NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Alpha to HPCON Bravo Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 HPCON B requires HPCON A Measures, plus: Less…
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Navy’s Adversary Aircraft Team Wins Top Defense Acquisition Workforce Award
The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program Office’s (PMA-226) Adversary Aircraft Team won the DoD Acquisition Workforce Award for flexibility in contracting Dec. 14 in…
Loud “Boom” Heard Across St. Mary’s and Calvert Caused by NAS Patuxent River Supersonic Flight Test
Did you hear something around noon today? An aircraft out of NAS Patuxent River was identified as going supersonic above 30,000 feet at the time…
Flying Into 40: V-22 Program Office Recognizes Four Decades of Collaboration
Forty years ago this month, the Department of Navy (DoN) took control of what is now known as the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275), responsible…
U.S. Navy Successfully Demonstrates Unmanned Cargo Delivery Systems for Ships at Sea During Demo in St. Mary’s County
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…
CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Enters Full Rate Production and Deployment Phase
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…