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 T-6B Texan. The Shooters are one of five primary training squadrons in operation today.

"VT-6" redirects here. VT-6 may also refer to Vermont's 6th congressional district.
Training Squadron 6
VT-6 Insignia
ActiveJuly 1, 1956 - present
CountryUnited States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypePrimary Training
Part ofTraining Air Wing Five
Garrison/HQNAS Whiting Field
Nickname(s)"Shooters"
Motto(s)"Train Warriors and Develop Leaders."
ColorsSilver and Black    
Commanders
Current
commander		Cmdr. Robert D. Mims
Aircraft flown
TrainerTC-45 Expeditor
T-28 Trojan
T-34B Mentor
T-34C Turbo Mentor
T-6B Texan

History
T-28B Trojan assigned to VT-6 in the 1970s

On July 1, 1956, Multi-Engine Training Group (METG) was established at NAS Pensacola. At the time, student aviators would receive primary training in the T-34B and intermediate training in the T-28B/C. On May 1, 1960, METG was redesignated into Training Squadron 6 (VT-6) as a primary squadron stationed aboard NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL, flying the TC-45. At the time VT-6 provided primary and intermediate flight training for students, as well as advanced flight training for students in the rotary and lighter-than-air pipeline. During the T-28 era, VT-6 functioned as a complete training squadron, primary to advanced. With the introduction of the T-34C and T-6B, the mission of VT-6 shifted to only primary training. Since that time, VT-6 has served as one of five primary training squadrons in the Navy, responsible for initial training of Student Naval Aviators.[1]

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Squadron History". VT-6 Shooters. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. "VT-6 Earns Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award". MiltonLocal. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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