Navy Cmdr. Jim "RAD" Anderson is back for a third tour at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., after a change of command ceremony Aug. 19 that installed him as commander of Training Squadron Nine (VT-9). He relieved Cmdr. Jared "Blake" Thomas, who had been the commanding officer since May 2021. Under Thomas’ leadership, VT-9 trained Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation students (UK, Spain, Italy) in more than 17,423 training flight hours in the T-45C Goshawk and winged 69 students. Cmdr. Anderson received his commission in 2003 from the Naval Academy and winged, he completed two deployments with Carrier Air Wing 11 in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. In June 2009, Anderson transferred to NAS Meridian, for a tour with VT-7 where he was designated an instructor pilot in the T-45C. He reported back to NASM and Training Wing One in February 2019 as the FTS operational support officer. (Source: NAS Meridian 08/19/22)
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