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Lt. j.g. Ryan Chase, left, from Chatham, N.J., assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 35, receives his soft wings following his final solo flight in a T-54A Merlin II aircraft onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, February 2, 2026. Soft winging is a tradition where student naval aviators are awarded unofficial, cloth or embroidered, velcro-backed wings immediately following their final training flight, prior to the formal ceremony. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) trains, mentors, and delivers the highest quality Naval Aviators that win in competition, crisis, and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Jenna Han)
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2026 16:31 |
| Photo ID: | 9514395 |
| VIRIN: | 260202-N-LU771-1077 |
| Resolution: | 7258x5184 |
| Size: | 4.55 MB |
| Location: | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Hometown: | TAMPA, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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