The F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) has conducted a successful series of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18 Super…
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Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Justice Department Launch Investigation of Maryland Department Of State Police Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
By The Citizen on July 15, 2022
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced…
NAS Patuxent River Search and Rescue Team Saves 9-Year-Old and Her Father Over Holiday Weekend
By The Citizen on July 14, 2022
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD – Amid the celebrations of the July Fourth weekend, a crew from Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Search and…
NAS Pax Security Returns to ID Handling at Gates
By The Citizen on June 24, 2022
NAS Patuxent River gate sentries have returned to handling of IDs at gates and entry control points on base as of June 20, 2022. The…
NAS Patuxent River to Close Section of Cedar Point Road, Cedar Point Beach for Equipment Transport on Friday, June 24, 2022
By The Citizen on June 23, 2022
NAS Patuxent River will close Cedar Point Beach and a portion of Cedar Point Road between Cartier Road and Utgoff/Bronson Roads in the vicinity of…
PMA-251, CNATT Partnership Improves Naval Aviation Training Through F-35 Asset Transfer
By The Citizen on June 22, 2022
From PMA-251 & CNATT Public Affairs – NOTE: Kristin Beauchamp, PMA-251 communications specialist, and Jerron Barnett, CNATT public affairs officer, contributed to this report. About…
Cora White Named Marine Corps Aviation Association Acquisition Civilian of the Year
By The Citizen on June 13, 2022
Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD – Local Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) John Glenn squadron presented Cora White with the first-ever Thomas E.…
Record of Decision Signed for the Environmental Impact Statement for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex
By The Citizen on May 26, 2022
The Department of the Navy, after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the Proposed Action, announces its decision to: Conduct testing and…
Precise Systems Awarded 5-Year, $41 Million Contract to Provide Services for the Presidential Helicopters Program Office
By The Citizen on May 19, 2022
Precise Systems announces the award of a 5-year, $41M contract to continue providing project management, acquisition management, and technical support services to PMA-274, the Presidential…
NAS Patuxent River MQ-25 Team Preps for First Air Vehicle, Control Station Integration Test Event
By The Citizen on May 18, 2022
The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) is moving forward with integrating its two key elements—the MQ-25 air vehicle and the MD-5 Ground Control…
Students are introduced to the world of aviation technology with the St. Mary’s Ryken Flight Academy opening
By The Citizen on May 9, 2022
With a generous endowment from The Patuxent Partnership (TPP), St. Mary’s Ryken (SMR) has installed a STEM lab flight program. The donated National Flight Academy…
NAS Patuxent River Transitions Back to Health Protection Condition Alpha, Effective Thursday, April 7, 2022
By The Citizen on April 7, 2022
NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo to HPCON Alpha as of April 7, 2022 as a result of falling COVID cases…
NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Webster Field March 28, to March 30, 2022
By The Citizen on March 27, 2022
Communities surrounding the NAS Patuxent River and Webster Field airfields are advised that helicopter nighttime testing events are scheduled to take place March 28 and…
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex Available
By The Citizen on March 25, 2022
The Department of the Navy (Navy) has completed the final version of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent…
NAS Patuxent River Sets Noise Advisory for Solomons Island on March 25, 2022
By The Citizen on March 23, 2022
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that NAS PAX River plans to make a single low level pass of Solomon’s Island, Maryland with…