PENSACOLA, Fla. - Airman Tim Bell, a native of Rossville, Georgia, is serving the U.S. Navy at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC).
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As a student at NASC, Bell is serving among sailors, Marines and guardsmen developing the skills needed to be combat-ready aviation professionals. NASC is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, provides an educational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadership.
Students at NASC are taught the requirements and skills needed to be successful in their new careers.
Bell joined the Navy a year ago. Today, Bell serves as a naval aircrewman.
“I joined the Navy because I wanted a change of pace, to see new things, travel and meet new people,” said Bell.
According to Bell, the values required to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Rossville.
“Completing hands on work taught me to think on my feet, and how to deal with customers and all types of people,” said Bell.
NASC provides educational foundation in technical training, character development and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nations Officer and Enlisted to be the combat quality aviation professionals their nation needs.
Aviation Training School (ATS), Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training (AEATS), Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) and Aviation Water Survival School (AWS), which provide instruction in 14 different curricula. In fiscal year 2021, ATS staff conducted 2,250 hours of classroom instruction and 17,095 hours of flight instruction; graduated 1,140 pilots and 217 Naval Flight Officers. AEATS graduated 1,237 students, ARSS graduated 245 students and AWS, including Detachment Swim Sites Norfolk and Pearl Harbor provided training for 6,479 students.
Serving in the Navy means Bell is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“We keep the waters safe, and if anyone has bad intentions to cause harm, we are a strong and a fierce deterrent,” said Bell.
Bell and the sailors they serve with have many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during their military service.
“Finishing Navy boot camp was a personal achievement for me,” said Bell.
As Bell and other sailors continue to train and perform the mission they are tasked with, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“The Navy has provided me with an overall experience of service while meeting so many people of all walks of life,” added Bell.
The Naval Education and Training Command is the U.S. Navy’s Force Development pillar and largest shore command. Through its “Street to Fleet” focus, Naval Education and Training Command recruits civilians and transforms them into skilled warfighters ready to meet the current and future needs of the U.S. Navy.
NASC provides educational foundation in technical training, character development and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nations Officer and Enlisted to be the combat quality aviation professionals their nation needs.
Aviation Training School (ATS), Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training (AEATS), Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) and Aviation Water Survival School (AWS), which provide instruction in 14 different curricula. In fiscal year 2021, ATS staff conducted 2,250 hours of classroom instruction and 17,095 hours of flight instruction; graduated 1,140 pilots and 217 Naval Flight Officers. AEATS graduated 1,237 students, ARSS graduated 245 students and AWS, including Detachment Swim Sites Norfolk and Pearl Harbor provided training for 6,479 students.
Serving in the Navy means Bell is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“We keep the waters safe, and if anyone has bad intentions to cause harm, we are a strong and a fierce deterrent,” said Bell.
Bell and the sailors they serve with have many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during their military service.
“Finishing Navy boot camp was a personal achievement for me,” said Bell.
As Bell and other sailors continue to train and perform the mission they are tasked with, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“The Navy has provided me with an overall experience of service while meeting so many people of all walks of life,” added Bell.
The Naval Education and Training Command is the U.S. Navy’s Force Development pillar and largest shore command. Through its “Street to Fleet” focus, Naval Education and Training Command recruits civilians and transforms them into skilled warfighters ready to meet the current and future needs of the U.S. Navy.