Lt Col Douglas A. Kabel is the Commander, 455th Flying Training Squadron, 479th Flying Training Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The 455 FTS operates 24 T-6A Texan II aircraft to conduct primary training for all Combat Systems Officer students in the U.S. Air Force. Lt Col Kabel is responsible for overseeing the safety, supervision, training, curriculum development and standardization of 455 FTS instructor pilots and students. He also performs flight duties as a T-6A instructor and evaluator to train both students and the 455 FTS instructor pilots.