Our Mission

Mission Statement and Command Philosophy

The mission of TRAWING FIVE is to train, mentor, and deliver the highest quality Naval Aviators who prevail in competition, crisis, and conflict.

To achieve this, we must execute quality and efficient Production, focus on sound Safety decisions that preserve our assets, and invest in our people as a pathway to improving Morale and their quality of life.

Produce warfighters of the highest quality while maximizing efficiency

Producing naval aviators is the baseline of our mission, but how we do it is what makes us better. We must explore and capture every opportunity to innovate and evolve our training pipelines into more efficient and technologically advanced ventures. Primary and advanced flight training is our opportunity to lay the solid foundation our newest officers need. We owe it to the next generation and our Nation to produce professional aviators who are prepared to face the challenges of tomorrow in the requisite time to train or less. Every opportunity to accelerate and improve the process should be evaluated. This is our mission, and it requires every member thinking, working, and rowing together to achieve our production goals.

Safety is at the forefront of every decision

Safety is essential to every action an aviator takes. Knowing the rules and airspace of our operating environment as well as the capabilities and limits of our aircraft is absolutely required to operate safely. We will become subject matter experts, follow these guidelines to the letter, and set the example for our students. We must train and guide them to become future aircraft commanders and instructors that will maintain our safety culture and ensure growth within the Naval Aviation Enterprise. We will set impeccable standards for pre and post flight to preserve our assets and protect our Nation's material treasure. Operational Risk Management is not just a tool, it's a mindset that should be constantly applied to protect our people and improve our processes.

Morale is the lynch pin to mission accomplishment

A service member that feels supported, enjoys coming to work. Those that enjoy their work are more productive and dedicated to the mission. Your people's goals will become your goals. You will break down barriers to their everyday tasks and find ways to improve their quality of life. This is my commander's intent for you whether you are a Commanding Officer, a Department Head, a flight lead, a class advisor or a supervisor. Your #1 priority should be taking care of your people and helping them develop into better Officers and better human beings. "Mission First, People Always!"

PRODUCTION - SAFETY - MORALE

We will continue to produce competent military professionals with impeccable character who are committed to the mission. Every action we take and every sortie we fly has a direct impact on our mission and our future forces.

K.M. KERR
CAPTAIN, USN
Commodore, Training Air Wing FIVE