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.
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.
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.
Code Insignia Squadron Nickname Assigned AircraftVT-2Training Squadron 2DoerbirdsT-6B Texan IIVT-3Training Squadron 3Red KnightsT-6B Texan IIVT-6Training Squadron 6ShootersT-6B Texan IIHT-8Helicopter Training Squadron 8EightballersTH-73A ThrasherHT-18Helicopter Training Squadron 18Vigilant EaglesTH-73A ThrasherHT-28Helicopter Training Squadron 28HellionsTH-73A Thrasher
Current force Fixed-wing aircraft T-6B Texan
Rotary wing aircraft TH-73 Thrasher
References
External links Training Air Wing Five Official site