Training Air Wing Five

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Training Air Wing Five
Tail Code		E
Commanders
Current commander	CAPT Jade Lepke, USN

Training Air Wing Five (TW-5 or TRAWING 5) is a

, as well as international allies with instructors of varying backgrounds and seniority from the aforementioned military branches.

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.

NAS Whiting Field

in 2012.

Code	Insignia	Squadron	Nickname	Assigned 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

Fixed-wing aircraft

• T-6B Texan

Rotary wing aircraft

• TH-57B/C Sea Ranger
• TH-73 Thrasher

References

External links

• Training Air Wing Five Official site