Whiting pilot wins award

Lt. Ryan Miller, USN, Helicopter Training Squadron EIGHT, was named as the 2016 CNATRA Flight Instructor of the Year by Rear Adm. Dell Bull, USN, Chief of Naval Air Training, Friday, March 17. The CNATRA Flight Instructor of the Year is awarded to the top flight instructor in the Naval Air Training Command. Selection is based on all-around performance and effectiveness as an instructor, contributions to safety, leadership, strength of character, personality, and civic involvement. (Source: Whiting Tower, page 2, 04/08/17) Whiting Field, near Milton, is one of the Navy's two primary pilot training bases, providing instruction for Navy, Marine, Coast Guard and Air Force student aviators.