The VT-21 Fighting Redhawks
1960
Drawn by Bud Southworth
JOIN The Skyhawks
The Squadron Duty Officer is the squadron contact point, who communicates
with former squadron members about squadron information, sea stories,
squadron pictures, scuttlebutt, and gathers information about squadron buddies.
Please contact the Squadron SDO as listed here.
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Patch:
Handle:
Aircraft:
Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:
Heritage:
- April 1951: Advanced Training Unit TWO HUNDRED TWO (ATU-202) established.
- May 21, 1960: Advanced Training Unit TWO HUNDRED TWO (ATU-202) redesignated Training Squadron TWENTY-ONE (VT-21).
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Commanders:
Home Ports:
- Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Location:
- 1951 - present - - - - - - - Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.
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Air Wings:
Date - - - - - - - - - - - - Tail code - - - - - - - Air Wing
- Present - - - - - - - - 3F - - - - - - - - - - - TW-2 (Training Wing TWO)
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Photograph Albums:
Squadron Photograph Album
Squadron Off-Duty Album (empty)
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Events:
- April 1951:
Advanced Training Unit TWO HUNDRED TWO (ATU-202) established at Naval Auxillary Air
Station Kingsville, Texas. ATU-202 was assigned the
Grumman F6F Hellcat.
- 1954:
ATU-202 was assigned the Grumman F9F Panther.
- 1958:
ATU-202 was assigned the Grumman F9F8 Cougar.
- May 21, 1960:
Advanced Training Unit TWO HUNDRED TWO (ATU-202) redesignated Training Squadron TWENTY-ONE.
- February 1992:
VT-21 was assigned the Boeing - McDonnald Douglas - British Aerospace T-45TS Goshawk. Goshawk student training combined the newest technologies and teaching techniques enabling the Naval Aviation Training Command to produce a more capable Naval Aviator. Students are taught on state of the art visual simulators, more up-to-date instrument simulators, a computer classroom with better visual displays, and the best and newest training aircraft in the world.
- Presently - 2000:
Training Squadron TWENTY-ONE is alive and well at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.
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Awards:
Award - - - - - - - - - Inclusive Dates:
- 1962 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1965 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1971 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1974 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1976 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1979 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1988 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1990 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1996 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1998 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1999 CNO Aviation Safety Award
- 1982 CNATRA Training Effectiveness Award
- 1984 CNATRA Training Effectiveness Award
- 1976 Vice Admiral Robert Goldwaite Award
- 1985 Vice Admiral Robert Goldwaite Award
- 1996 Vice Admiral Robert Goldwaite Award
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Sources of information:
- Thomas D. Eleassen
- Major Tom Ringo USMCR
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