story Archive
Training Air Wing 2 Marks 500,000th Training Hour (19 June 2007)
Training Air Wing 2 Resumes Flight Operations (2 October 2007)
Training Air Wing 2 is expected to resume flight operations Oct. 2, a day after a T-45 Goshawk crashed about two miles north of the NAS Kingsville on land owned by the King Ranch.
T-45 Crashes at Acadiana (2 November 2007)
A T-45 Goshawk from Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas crashed at 6:52 p.m. shortly after taking off from Acadiana Regional Airport near New Iberia, La., Nov. 1.
Chief of Naval Air Training Halts TH-57 Flight Operations (5 March 2008)
Chief of Naval Air Training made a decision to temporarily reduce flight operations of 108 TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters from Training Wing (TRAWING) 5 at NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla., March 3, for safety reasons.
T-34 Crash Near Ashville, Alabama (17 March 2008)
A T-34C Turbomentor, a two-seat training aircraft, assigned to Training Squadron 6 based out of Whiting Field in Milton crashed approximately 60 miles north of Birmingham, Ala. March 14.
Names of Pilots in T-34 Accident Released (17 March 2008)
The Navy has released the names of the crew members killed in the March 14, 2008 crash of a T-34 Turbomentor near Ashville, Ala.
Aviators Receive Wings of Gold at Corpus Christi (3 September 2008)
Three Navy chief warrant officer received their wings of gold in a ceremony at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Aug. 29., as part of the "Flying CWO" program.
The Navy and Air Force met on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Aug. 28, for the Joint Aviation Executive Steering Committee meeting to discuss the possibility of future Joint training for Air Force Combat Systems Officers and Naval Flight Officers.
Navy Approves Two-Year Schedule for Blue Angels (17 June 2009)
The Navy approved a two-year scheduling process in coordination with the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) for the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) to provide Navy recruiting and the air show industry with more time to plan for air future air shows.
Training Future Aviators of Partner Nations (24 June 2009)
Training Squadron (VT) 21 presented Brazilian Navy Lt. Igor S. Bastos his 'wings of gold' at a winging ceremony held at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas, June 5.
Naval Aviation Pins 30,000th Helicopter Pilot (26 June 2009)
Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 5 celebrated a milestone in naval aviation when the 30,000th rotary wing student pilot walked across the stage to receive his coveted
"wings of gold," June 19.
Training Air Wing 4 Wings Italians Aviators (28 July 2009)
Three Italian pilots received their wings of gold July 24 aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi during a winging ceremony.
Young Eagles get Opportunity to Fly (17 August 2009)
Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles had the chance to take part in an aviation learning opportunity at Corpus Christi Aug. 8.
TRAWING 5 Welcomes New Training Aircraft (1 September 2009)
Inclement weather failed to dim the enthusiasm of the more than 150 people who assembled A to see the first new airframe at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in more than 30 years.
CNATRA Changes Leadership (29 September 2009)
A change of command ceremony for Chief of Naval Air Training Command (CNATRA) was held on board Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Sept. 24.