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Air Force student training ends and VT-2 gets new leader at NASWF
When 1st Lieutenant David A. Zitelli, USAF, skidded his T-6B “Texan II” to a stop on the runway at Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) on July 23, it ended an era of joint student-pilot training between the U.S. Navy and Air Force. Roughly 100 Air Force students have participated in the training program each year since the partnership began 19 years ago.
United States Air Force First Lt. Dave Zitelli climbs out of the T-6B following the completion of his last primary flight, ending a joint Navy and Air Force student training program at NAS Whiting Field.
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