Training Squadron 35
"Stingrays"
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History |
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| 29 October 1999 | VT-35 Established at NAS |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1999 - today | G |
| Planes: |
TC-12B
| VT-35 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Corpus Christie TX | ? | Today |
| VT-35 Commanding Officers | ||
| ? | ? | ? |
| CDR R. Scott Kramarik | ? | ? |
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History |
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The squadron was established in 1999 after acquiring VT-31’s TC-12B aircraft and soon after became the first and only Advanced Joint Leadership squadron in the United States military, and also holds the distinction of being the first ever naval squadron to be commanded by an USAF officer. SNAs who join VT-35 are destined for multi-engine airframes such as the C-130, P-3 and P-8 (with the US Navy), and C-130 with the USAF. The Stingrays also provide additional conversion training from rotary to fixed wing multi-engine airframe for United States Navy Test Pilot School candidates. Over VT-35’s short 13 year history the “Stingrays” have distinguished themselves several times, including winning the CNATRA award for Training Excellence (2000), VADM Goldthwaite Award for Training Excellence (2000) and the CNO Aviation Safety Award in 2001. Pilot production excelled by over 20% from 1999 to 2001 which was a remarkable feat at the time for a brand new squadron to achieve such high standards or such a short period of time. |
