Harris to be new CNATRA

Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced March 9 that Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory N. Harris will be assigned as the new Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) at Corpus Christi, Texas. Harris is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, Everett, Washington. (Source: DOD 03/09/18) Gulf Coast Note: CNATRA oversees naval aviation training at bases such as NAS Meridian, Miss.; NAS Pensacola, NAS Whiting Field, and Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 in Pensacola, Fla.; and several Navy bases in Texas. Rear Adm. James Bynum is currently serving as CNATRA.