Naval Air Training - Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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, . Entrance to the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit Maintenance personnel leaving Administration Building the Maintenance Shops New Operations Hangar as seen from the Flight Line Ya- 1 ,f 'X 5 ,e- -7 it - N ,H Q , ns ' WWI' '3HlL2.Qf.lr et v I 'I 1 4 fr, - 'gm-4 .w xf I ' ' 1 . .A , ' Q, A 1 I I-., P: If , f H Ili it My .-.Lg-,,I r ua- , - ,, ' r 5 , ,- Hwms - , ' . 'wx- SNB and SNI aircraft are serviced on the Flight Line if r 4? 'V ' ' isbn! 1 A -f -v .. V - .1 Q -at V i I . -cl .T.... .,,,.,--ff'- T ff' --4-., -,. ..... e..-7. .' ' .....-: , WA h ,.- .- M24 - ,. ., L Q - ' '. f. ' 's f - .. ...N- Aircrait comes out of the hangar ready for an assignment -A .,..,,, -- -W--eu-nu-Qn.a-n......- ' ' -.M .- ., iv- g - 4-1-4 -.,, ., .,., Line shot of Fl-I-1 jet aircraft '- ' , m

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ii. History oi the CHIEF 0E NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING The Headquarters of the Naval Air Technical 5' Training Command was established in Chicago, Ill., in September 1942, The first Chief of Naval Air Technical Training was Rear Adm. Albert C. Read of NC-4 fame, the first aviator to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. The Command was set up in Chicago because that city afforded an excellent headquarters loca- tion for administration, being centrally located with respect to the widely scattered Training Schools. cmd being the hub of G remarkably efficient mms- Rear Admiral Switzer and Inspection Party arrive on the . Parade Grounds Portation system. In September 1945 the Naval Air Technical Training Command Headquarters were moved to Pensacola, Fla., where they remained until transferred to Memphis, Tenn., a year later. - . The first step in the transfer of Command Headquarters to Memphis was begun in Iuly 1946 but the complete move was not ac- Complished until September, some three months later. l l , I Rear Adm. Wendell G. Switzer is the present Chief of Naval Air Technical Training, and his Staff is located in the Southside Ad- ministration Building aboard the Naval Air Station, Memphis. . To assist the Chief in performing his mission, a staff of 106 enlisted men and 32 officers is provided to advise him on specialized matters within the Command. l l - The Staff directs an integrated structure of aviation technical training that extends from coast to coast with headquarters here in Memphis. The Chief of Naval Air Technical Training is also the Senior Officer present in the Memphis area. As such he is responsible for disaster plans, emergency relief, shore patrol and joint activities. Directly under the CNATechTra are five Naval Air Technical Training Units located at NAS, Pensacola, Fla.: NAS, Olathe, Kan.: NAS, Lakehurst, N. I., NAAS, El Centro, Calif.: and the Naval Air Material Center, Philadelphia, Penna. The U. S. Naval CIC Officers School, NAS, Glenview, lll.g Naval Air Technical Training Centers, Memphis, Iacksonville, Fla., and Norman, Okla., are also under his supervision. The Naval Air Station, Glynco, Brunswick, Ga., completes the subordinate activities of the Chief of Naval Air Technical Training, whose headquarters are at Navy Memphis. g 0 3 History oi the A NAVALAIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER The Naval Air Technical Training Center may be thought of as a Naval University. Commanded by Captain' G. R. Luker, USN, who is assisted by Com- mander Fl. G. Touart, USN, Executive Officer, the Purpose of this multi-million dollar business is the training of aviation technicians for the Fleet Air Arm of the Navy, The Center is comprised of six separate, but closely-knit, departments: Military Personnel, Ad- ministration, Legal, Marine Aviation Detachment, I Training, and the Naval Air Mobile Training Detachment. M9599 ClC8Sr00ms of NATTC The Military Personnel Department is sub-divided into an enlisted personnel office, officer personnel office, education office and receipt and transfer barracks. From the moment an officer or enlisted man checks on board until he checks out, personnel keeps tab on him and assists him in many ways. D Material, Discipline, Barracks and Billeting, Central Office, and the Center's Yard Mail system are directed by the Administrative epartment. The Legal Department processes courts-martial and conducts a legal assistance program for Center personnel To the Training Department falls the task of supervising all of the Center's schools, with the exception of the Naval Air Mobile Training Detachment. The Director of Training, Commander I, I. Worner, USN, is assisted by a Superintendent of Electronics Trainin a Sikperintendent of Maintenance Trainikng, and ahTrcgning Facgities laepartment. g' eeping pace with the ur ency of t e times, t e enter's sc oo s ave varied in number and i ' Present the Training Departmgnt has one instructor school, two officer schools, and four enlisted schobfse during the past 12 years' Al . In-Service training is a special service offered to the technical schools of the Center. Representatives of the Instructor Trainin un't visit the schools and observe the instructors' class procedures..Special conferences on selected subjects are scheduled periodicallg with QYOUTQS oginstructors when the need arise? A f M OH S h Y e enter's two officer schools are t e ircrat aintenance icers c ool and the Aviation E ec ' ' Paremcafficxers to satisfactorily fill specialized aviation billets. M h 1 homes Cmcers School' Both pre' I e viation Electronics Technician School, the Aviation ac inist's Mate School, the Av' ' ' Trairiingh Dievlices Man School are presently the,-Xonglyg enlisted sclsools on board, lemon Structural Mechanic School' and the ac o t e our schools is divided into an asic training school and a B fadvance r ' ' offer specialized C courses in Iet Engine Special Maintenance, Operational Flight Trainers, dl-Ilelibryplgl' sl?1fhclllr?1lerhI:1nCcced1ll-?SclllTyHau dl'GLElics, and Alerological Electronics Equipment Maintenlance. ' rc Y' ' IS t e tas o the Naval Air Mobile Training Detac ment to take the trainin to the man. ' ' ' - - units, each one of which is a small technical school, complete with training aids, training coursesT2llsd1irl?fstTclfgfsSl:1dMlillfelerloblliitrmnfr travel bylvan, Trip, and plane from activity to activity als needed, ' S' e un ls , ava insta ations all over the world depend upon t e Detac ment's travelin trainers ' ' - - - in the latest equipment, practices, procedures, and methods concerned with aircrdlt maintenhondjdobliijrdflldfilalnTlisolfgnfl with mslruchon and munitions equipment, and aircraft crash fire fighting. ' g mmmg' ordnance