Training Air Wing Five

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.

Training Air Wing Five
TW-5 Insignia
ActiveJanuary 1972 - Present
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Part of Naval Air Training Command
Garrison/HQ Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Tail CodeE
Commanders
Current
commander		CAPT Jade Lepke, USN

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 for naval aviation training for Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and foreign national students. There are two additional squadrons that train instructors, prior to flying events with student naval aviators.


T-6Bs from TW-5 in hangar at NAS Whiting Field in 2012.
CodeInsigniaSquadronNicknameAssigned Aircraft
VT-2 Training Squadron 2 Doerbirds T-6B Texan
VT-3 Training Squadron 3 Red Knights T-6B Texan
VT-6 Training Squadron 6 Shooters T-6B Texan
HT-8 Helicopter Training Squadron 8 Eightballers TH-57B/C Sea Ranger
HT-18 Helicopter Training Squadron 18 Vigilant Eagles TH-57B/C Sea Ranger
HT-28 Helicopter Training Squadron 28 Hellions TH-57B/C Sea Ranger

Current force
TH-57s of TW-5 at NAS Whiting Field, in 2005.

Fixed-wing aircraft

Rotary wing aircraft


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