March 28, 2024

DoD: Percentage of Women in Military Rises

Women

The number of service members in the US military declined last year by 2.7%. A total of 2,077,630 service members were in the active-duty and selected reserve population — a decrease of 58,282 from 2021, while the percentage of women in the military inched upward. The DoD’s 2022 Demographics Profile of the Military Community found that since 2005, the percentage of active-duty military women has increased by 2.9% while the percentage of women in the selected reserve has risen by 4.4%.

World-Class Naval Air Museum Is Here

naval air museum

Opening of the state-of-the-art building for a world-class Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is celebrated.

Naval Air Museum Seeks Social Media Content

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association seeks community sharing of stories and photos from today and yesterday in naval aviation.

Pax Naval Air Museum Wins Tourism Grant

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum wins $50,000 for exhibits for its new museum.

SH-3A Sea King Induction May 21

Sea-King helicopter

The landmark anti-submarine warfare helicopter, SH-3A Sea King, will be inducted into Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, May 21 at 4 pm.

Rock the Naval Air Museum!

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

The Pax River Naval Air Museum is seeking sponsors and guests as it inaugurates a new fundraiser Sept. 13 with live jazz and dancing at the museum in Lexington Park, MD.

Meet the Airplane! The P-3 Orion Aug. 16

The bi-monthly program at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum will also celebrate the end of the summer with a cookout. Sat. Aug. 16 from noon to 5 pm.

Topping off Pax River Naval Air Museum

This week the final steel beam was fitted into place as the structure of the Pax River Naval Air Museum finally makes its mark upon the landscape.

Celebrate the ‘Topping’ of the New Pax Museum

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association is hosting a “Topping Off Ceremony” Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10 am. The public is invited.

Meet the CH-53 Sea Stallion June 7

Discover Naval Aviation with a visit to the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum for its bi-monthly program, Meet the Airplane! noon to 3 pm. Panelists gather for a discussion at 2 pm