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Navy And Air Force Conduct Joint Aviation Executive Steering Committee Meeting

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Story Number: NNS080906-24
Release Date: 9/6/2008 3:11:00 PM

From Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (NNS) -- The Navy and Air Force met on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Aug. 28, for the Joint Aviation Executive Steering Committee meeting to discuss the possibility of future Joint training for Air Force Combat Systems Officers and Naval Flight Officers.

Both services are planning to start new courses at NAS Pensacola in 2010. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) have developed a core of flight training in the T-6 aircraft that will be common to both courses.

By maintaining a close working relationship during the development of service-specific syllabi and courseware, the Air Force and Navy will be able to keep the courses parallel and look for additional Joint training opportunities after the courses are validated independently with initial classes of students.

In attendance for the meeting hosted by Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini, CNATRA, were Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Feest, commander, 19th Air Force, Brig. Gen. Richard T. Devereaux, director, Intelligence and Air, Space and Information Operations (A2/3), Headquarters AETC and representatives from various Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aviation commands.

CNATRA and AETC have been conducting joint training for several years by sending Air Force student aviators, instructors and leadership to Naval training commands and in return the Navy and Marine Corps send student aviators, instructors, and leadership to Air Force training commands.

"We've been doing joint training together; we like the output, and want to continue to pursue additional joint training opportunities." Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini, CNATRA.

During the meeting CNATRA and AETC also decided to proceed with plans to begin joint training at their respective water survival schools, both in Pensacola, Fla.

"I think often times when we look at what we do from different perspectives, different experience sets, different cultures; then come together, we can produce something better than what we are doing individually," said Devereaux. "There is a lot of evidence of that happening in the current program here."

Through joint training, CNATRA and AETC continue to provide aviators that are trained to fight and win in combat.

"Our job is to provide warfighters where they are needed," said Feest. "In this joint training, we are doing just that and we will continue to work and improve together."

For more news from Chief of Naval Air Training, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnatra/.