Mission

Training Combat Quality Aviation Professionals

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.

Headquartered on board NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) leads the Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) composed of five Training Air Wings located on Naval Air Stations in Florida, Mississippi and Texas. The wings are home to 17 Training Squadrons.

In 2024, our 723 aircraft logged 265,380 flight hours, over a quarter of the Department of the Navy total. To put those numbers in perspective, we flew 25.5% of the combined Navy and Marine Corps flight hours with 21.5% of the aircraft. In that same time, seven Air Vehicle Pilots, and 1,149 pilots and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) earned their "Wings of Gold".