Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 01.08.2026
Cmdr. Jacob King (left), the new commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, poses for a photo with outgoing commanding officer Cmdr. Travis Hartman and Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Daniel Kitts (right) following a change of command ceremony in the school's hangar at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Jan. 8, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Lindsay Wooleyhand)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 01.08.2026
Cmdr. Jacob King (right), incoming commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, salutes outgoing Cmdr. Travis Hartman (left) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Jan. 8, 2026. Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Daniel Kitts (center) presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Lindsay Wooleyhand)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 06.13.2025
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a U.S. Naval Test Pilot School alumnus, delivers the keynote address to the school's Class 166 graduates June 13, 2025, during the graduation ceremony at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department in Hollywood, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Moore)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 04.02.2025
Curtains conceal the new U.S. Naval Test Pilot School exhibit at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in partnership with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Featuring 80 years of history and achievements, the exhibit opens to the public on April 12, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Lindsay Wooleyhand)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 03.11.2025
Naval Air Station Patuxent River's Building 112 is the birthplace of the U.S. Navy’s Test Pilot Training School, today known as the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, where the foundation of U.S. naval flight test education was first laid in 1945. The school’s legacy continues yards from where it all began. (U.S. Navy photo)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 12.13.2024
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore delivered the keynote address from the International Space Station during the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Class 165 graduation ceremony on Dec. 13, 2024 at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. Williams and Wilmore are both Navy test pilots and USNTPS alumni. (U.S. Navy photo)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 12.13.2024
A graduation ceremony recognizing the 31 students from U.S. Naval Test Pilot School's Class 165 was held Friday, December 13, 2024 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The new test pilots, flight officers, engineers, and international partners represent eight different military organizations and four government agencies worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)...
Photo by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 06.26.2024
Cmdr. Travis Hartman, incoming commander to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony held in the school’s hangar at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland on June 27, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt)...
