CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Whether a pilot is new or seasoned, landing a jet on an aircraft carrier is exhilarating, sometimes terrifying, and certainly no easy task. Capt. Tracey “PETA” Gendreau is commodore of Training Air Wing 1 aboard Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. He and his team conduct undergraduate intermediate and advanced strike pilot training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and select international partners. He knows a thing or two about landing on carriers because he’s done it a thousand times. Gendreau, a native of Pensacola, Fla., hit a personal milestone Feb. 5 when he caught his 1,000th trap aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida during a carrier qualification (CQ) detachment. (Source: CNATRA 02/08/21) Training Air Wing Commodore Logs Hits 1,000-Trap Milestone Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford > United States Navy > display-pressreleases
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