Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Commander Rear Adm. Todd Evans delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School’s Class 167 graduation ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025 near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)

Coast Guard Cmdr. Ryan McCue receives the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School’s Class 167 Sydney Sherby Award from retired Navy Capt. Tim Rivers of the Patuxent River Council, Navy League, during a graduation ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Dec. 12, 2025.

Army Capt. William Watson II receives the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School’s Class 167 Developmental Testing Thesis Award recognizing his authorship of the class’s top final capstone report during a graduation ceremony near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Dec. 12, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Class 167 graduate Lt. Eric Fast receives the Capt. Willie McCool Outstanding Student Award recognizing him as embodying the ethos of developmental flight testers and demonstrating mastery of the curriculum across academics, flight execution, and technical communication. The award is sponsored by the Association of Naval Aviation and was presented by the Patuxent River chapter commander, Capt. Brian Abbott, during a graduation ceremony near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Dec. 12, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)