UPDATE 1/17/2024: Charles County is operating with a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Calvert County – Two hour delay. There is no a.m.…
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St. Mary’s, Charles, Calvert, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel County School Status – Tuesday, Jan.16th, 2024
By The Citizen on January 15, 2024
1/15/2024: As of 8:30 p.m., on 1/15/2024, St. Mary’s, Calvert, Charles and Anne Arundel County Schools will all be delayed opening by 2 hours on…
NAS Patuxent River Operating under Two-Hour Delayed Arrival/Unscheduled Leave/Telework Status for Non-Essential Personnel due to Weather
By The Citizen on January 15, 2024
NAS Patuxent River has announced it will be open on a 2-hour delayed arrival schedule Tuesday, January 16, 2024 for non-essential personnel. Essential personnel must…
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Office FMS Lead Receives French Medal of Aeronautics
By The Citizen on January 15, 2024
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: Bill Hasegawa, Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Program Office (PMA-251) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Lead, received an…
Burfield Takes Charge of NAS Pax River at Change of Command Ceremony
By The Citizen on January 13, 2024
Naval Air Station Patuxent River held a ceremony Jan. 10 in which Capt. Douglas Burfield assumed command of the installation from outgoing Commanding Officer Capt.…
PMA-271 Celebrates 50 Years of Women in Naval Aviation!
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD: This year marks the 50th anniversary of women in naval aviation, an anniversary that celebrates when the first women began…
Top Stories for 2023 on Southern Maryland News Net; Year in Review
By The Citizen on December 31, 2023
Our top 15 most read stories for 2023. Great Mills Woman Arrested for Murdering Boyfriend and Disposing His Body Parts in Charles and St. Mary’s…
NAS Patuxent River Nighttime Flights through January 31, 2024
By The Citizen on December 5, 2023
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating nighttime testing events are scheduled to take place December 04, 2023 through January 31, 2024…
New Generation of Air Dominance; Celebrating 45 Years of the Navy’s First Multirole Aircraft
By The Citizen on November 29, 2023
Born out of necessity and innovation, the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet introduced a level of aircraft superiority that had not been seen before and set…
Pax Search and Rescue ‘SAR Dog’ Deploys with Navy’s Newest Medical Expeditionary Capability
By The Citizen on October 25, 2023
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bradley Christian, a native of Mexia, Texas, deployed as part of the Navy’s first En-Route Care System (ERCS) medical expeditionary capability…
Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for Nighttime FCLP Flights Oct. 23, 2023
By The Citizen on October 23, 2023
Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 from 7 p.m. – 11:00…
Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS Program Office Welcomes New Leadership
By The Citizen on September 26, 2023
A new program manager stepped into command for the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263) during a change of…
Leadership Southern Maryland Announces Selection of the Executive Program Class of 2024
By The Citizen on September 20, 2023
LEONARDTOWN, MD – September 19, 2023: The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of 35 Southern Maryland leaders…
Safety Pilot Tackles Launching and Arresting Aircraft
By The Citizen on September 19, 2023
Commander Naval Air Forces and Headquarters Marine Corps have brought a heightened awareness to Naval Aviation safety to prevent mishaps. In response, the Naval Aviation…
Night Flight Activities Scheduled at NAS Patuxent River September 12-22, 2023
By The Citizen on September 13, 2023
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating nighttime testing events are scheduled to take place Sept. 12 through September 22, 2023.…