Training Air Wing Five

Training Air Wing Five
TW-5 Insignia
Active	January 1972 - Present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Part of	Naval Air Training Command
Garrison/HQ	Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Tail Code	E
Commanders
Current commander	Col Jeffrey Pavelko, USMC

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.^[1]

Subordinate units[]

TW-5 consists of three fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three rotary-wing advanced training squadrons. Each training Squadron has a single Yellow in color aircraft, which signifies the Instructor, the Instructor Wears a yellow and White Flight Suit, in order to distinct himself.

T-6Bs from TW-5 in hangar at 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[]

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

Fixed-wing aircraft[]

• T-6B Texan

Rotary wing aircraft[]

• TH-57B/C Sea Ranger

References[]

External links[]

• Training Air Wing Five Official site