MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 12, 2021) Training Squadron (VT) 9’s Cmdr. John Vonderheide leads a three T-45C Goshawk division formation flight with student naval aviator Lt. j.g. Anthony Coward and his instructor pilot (IP), Marine Capt. Brett Guerin, in #109 as dash 2 and student Lt. Jesse Arnold and his IP, Cmdr. John Dues, in #112 as dash 3. VT-9 “Tigers” conduct intermediate and advanced strike pilot training for the Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy video by Lt. Michelle Tucker.)
Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) announced the recipients of the 2021 Training Excellence Awards for outstanding achievements and mission support throughout all Training Air Wings, squadrons, flight instructors, student naval aviators and flight surgeons.
