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HT-28
Helicopter Training Squadron 28 (HT-28) is a United States Navy helicopter training squadron based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. The squadron, known as the ''Hellions'', is one of three Advanced Helicopter Training squadrons that produces aviators for the United States Navy, Navy, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard, Coast Guard. They fall under the command of Training Air Wing Five and fly both the Bell 206, TH-57B Sea Ranger basic helicopter trainer and the Bell 206, TH-57C Sea Ranger advanced helicopter trainer. The squadron's tactical call sign is "''Lucky''." Mission HT-28's primary mission is to transition student aviators through basic and advanced rotary wing pilot training. Along with its sister squadrons, HT-8 and HT-18, HT-28 provides advanced helicopter flight instruction to all Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Coast Guard helicopter flight students as well as international students from several allied nations. Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 United States Naval Aviator#Primary flight training, fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three United States Naval Aviator#Advanced flight training, rotary-wing advanced training squadrons. The wing trains United States Naval Aviator#Prerequisites, 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 Naval Air Training Command, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
