page_title: Training Air Wing Five
section_title: Subordinate units
hierarchical_section_title: Training Air Wing Five / Subordinate units
caption_attribution_description: NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2012) T-6B Texan II aircraft fill the North Field hangar at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. The base and Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 5 are ceasing flight operations and either housing the aircraft or flying them out to avoid damage from Tropical Storm Isaac. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Cope/Released) 120827-N-WW980-005 Join the conversation www.facebook.com/USNavy www.twitter.com/USNavy navylive.dodlive.mil
context_page_description: Training Air Wing Five 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 fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three rotary-wing advanced training squadrons. The wing trains 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 Chief of Naval Air Training, 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 with TW-5 annually.
context_section_description: TW-5 consists of three fixed-wing primary training squadrons and three rotary-wing advanced training squadrons.
caption: T-6Bs from TW-5 in hangar at NAS Whiting Field in 2012.
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