Chief of Naval Air Training
// NAS Corpus Christi
This month in Naval history
July 1, 1911 | The Navy's first aircraft, the Curtiss A-1 Triad, makes its first flight from Lake Keuka at Hammondsport, New York... More Info
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July 2, 1926 | An act of Congress establishes the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight... More Info
This month in Naval history
July 4, 1863 | Confederate forces surrender Vicksburg, prompting President Lincoln to write, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea." The Navy plays a decisive role in the victory, which coinciding with the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania and the fall of Chattanooga marks a turning point in the war... More Info
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July 12, 1921 | Congress passes an act creating the Bureau of Aeronautics to administer the Navy's aviation component... More Info
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July 20, 1956 | Thetis Bay (CVHA-1), the Navy's first assault helicopter aircraft carrier, (SSN-571) is recommissioned after undergoing conversion... More Info
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July 31, 1874 | The Navy commissions the first warship armed with torpedoes, the experimental "steam torpedo ram" Intrepid... More Info
Our Mission
The mission of Naval Air Training Command is to train, mentor, and deliver the highest quality Naval Aviators that win in competition, crisis, and conflict. Read More...
Aviation TrainingTrng.
Since the days when naval aviator #1 - Lt Theodore Ellyson - trained at the Curtis Aviation Camp a North Island, CA, in 1911, to today with 5 Training Air Wings located across the American Southeast, the production of the world's finest naval aviators has been our business. Read More...
Aircraft
It is an exciting time in Naval Aviation as most training and fleet aircraft are in the process of transitioning to newer models/aircraft. CNATRA is modernizing and downsizing from seven type model series with eleven configurations to four type model series and configurations. Read More...
RADM Rich Brophy
A native of Carmel, California, Rear Adm. Rich Brophy received his commission in 1991 from the U.S. Naval Academy, and in 1994 was designated a Naval Aviator. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), Troy State University and U.S. Naval War College.
Brophy's operational assignments include tours with VFA 105 and VFA 81. He has completed...
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