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Naval Air Training Command

One-star command of the U.S. Naval Education and Training Command

Field	Value
unit_name	Naval Air Training Command
image	[[File:Naval Air Training Command.png	200px]]
caption	Logo of Naval Air Training Command
dates	July 1972 - present (as Naval Air Training Command)
country	USA United States of America
branch	United States Navy
type	Training Command
role	Flight training of Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard
garrison	NAS Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
garrison_label	Headquarters
nickname	"CNATRA", "NATRACOM"
flying_hours	301,532 (2016)
website
<!-- Commanders -->	commander1	[[File:Flag of a United States Navy rear admiral.svg	35px]] RADM Max G. McCoy Jr.
commander1_label	Commander
commander2	CAPT Paul N. Flores
commander2_label	Chief of Staff
notable_commanders
identification_symbol_5_label
aircraft_fighter	F/A-18E,F Super Hornet (Blue Angels)
aircraft_helicopter_trainer	TH-73A Thrasher
aircraft_trainer	T-6A,B Texan
T-44C Pegasus
T-45C Goshawk
T-54A Marlin II
aircraft_transport	C-130J Hercules (Blue Angels)

Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. T-44C Pegasus T-45C Goshawk T-54A Marlin II The Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) is a one-star Echelon III command that conducts flight training of student Naval Aviators, student Naval Flight Officers, student Air Vehicle Pilots (AVP) and student Unmanned Aircraft Systems Officers (UASO). Though it does not conduct Naval Aircrew training which is conducted by Naval Education and Training Command's Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), it is responsible for monitoring the production of Aircrewmen through the Naval Aviator Production Process (NAPP). Through the NAPP, NATRACOM is also responsible for programming and monitoring the production of all (currently 19) Navy and Marine Corps Fleet Replacement Squadrons.

It conducts operations aboard five Naval Air Stations in three states. The Mission of Naval Air Training Command is to train the world’s finest combat quality aviation professionals, delivering them at the right time, in the right numbers, and at the right cost.

Chief of Naval Air Training

The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), currently RADM Max G. McCoy Jr., leads the Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) and is headquartered on board Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. As recently as 2009, NATRACOM's 739 aircraft logged 358,449 flight hours, nearly a third of the Department of the Navy total for that fiscal year. To put those numbers in perspective, CNATRA flew 28% of the combined Navy and Marine Corps flight hours with 19% of the aircraft. In that same time more than 2,400 Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers (NFO) and Naval Aircrewmen earned their "Wings of Gold".

Subordinate commands

CNATRA leads the Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) composed of five Training Air Wings. The five active wings are home to seventeen Training Squadrons, designated VT and HT squadrons.

Training Air Wing One Tail Code "A" at NAS Meridian, Mississippi
- VT-7 Eagles, Advanced training in the T-45C Goshawk
- VT-9(2nd) Tigers, Advanced training in the T-45C Goshawk
Training Air Wing Two Tail Code "B" at NAS Kingsville, Texas
- VT-21 Redhawks, Advanced training in the T-45C Goshawk
- VT-22 Golden Eagles, Advanced training in the T-45C Goshawk
Training Air Wing Four Tail Code "G" at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
- VT-27 Boomers, Primary training in the T-6B Texan II
- VT-28 Rangers, Primary training in the T-6B Texan II
- VT-31 Wise Owls, Advanced training in the T-44C Pegasus
- VT-35 Stingrays, Advanced training in the T-44C Pegasus
Training Air Wing Five Tail Code "E" at NAS Whiting Field, Florida
- VT-2 Doerbirds, Primary training in the T-6B Texan II
- VT-3 Red Knights, Primary training in the T-6B Texan II
- VT-6 Shooters, Primary training in the T-6B Texan II
- HT-8 Eightballers, Advanced training in the TH-73A Thrasher
- HT-18 Vigilant Eagles, Advanced training in the TH-73A Thrasher
- HT-28 Hellions, Advanced training in the TH-73A Thrasher
Training Air Wing Six Tail Code "F" at NAS Pensacola, Florida
- VT-4 Warbucks, Advanced NFO and AVP/UASO training in the Multi-Crew Simulator
- VT-10 Wildcats, Primary NFO training in the T-6A Texan II and primary AVP/UASO in the T-6A simulator
- VT-86 Sabrehawks, Advanced NFO training in the T-45C Goshawk

There were three Training Air Wings which have been disestablished (with assigned squadrons)

Training Air Wing Three Tail Code "C" at the former NAS Chase Field, Texas: Disestablished 31 Aug 1992
- VT-24 Bobcats: Disestablished
- VT-25 Cougars: Disestablished
- VT-26 Tigers: Disestablished
Training Air Wing Seven Tail Code 2S until 1974, Tail Code F through 1976 disestablishment at the former NAS Saufely Field, Florida: Disestablished 1 Dec 1976
- VT-1 Eaglets: Disestablished
- VT-5 Tigers: Disestablished
Training Air Wing Eight at the former NAS Glynco, Georgia: Disestablished Aug 1974
- VT-86 Sabrehawks: Transferred to Training Air Wing Six
Disestablished or Deactivated other Training Squadrons
- VT-9(1st) Tigers: Established at Training Air Wing ONE, disestablished July 1987
- VT-23 Professionals: Established at Training Air Wing TWO, transferred to Training Air Wing ONE in 1994, deactivated 30 Sep 1999
- VT-29: Established at Training Air Wing FOUR, disestablished 31 Dec 1976 (was a land based multi-engine aircraft navigator training squadron)

CNATRA also oversees the Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron (NFDS) Blue Angels.

Naval Air Stations

NATRACOM conducts flight operations at the following Naval Air Stations:

NAS Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
NAS Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
NAS Meridian, Meridian, Mississippi
NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida
NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida

Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE)

The NATRACOM is part of the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), reporting to Commander, Naval Air Forces.

Notes

References

"Chief of Naval Air Training | Mission".
"Chief of Naval Air Training".
"Rear Admiral Westendorff". U.S. Navy.
Naval Aviation News Nov–Dec 1992 p. 7
Naval Aviation News Jun 1977 p. 34
Naval Aviation News Nov 1977 p. 29

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