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Strategic Training Advantage: How US Foreign Training Programs Enhance National Defense It is imperative the U.S. takes advantage of existing foreign training programs, opportunities, and exercises by strengthening and even expanding them. Imagine a world where a British student pilot can strap into a German-owned jet aircraft and be instructed by a Greek instructor pilot on an American base in the United States. While that may sound far-fetched or utopian, it is the reality of the ENJJPT program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. As a former Instructor Pilot and Operations Support Squadron C...

Training Squadron Six, 'Shooters,' changes hands during aerial ceremony Capt. Robert Attebury | Special to the Press Gazette/USA TODAY NETWORK © Jamie Link, NAS Whiting Field Public Affairs Office Lt. Col. Jason Dale speaks about his vision for VT-6 “Shooters” going forward during a change of command ceremony aboard NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla., in April 2021. NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD —  Lt. Col. Jason N. Dale, U.S. Marine Corps, relieved Cmdr. R. David Mims, U.S. Navy, as the 57th commanding officer of the “Shooters,” Training Squadron Six (VT-6), in ...

Capt. Robert Attebury | Special to the Press Gazette/USA TODAY NETWORK NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD —  Lt. Col. Jason N. Dale, U.S. Marine Corps, relieved Cmdr. R. David Mims, U.S. Navy, as the 57th commanding officer of the “Shooters,” Training Squadron Six (VT-6), in a unique ceremony at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in late April. The squadron is one of three fixed-wing aircraft training squadrons under Training Air Wing Five (TRAWING FIVE). Mims and Dale conducted their change of command in a unique airborne ceremony while squadron members, friends, and family looked on. Thre...

Nate Weber Profession: Retired Military/Homesteader Growing up in rural Ohio, Nate Weber spent his early years outdoors (like most kids back then). Eager to find his place in the world, Nate joined the Navy three days after graduating high school. He spent the first twelve years of his military career as a Navy Corpsman, graduating from Field Medical School, EMT school and Cardiovascular Medical School. Even though his love for medicine has never waned, Nate wanted to explore other avenues, too. He accepted a commission as an Aviation Warrant Officer in the US Army to fly the Kiowa Warrior he...

Those Who Serve: Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire After more than 30 years in service to his country, Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, head of the Arizona National Guard, announced his retirement. Author: Chris Latella Updated: 7:48 PM MST March 9, 2021 PHOENIX — After more than 30 years in service to his country, Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, head of the Arizona National Guard, announced his retirement and shared some of his post-military plans on Tuesday. McGuire’s entrance into the military was born of the simple pursuit of athletics. A football Offensive Linem...