Military and civilian members of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training's (CNATT) headquarters core leadership team attended a two-day workshop Feb. 23-24 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola Chief Petty Officer's Club.

The two-day event, designed to provide the 25 attendees the opportunity to participate in discussions, review strategic priorities and propose command initiatives, has become regular for CNATT leadership development, according to CNATT Commanding Officer Capt. Terrence Hammond.

"We try to do this about every 90 to 100 days," he said. "This provides us an opportunity to critically assess at our strategic priorities, improve command policy, do some team training and engage with guest speakers."

With a geographically diverse command of more than 27 learning sites, Hammond said that in an effort to meet that type of challenge while continuing to provide top notch support for the courses for which CNATT is responsible, supporting regular and unfiltered communication is of paramount concern.

"The most important thing we do is ensure our training meets fleet requirements," he said. "We want to ensure the right Sailor and Marine gets to the fleet with the right training. CNATT units and detachments are located throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and Japan, and headquarters leadership maintains constant contact with these units and detachments."

Activities over the two-day span included guest speakers from Commander Fleet Readiness Centers, Technical Director Rich Bomhold, who presented the U.S. Navy Vision 2020 and Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), Total Force N1 Director Capt. Susanne Mcninch, who provided a detailed presentation on NETC N1 plans, programs and initiatives. Other activities included a review of CNATT's strategic priorities and a comprehensive review and the CNATT Standard Organization and Regulations Manual (SORM), updates on Navywide training initiatives and discussions on methods of continuing strong enterprise support and cost effective investment strategies.

Hammond added, his core leadership team remains dedicated to ensuring the continuation of naval aviation technical training remains top notch and engaging his leadership in strategic planning will benefit the individual Sailor, Marine and ultimately the Naval Aviation Enterprise.

"What our Sailors and Marines are learning in our classrooms is technical training to support the future of naval aviation," he said. "What we're planning for at meetings such as this are strategies to keep our organization innovative, agile, effective and efficient so our sites can continue provide safe, current and relevant training in support of current and future fleet readiness."

CNATT is a technical training agent for the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), an organization designed to advance and sustain Naval Aviation warfighting capabilities at an affordable cost, and is the largest training center under Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).

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