NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, MD: As part of a technical exchange with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, 24 test…
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NAS Patuxent River Gate 1 Closure on Friday Morning May 3rd, 2024
By The Citizen on May 3, 2024
NAS Patuxent River will close Gate 1 on Friday, May 3rd, from 9:00 a.m., to 11 a.m. for scheduled maintenance. NAS Pax River’s Gate 2…
Woman Flown to Trauma Center After Striking NAS Patuxent River Security Fencing in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on April 23, 2024
On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 10:02 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Melissa Moore…
Navy Accepts First Delivery of T-54A Training Aircraft
By The Citizen on April 23, 2024
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: The new multi-engine training system brings modernized training, prepares pilots for advanced aircraft in fleet The U.S. Navy…
Patuxent River Sailor Commended for Providing Life-Saving Roadside Assistance After Tragic Crash in Hollywood
By The Citizen on April 22, 2024
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Isaiah Mercado is no stranger to high-stress scenarios. As a Navy armament weapons support equipment technician with Navy Munitions Command Atlantic…
NAS Patuxent River Moves to 100% ID Checks at Gates
By The Citizen on April 9, 2024
NAS Patuxent River has instituted a 100 % ID check policy for all personnel entering the base. While the Trusted Traveler Program remains in effect,…
U.S. Navy Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Increment 3 Block 2 Modifications
By The Citizen on March 28, 2024
The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27, enabling the…
NAVAIR Leadership, Programs to Present at Annual Sea-Air-Space Expo on April 8, 2024
By The Citizen on March 26, 2024
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD – A discussion panel featuring Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) leaders Adm. Carl Chebi, Rear Adm. John Dougherty,…
Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Webster Outlying Field April 10-12, 2024
By The Citizen on March 25, 2024
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD – Communities surrounding the Webster Outlying Field are advised that noise-generating night-time testing events are scheduled to take place…
New Contract Award to Deliver 17 New Block III Super Hornet Aircraft and Critical Technical Data for Fleet
By The Citizen on March 25, 2024
The U.S. Navy awarded The Boeing Company a $1.3 billion contract March 19 for the purchase of 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets and delivery of a…
Hoyer Secures Over $11 Million in Funding for Fifth District Priorities in FY2024 Appropriations Bill
By The Citizen on March 10, 2024
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after he helped pass the 2024 Fiscal Year legislation, announcing over $11,304,279 in Community Project Funding…
Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office Conducts Change of Command
By The Citizen on March 8, 2024
Capt. Duane Whitmer relieved Capt. Holly Shoger as the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273) program manager during a change of command ceremony…
NAVAIR Returns V-22 Osprey to Flight Status
By The Citizen on March 8, 2024
Naval Air System, PAX River – Effective March 8, 2024 at 7 a.m. EST, Naval Air Systems Command is issuing a flight clearance for the…
Great Mills Native Serves Aboard Navy Warship in San Diego
By The Citizen on February 27, 2024
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nevyn Harris, a native of Great Mills, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Tripoli operating out of San Diego. Harris…
NAS Patuxent River Announces Its Sailors of the Year for 2023
By The Citizen on February 20, 2024
NAS Patuxent River announces its Sailors of the Year, marking the command’s top Sailors for 2023. “I am regularly impressed by the commitment our Pax…