The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) bid farewell to Capt. William E. Coleman, Jr. as he relinquished command to Capt. Adam…
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Eric Fallabel Awarded 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award for Individual Achievement in the Test and Evaluation
By The Citizen on December 17, 2020
As announced during a live Department of Defense event, December 15, the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award for Individual Achievement in the Test and Evaluation…
NAS Patuxent River, Webster Field, and Solomons Rec Center Announce 2020 Holiday Gate Hours
By The Citizen on December 15, 2020
The Naval Air Station Patuxent River will begin holiday gate hours starting close of business Friday, December 18, 2020. Normal gate operations will resume Monday,…
Saint Leonard Native, U.S. Navy Pilot Serving Alongside French Navy
By The Citizen on December 11, 2020
By Ethan Carter, Navy Office of Community Outreach – Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hobbs, a native of Saint Leonard, Maryland, is currently serving on an exchange…
Commissioners Renew Intergovernmental Support Agreement with Naval Air Station Patuxent River and St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on December 10, 2020
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County have renewed the Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) between Naval Air Station Patuxent River and the county. This cooperative agreement…
NAS Patuxent River Transitions to Health Protection Condition Charlie
By The Citizen on November 21, 2020
NAS Patuxent River has transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo to Charlie effective Nov. 21, 2020 as a result of increasing COVID-19 cases in…
What is Veterans Day?
By The Citizen on November 11, 2020
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a…
NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime Helicopter Testing from November 9 to November 10, 2020
By The Citizen on November 10, 2020
Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River and the Webster Outlying Field are advised that nighttime helicopter test events are scheduled to take place November 9 and…
NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime Helicopter Testing at Webster Outlying Field November 4, to November 6, 2020
By The Citizen on November 4, 2020
Communities surrounding the Webster Outlying Field are advised that nighttime helicopter test events are scheduled to take place November 4 to November 6, 2020 from…
Federal and Maryland State Partners Working Together to Protect the 2020 Election
By The Citizen on October 30, 2020
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur, FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jennifer C. Boone, Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow W.…
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Gate 2 Closed from October 6 to October 13, 2020
By The Citizen on October 6, 2020
NAS Patuxent River’s Gate 2 will close to all traffic at October, 6, 2020, at 9:00 a.m, and will reopen on October 13, 2020, at…
NAS Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate (AW) Matthew Ira Presented with Plaque for Exemplary Service
By The Citizen on September 9, 2020
NAS Patuxent River wishes Fair Winds and Following Seas to Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate (AW) Matthew Ira! Ira was presented with a Navy and Marine…
Noise Advisory – NAS Pax River Conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice Flights on August 12, 2020
By The Citizen on August 12, 2020
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place August 12, 2020 between the hours of 8:30…
St. Mary’s County Native on Front Lines of U.S. Navy Coronavirus Fight
By The Citizen on August 11, 2020
Hosptialman Melodie Abell, a native of California, Maryland, is playing a critical role in the U.S. Navy’s efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting…
NAS Patuxent River Gate One Closed for Maintenance, Gate Two Open as Primary Gate, Tuesday, August 11, 2020
By The Citizen on August 11, 2020
NAS Patuxent River Naval Air Station Announced Gate 1 will be closed for maintenance today, Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.…