NAS Whiting Field - North , also known as North Whiting Field, is located four miles (6 km) north of the

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. It is one of two airfields located at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, the other airfield being

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VT-6 Training Squadron Six (VT-6) or TRARON SIX, known as the ''Shooters'', callsign "Shooter", is a United States Navy primary training squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Whiting Field flying the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, T-6B Texan. The Shooter ...

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 Unite ...

use North Field for Primary fixed-wing training in the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II.

Facilities

Whiting Field NAS North has two

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s: * Runway 5/23: 6,000 x 200 ft (1,829 x 61 m) * Runway 14/32: 6,000 x 200 ft (1,829 x 61 m)

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NAS Whiting Field
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