06 May 2022 TAR Instructor Pilots, Students Assist Civilian Aircraft in Distress CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Late last year, two Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Navy instructor pilots (IPs) and two active duty student naval aviators (SNA) with the “Rangers” of Training Squadron (VT) 28 in Corpus Christi, Texas, responded to a civilian aircraft in distress above the...
18 March 2022 Chief of Naval Air Training Announces 2021 Training Excellence Awards CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) announced the recipients of the 2021 Training Excellence Awards for outstanding achievements and mission support throughout all Training Air Wings, squadrons, flight instructors, student naval aviators and flight surgeons...
23 February 2022 Naval Aviation Training Next – Project Hellcat graduates first class of student aviators The first class of eight student naval aviators (SNA) completed Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN) – Project Hellcat at Training Air Wing 4, Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Feb. 14.Project Hellcat is Chief of Naval Air Training’s (CNATRA) prototype intermediate flight training syllabus for...
06 November 2021 US Navy Selects First Woman Directly for F-35C After Earning Wings of Gold in Meridian MERIDIAN, Miss. - The U.S. Navy selected its first woman to go directly from earning designation as a naval aviator to postgraduate flight training in the F-35C Lightning II...
13 September 2021 Tailhook Reunion 2021 Closes With Respect for the Past as Naval Aviation Flies Into the Future SPARKS, Nev. - The Tailhook Association’s 2021 symposium—Hook ’21—came to a close on September 12, 2021, ending with a banquet keynoted by U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Adm. Samuel J. Paparo. The three-day event featured presentations and dialogue from leaders across Naval Aviation. The convention...
05 April 2021 Inaugural Class Completes Project Avenger-Navy's Modernized Flight Training CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The first class of 19 student naval aviators completed Naval Aviation Training Next-Project Avenger at Training Air Wing 4, Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, April 1...
08 March 2021 Training Squadron 4 SAU Holds Change of Command at NAS Pensacola The “Warbucks” of Training Squadron (VT) 4 SAU held a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, March 5. Cmdr. Melissa “FASM” Dillard relieved Cmdr. Sara “SUMAT” Taylor as commanding officer during a ceremony held at the National Naval Aviation Museum on base...
15 October 2020 New Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation Program Provides Modern Foundation for Flight Training The first 33 students graduated from the Navy’s new Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) program aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Oct. 14. ...
13 October 2020 Acting Under Secretary Experiences Flight Training in South Texas Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Gregory J. Slavonic experienced the Navy’s new approach to primary flight training during a visit to Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Oct. 8...
09 October 2020 Chief of Naval Air Training Reserve Component Holds Change of Command Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) Reserve Component held a change-of-command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Oct. 9...