Officially Licensed NAWDC Naval Air Warfighting Development Center Patch — NAWDC Embroidered Patch
Where the Navy's best become the Navy's deadliest — NAWDC.
The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) is the United States Navy's premier institution for advanced tactical training, weapons and tactics development, and the production of Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs). Based at NAS Fallon, Nevada — home to the Navy's most expansive and realistic tactical training range — NAWDC is the successor to the legendary Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the spiritual heir to the original TOPGUN fighter weapons school.
NAWDC develops and standardizes the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by carrier air wings across the fleet, and it runs the integrated training events that prepare air wings for deployment. The center's staff of Warfare Tactics Instructors represents the absolute pinnacle of tactical expertise in Naval Aviation, covering every mission area from strike warfare and air-to-air combat to electronic attack, airborne early warning, and integrated air and missile defense. Graduating from a NAWDC course or serving on its staff is the highest tactical honor a Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer can achieve.
Perfect For: NAWDC graduates and staff alumni, Warfare Tactics Instructors across all communities, NAS Fallon veterans, TOPGUN and NSAWC heritage enthusiasts, and military patch collectors who value the institution that produces the Navy's finest tactical aviators.
The best of the best train here — NAWDC writes the doctrine.
