Training Air Wing Five

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Training Air Wing Five
TRAWING FIVE.png
TW-5 Insignia
ActiveJanuary 1972 - Present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
Branch United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg United States Navy
Part of Naval Air Training Command.png Naval Air Training Command
Garrison/HQ NAS Whiting Field.png Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Tail Code E
Commanders
Current
commander
CAPT Jade Lepke, USN

Training Air Wing Five (TW-5 or TRAWING 5) is a United States Navy aircraft training air wing based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, in Milton, FL. TW-5 is one of five training wings in the Naval Air Training Command, and consists of three fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three rotary-wing advanced training squadrons. The wing trains Student Naval Aviators from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, as well as international allies with instructors of varying backgrounds and seniority from the aforementioned military branches.

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Former insignia of Training Air Wing Five TW5.jpg
Former insignia of Training Air Wing Five

According to the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), TW-5 accounts for roughly 43% of all flight time within the Naval Air Training Command, and 11% of the Navy and Marine Corps' flight time worldwide. Approximately 1,200 students complete flight training with TW-5 annually. [1]

Subordinate units

TW-5 consists of three fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three rotary-wing advanced training squadrons which train Student Naval Aviators of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and foreign students under the Foreign Military Sales program. Additionally there are two Instructor Training Units (Fixed Wing Instructor Training Unit (FITU) and Helicopter Instructor Training Unit (HITU)) that train Instructors Under Training (IUT)s qualifying them as Instructor Pilots.

T-6Bs from TW-5 in hangar at NAS Whiting Field in 2012. Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - T-6B Texan II aircraft fill the North Field hangar at Naval Air Station Whiting Field..jpg
T-6Bs from TW-5 in hangar at NAS Whiting Field in 2012.
CodeInsigniaSquadronNicknameAssigned Aircraft
VT-2 VT-2.png Training Squadron 2Doerbirds T-6B Texan II
VT-3 Vt3 insig.jpg Training Squadron 3Red Knights T-6B Texan II
VT-6 Vt6 insig.jpg Training Squadron 6 Shooters T-6B Texan II
HT-8 Helicopter Training Squadron 8 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png Helicopter Training Squadron 8 Eightballers TH-73A Thrasher
HT-18 Helicopter Training Squadron 18 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png Helicopter Training Squadron 18 Vigilant Eagles TH-73A Thrasher
HT-28 Helicopter Training Squadron 28 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png Helicopter Training Squadron 28 Hellions TH-73A Thrasher
TH-73A Thrasher First U.S. Navy AgustaWestland TH-73A Thrasher arrives at NAS Whiting Field, Florida (USA), on 6 August 2021 (210906-N-OU681-1162).JPG
TH-73A Thrasher

Current force

Fixed-wing aircraft

Rotary wing aircraft



References

  1. "Mission". Training Air Wing Five. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 17 May 2017.