Training Squadron SEVEN Winging of October 8, 1999
The First Training Squadron SEVEN Goshawk Naval Aviator
First Lieutenant Benjamin Kirk Hutchins, United States Marine Corps is a 1996 graduate of North Carolina State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Hutchins was named to the Commodore's List with Distinction during Primary Flight Training. He earned four Navy 'Es" for bombing accuracy and was selected as the "Top Bomber" in his VT-23 class. First Lieutenant Hutchins carrier qualified August 9, 1999 in the T-45C Boeing Goshawk on board the United States Ship GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN-73.
First Lieutenant Hutchins completed advanced flight training with VT-23 but was not "Winged" before VT-23 disestablished on September 30, 1999 and its students transferred to Training Squadron SEVEN. First Lieutenant Hutchins was "Winged" October 8, 1999 and technically is a product of VT-7 and technically is its first Naval Aviator.
Training Squadron SEVEN's first T-45C Boeing Goshawk student Naval Aviator Class number 2011 began October 4, 1999.
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