Airman Apprenticeship Training School NATTC Pensacola | |
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Active | March 4, 1999
ATD was previously located on Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois Contents |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch | US Navy |
Role | Aviation Training |
Size | 15,000 students (NATTC) |
Garrison/HQ | NAS Pensacola |
Motto(s) | Honor, Courage, Commitment |
Mascot(s) | Bill the Goat |
Anniversaries | U.S. Navy's official birthday (13 October 1775) |
Website | http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/cnatt/nattc/ |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | Captain Thomas Decker |
Executive Officer | Commander Anthony "T-Bone" Myers |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM Rich Galvan |
Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) is the parent command of the Airman Apprenticeship Training School, and provides technical training schools for nearly all enlisted aircraft maintenance and enlisted aircrew specialties in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard. [1]
After completion of recruit training, enlistees in the Airman Apprenticeship Training program (ATD) attend a three-week course on basic theory in aviation fundamental skills at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) located aboard NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, FL. After successful completion of this training, airman apprentices are usually assigned to squadrons or other aviation commands where the Navy needs them the most. [2]
The duties performed by airman apprentices include:
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