AIR FORCE OFFICER ACCESSION AND TRAINING SCHOOLS JOINT SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE NAVIGATOR TRAINING (JSUNT) BRIEFING

Bombs On Target Air Force History Question What is Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training (JSUNT)? How can I find out more information on Air Force navigator career specialties?

Who Is the Leading Ace of the Vietnam War and what was the date he made Ace? Bonus question--What does this have to do with JSUNT? Air Force History

Colonel Charles B. DeBellevue (Ret) Answer: Col Charles B. DeBellevue (Ret), downed his fifth and sixth MiGs on 9 September Bonus Answer: As a captain, DeBellevue became the first non-pilot ace and the leading ace in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was an F-4 weapon system officer with the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Capt Richie and Capt DeBellevue egressing their F-4 after a successful MiG kill

JSUNT JSUNT is the joint Air Force and Navy Undergraduate Navigator / Naval Flight Officer Training Program JSUNT consists of two pipelines: NAS Pensacola, Florida Strike (Bomber) track for B-1B WSOs and B-52H navigators Strike/Fighter (Fighter) track for F-15E WSOs Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX Airlift/Tanker/Maritime (ATM) track for navigators Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) track

Strike and Strike/Fighter Tracks 46 or 53-week course leading to certification as a B-52 navigator, B-1 or F-15 weapon system officer

Strike and Strike/Fighter Tracks Aviation Pre- Indoctri- nation (5 weeks) Primary Training (14 weeks) T flights Intermediate Training (14 weeks) T flights T-1 8 flights Strike Core Training (10 weeks) T flights Strike (3 weeks) T-39 4 flights Strike Fighter (10 weeks) T flights EWO (15 weeks) B-1 WSO B-52 Nav F-15 WSO Training conducted at Pensacola NAS Training Conducted at Randolph AFB T-34 Mentor T-39 Sabreliner

Airlift/Tanker/Maritime (ATM) and Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) Tracks 38-week course leading to certification as an Airlift/Tanker navigator or a heavy aircraft electronic weapons officer (note maritime is the Navy’s part)

ATM/EWO Track at Randolph AFB, TX Primary Navigation Course (14 weeks) T-43 5 flights Airlift/Tanker/Maritime Navigator Course (14 weeks) T flights Electronic Warfare Principles (3 weeks) Theater Operations (4 weeks) Airmanship (3 weeks) T-1 4 flights K/E/R/O C-135 Nav E-3A Nav A/E/M/H C-130 Nav C-5 Nav T-43 GatorT-1 Jayhawk USAF Electronic Weapons Officer Course (20 weeks) T-43 8 flights Theater Operations (4 weeks B-52 EWO RC-135 EWO A/E/M C-130 EWO

Selection for JSUNT Selection to attend JSUNT is competitive based upon Navigator Order of Merit (OM) scores Navigator candidates will volunteer for the training pipeline of their choice and assignments will be based on (OM) scores AFROTC will select approximately 70 navigator candidates to attend the NAS Pensacola pipeline and 140 to attend the Randolph pipeline

Want to Know More about the Navigator Career Field? AF Manual , Officer Classification Manual, is a good place to start Ask your cadre—none of them may be a navigator--but chances are they have a buddy who is Check out the Web--Start at the AFPC homepage; also check out Training Wing 6 in Pensacola at: Get the Navigator Utilization Field (AFSC 12XXX) Occupational Report at: