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CMV-22 Team wins 2021 NAWCAD Commander’s Award
The CMV-22B Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Area Navigation (RNAV) Team, consisting of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) civilians, contractors and military personnel, recently won a 2021 NAWCAD Commander’s Team Award. The team, led by Aircraft Prototype Systems…
Pax River religious programs collect coats for The Mission
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Religious Programs Office collected 271 coats for The Mission in Great Mills during a recent base-wide coat drive. In addition to winter clothing, volunteers collected and dropped off food and toiletries to people in need…
Pax Security takes part in gate runner, VBIED exercise during Citadel Shield
NAS Patuxent River Security personnel took part in gate runner and vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) exercise during the Citadel Shield portion of the Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CS-SC) 2022 antiterrorism exercise Feb. 2. Exercise CS-SC 2022 is conducted by Commander,…
New Marine Corps expeditionary matting passes the test
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) Landing Systems teams from the Aircraft Launch and Recovery (ALRE) Program Office (PMA-251) are testing solutions that will make Marines’ expeditionary landings easier and faster.
V-22 Joint Program Office recognized in multiple awards
The V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) was recognized for two Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Commander’s Awards. The NAWCAD Commander’s Award is sponsored by the Association of Naval Aviation and is presented annually to individuals or teams within…
Corrosion is naval aviation’s cancer, and NAWCAD is developing the cure
Before joining the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), physical chemist Dr. El Sayed Arafat had never really thought much about corrosion. But over the next two decades, it became his specialty.
Pax River Civilians of the year presented with Navy Civilian Service Achievement awards
Bravo Zulu to NAS Patuxent River’s Civilians of the Year Courtney Hillery, installation Child and Youth Programs Director and Darryl Romer, Unaccompanied Housing Senior Building Manager Capt. John Brabazon, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer presented Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medals…
Pax Search and Rescue provide medical evacuation for Merchant Mariner in Chesapeake Bay
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — A crew from Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Search and Rescue (SAR) squadron was called into action Jan. 20 for medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of an injured mariner in the Chesapeake Bay.
Pax Safety Department display results of recent electrical safety sweep
NAS Patuxent River’s Safety Department recently did a sweep of installation buildings within the NAS Patuxent River fenceline and acquired quite a haul of unsafe electrical devices. Pictured are the Safety personnel and all the devices they found, some serviceable…
Prospective Regional Chief of Staff Visits Pax Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Prospective Chief of Staff for Naval District Washington Capt. Grahame A. Dicks visited NAS Patuxent River and NAWCAD during an installation tour Jan. 20. Installation leadership provided Dicks with an overview of installation operations and NAWCAD aviation fabrication and maintenance…
JPALS lands 2021 NAWCAD team award
Teamwork characterized the many accomplishments that earned the Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) team the top choice for the 2021 NAWCAD Commander’s Award in the Team Category.
More active troops to help take COVID-related pressure off civilian hospitals
During a meeting with the media on Friday, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby told reporters that next week the first of an additional 1,000 active duty service members will be teamed up to deploy to civilian hospitals across the…
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