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{{disambig-acronym|VT-6|[[Vermont's 6th congressional district]]}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Training Squadron 6
| image                         = Vt6_insig.jpg
| image_size                    = 200px
| caption                       = VT-6 Insignia
| dates                         = 1 July 1956 - present
| country                       = United States of America
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = {{nowrap|[[File:United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg|30px|United States Navy Seal]] [[United States Navy]]}}
| type                          = Primary Training
| role                          = 
| size                          = 
| command_structure             = [[Training Air Wing Five]]
| commander1_label              = Commanding Officer
| commander1                    = Lt. Col. Justin M. Wortendyke
| commander2_label              = Executive Officer
| commander2                    = CDR Jameson D. McCort
| garrison                      = [[NAS Whiting Field]]
| nickname                      = "Shooters"
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = "Train Warriors and Develop Leaders."
| colors                        = Silver and Black {{color box|silver}} {{color box|black}}
| march                         = 
| mascot                        = 
| battles                       = 
| anniversaries                 = 
| aircraft_trainer              = [[Beechcraft Model 18|TC-45 Expeditor]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28 Trojan]]<br/>[[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor|T-34B Mentor]]<br/>[[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor|T-34C Turbo Mentor]]<br/>[[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II|T-6B Texan]]
}}
'''Training Squadron Six (VT-6)''' or '''TRARON SIX''', known as the ''Shooters'', callsign "Shooter", is a [[United States Navy]] primary training squadron stationed at [[Naval Air Station Whiting Field]] flying the [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II|T-6B Texan]]. The Shooters are one of five primary training squadrons in operation today.

[[File:Shooter058.jpg|thumb|VT-6 Black Tail "Shooter-058"]]
==History==

[[File:T-28B VT-6 in flight c1975.jpeg|thumb|left|T-28B Trojan assigned to VT-6 in the 1970s]]
On 1 July 1956, Multi-Engine Training Group (METG) was established at [[NAS Pensacola]]. At the time, student aviators would receive primary training in the T-34B and intermediate training in the T-28B/C. On 1 May 1960, METG was redesignated into Training Squadron 6 (VT-6) as a primary squadron stationed aboard [[NAS Whiting Field]] in Milton, FL, flying the TC-45. At the time VT-6 provided primary and intermediate flight training for students, as well as advanced flight training for students in the rotary and lighter-than-air pipeline. During the T-28 era, VT-6 functioned as a complete training squadron, primary to advanced. With the introduction of the T-34C and T-6B, the mission of VT-6 shifted to only primary training. Since that time, VT-6 has served as one of five primary training squadrons in the Navy, responsible for initial training of Student Naval Aviators.<ref>{{cite web|title=Squadron History|url=https://www.cnatra.navy.mil/tw5/vt6/history.asp|website=VT-6 Shooters|publisher=U.S. Navy|access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==

* [[Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award]], 2005, 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=VT-6 Earns Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award|url=http://miltonlocal.com/2013/06/vt-6-earns-chief-of-naval-operations-safety-award/|website=MiltonLocal|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Naval aviation]]
*[[United States Naval Aviator#Prerequisites|Student Naval Aviator]]
*[[List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons#Training Squadrons|U.S. Navy Training Squadrons]]
*[[Training Air Wing Five]]
*[[Naval Air Training Command]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}

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{{United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}

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