The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently demonstrated multiple unmanned systems in a first-of-its-kind mission to move supplies to ships at sea without…
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CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Enters Full Rate Production and Deployment Phase
By The Citizen on December 27, 2022
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD. Dec,2022 The CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has entered Full Rate Production (FRP) and its deployment phase,…
NAS Patuxent River Announces New Years Holiday Gate Hours
By The Citizen on December 25, 2022
Pax River Announces New Years Holiday Gate Hours – Holiday Leave Period Tuesday, Dec. 27 – Thursday, Dec. 29 Gate 1: Open 24/7 Gate 2:…
NAS Pax River Announces 2022 Holiday Gate Hours
By The Citizen on December 19, 2022
NAS Pax River Announces Holiday Gate Hours Holiday Leave Period Monday, Dec. 19 – Friday, Dec. 23 Gate 1: Open 24/7 Gate 2: Open 5:30…
Santa Claus to Visit St. Mary’s and Calvert on December 15, 2022
By The Citizen on December 12, 2022
Santa Claus visits Southern Maryland Dec. 15 (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Families across Southern Maryland should be on the lookout as Adm. Santa Claus conducts…
St. Mary’s County Shop with a Cop 2022
By The Citizen on December 10, 2022
On Saturday, December 10, 2022, the Optimist Club partnered with the St. Mary’s County Fraternal Order of Police and hosted the annual “Shop With a…
St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – December 6, 2022
By The Citizen on December 7, 2022
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed…
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Holding Job Fair for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Dispatchers and Public Safety Officers on Thursday, December 15, 2022
By The Citizen on December 3, 2022
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NASPR) will host a job fair for job seekers 18-and-over interested in the field of law…
Southern Maryland-Based Test Site Becomes UMD UAS Research and Operations Center
By The Citizen on November 30, 2022
CALIFORNIA, MD – The University of Maryland’s (UMD) UAS Test Site, which in 2019 conducted the first-ever drone delivery of a live organ for transplant,…
St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – November 15, 2022
By The Citizen on November 16, 2022
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed…
Bravo Zulu! Southern Maryland’s Military Leaders Welcome LSM Class of ’23 for Behind the Scenes NAS Pax River Base Tour
By The Citizen on November 11, 2022
The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Executive Program Class of 2023 strengthened their leadership wings Nov. 3 when they went behind the scenes at Naval Air Station Patuxent…
NAVAIR Employee Named 2022 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards Supply Chain Acquisition Professional of the Year
By The Citizen on November 7, 2022
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) International Transportation Team Lead Mark Vernetti was named the 2022 Department of the…
Navy Achieves Full Operational Capability on Critical Underwater Training Range
By The Citizen on November 7, 2022
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office’s (PMA-205) Ocean Systems Fixed Ranges team recently achieved full…
Maryland Senator Urges Department of Justice and ATF to Clarify and Enforce Ghost Gun Rules
By The Citizen on November 4, 2022
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with a group of senators in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and…
Lexington Park Woman Sentenced to 30 Months In Federal Prison For Obtaining Over $1 Million In Fraudulent Disability Benefits
By The Citizen on October 28, 2022
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Lexington Park, Maryland, yesterday to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3…