AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE HOSTS U.S. NAVY'S PILOT TRAINING

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

A detachment of primary students assigned to Training Air Wing (TW-5) FIVE stationed at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida traveled to Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida for five weeks of joint primary pilot training Jan. 23 to Feb. 26, 2026.The detachment comprised of 23 Navy T-6B Texan II aircraft, 46 instructor pilots, 86 student naval aviators and 45 maintenance personnel. TW-5 chose to utilize Avon Park AFR due to its location, manageable flying weather and availability of restricted airspace."We chose this location because of its proximity to Whiting Field, the availability of the range and restricted airspace, and th...