Photo by Penny Randall | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.08.2025
Capt. Sylvester R. Foley IV walks through sideboys as the Training Air Wing One (TW-1) change of command ceremony concludes onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., Aug. 8, 2025. Foley assumed command of the TW-1 following the retirement Capt. Juston Kuch. (Photo by Penny Randall/NAS Meridian Public Affairs)...
Photo by Penny Randall | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.08.2025
Capt. Juston Kuch and his family walk through sideboys as Kuch retires after 25 years of dedicated Naval service during the ceremony, Meridian, Miss., Aug. 8, 2025. Kuch served as the commander of Training Air Wing One (TW-1) from August 2023 to August 2025. (Photo by Penny Randall/NAS Meridian Public Affairs)...
Photo by Penny Randall | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.08.2025
Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) Rear Admiral Max G. McCoy Jr, left, presents the Legion of Merit to Capt. Juston Kuch during a change of command and retirement ceremony, Aug. 8, 2025 onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi. Kuch retired from the U.S. Navy after 25 years of dedicated service. (Photo by Penny Randall/NAS Meridian Public Affairs)...
Photo by Penny Randall | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.08.2025
Naval and Marine Corps aviators fill the hangar at Training Air Wing One (TW-1) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 8, 2025. Capt. Juston Kuch was relieved by Capt. Sylvester R. Foley IV during the ceremony. (Photo by Penny Randall/NAS Meridian Public Affairs)...
Photo by Penny Randall | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.08.2025
Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) Rear Admiral Max G. McCoy Jr. speaks to the audience during the Training Air Wing One (TW-1) change of command ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 8, 2025. Capt. Juston Kuch, left, was relieved by Capt. Sylvester R. Foley IV. Kuch also retired after 25 years of dedicated Naval service during the ceremony. (Photo by Penny......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly Tice | NAS Meridian | 11.20.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, awards Sgt. Hunter Hill with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One (MATTS-1) on board Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi Nov. 20, 2024. While on his tour, Smith met with MATTS-1 leadership and Training Air Wing One instructors and student aviators. This was Smith’s......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly Tice | NAS Meridian | 11.20.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Training Air Wing One (TW-1) leadership and students at the hangar on board Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Nov. 20, 2024. While on his tour, Smith met with Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One leadership and TW-1 instructors and student aviators. This was Smith’s first visit to NAS Meridian......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly Tice | NAS Meridian | 11.20.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to leadership at Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One (MATTS-1) on board Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Nov. 20, 2024. While on his tour, Smith met with MATTS-1 leadership and Training Air Wing One instructors and student aviators. This was Smith’s first visit to NAS Meridian where 400 enlisted......