1995

17 January The T-45A Goshawk and its associated

training system elements completed a successful

Department of Defense Milestone III review. The ap-

proval meant that prime contractor McDonnell

Douglas would continue to produce 12 T-45As per

year for a total buy of 174 aircraft to be completed

through 2003.

2 February Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton

announced that President William Clinton had ap-

proved his recommendation to name the Nimitz-class

aircraft carriers under construction: Harry S. Truman

and Ronald Reagan.

14 February A ceremony was held to break ground

for the new Naval Air Technical Training Center to be

built at historic Chevalier Field at NAS Pensacola, Fla.

The field was named for Lieutenant Commander

Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier, an aviation pioneer

who made the first underway carrier landing aboard

Langley on 26 October 1922.

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