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NSWC IHD CAD/PAD employees eliminate risks to military aircraft ejection seats
In April, an ejection seat manufacturer officially notified the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) Joint Program Office (JPO) and the F-35 JPO of a quality escape that would prevent a…
Pax River security opens military working dog kennel on base
NAS Patuxent River security cut the ribbon on its new Military Working Dog (MWD) Kennel this spring as part of its commitment to greater base security. The opening is the culmination of nearly two years of work between NAS Patuxent…
Pax River to open additional Lane at Gate 1 for morning traffic Aug. 1
NAS Patuxent River will open an additional lane to incoming traffic at Pax River’s Gate 1 during peak traffic hours of 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Aug. 1. The move is aimed at alleviating an increase…
Fisher House awards scholarships to 500 military children
FORT LEE, Va. - Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect college and university academic schedules this year, the Fisher House Foundation's popular Scholarships for Military Children program once again came through for 500 students who were each awarded…
Pax firefighters build skills for firefighting at sea
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION – “Every Sailor a Damage Controlman,” goes thee adage for seagoing personnel, referring to every Sailor’s responsibility in responding to emergencies aboard ship. Firefighters at NAS Patuxent River took that to heart when they completed…
Pax River’s AC1 Damon Haney Selected as Sailor of the Year for Naval District Washington
AC1 Damon Haney was selected as NDW FY2021 Region Sailor of the Year for his outstanding leadership, work ethic, and performance of duties as NAS Patuxent River’s Naval Air Training Operations Procedures Standardization Instructor RADAR Branch Chief. Haney manages the…
Project graduation keeps grads safe at Pax
Many thanks to the volunteers who made Project Graduation a success for the class of 2022 from Great Mills, Leonardtown, Chopticon, and St. Mary's Ryken High Schools! The Pax River MWR team, in conjunction with the 7th District Optimist Club,…
U.S. and Australia conduct first joint logistics demo on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods
For the first time, U.S. and Australian fleet aviation maintainers worked together on the newest Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) weapons system during a recent logistics demonstration conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
A “Gas Station in the Air”: SAIW Develops HeMo Software for MQ-25 Stingray
A “gas station in the air,” you say? How is that possible? Why, with the MQ-25 Stingray UAV, currently. The MQ-25 will be the first carrier-based fixed-wing UAV, and is intended to serve as an in-air refueling tanker for aircraft.…
53K testing to the extreme
NAWCAD Prototyping Instrumentation and Experimentation (PIE) Department and Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) personnel and members of the CH-53K Integrated Test Team (ITT) traveled to the McKinley Climatic Chamber at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, to support several months of…
AWCAD departments host joint career exploration exhibit for students
Two departments in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) joined forces on future workforce development March 29-30 by hosting a career exploration exhibit at a Junior Achievement (JA) Inspire exposition for eighth-grade students in Salisbury, MD.
Navy program manager shares new vision for procurement of small, unmanned aircraft systems
Col. Victor Argobright, Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) program manager, shared a new vision for small UAS procurement and employment during the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium, April 4.
Commissaries remind retirees, former POWs, Purple Heart recipients, disabled veterans, certified caregivers of their shopping benefit
You’re leaving money on the table. That’s the message the Defense Commissary Agency is saying to military retirees and other eligible beneficiaries, such as disabled veterans and their designated family caregivers, Purple Heart recipients and former prisoners of war.
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