June 9, 2026

Air Force Mechanics Get First Training on Navy JSF

U.S. Air Force maintainers are getting hands-on experience with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter here at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

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Feeling Vulnerable. Again.

Patuxent River Naval Air Station officials and champions are feeling vulnerable in a way not experienced since the widespread closure of military bases 15 years ago.

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Morning Coffee: $690 Billion Defense Bill Passes House

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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Morning Coffee: Obama Threatens Veto of Defense Bill

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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TPS Helos Get Spiffy New Instruments

The first of five H-72 Lakotas at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) has been outfitted with a state-of-the-art instrumentation package to enhance students’ learning.

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Morning Coffee: Cutbacks coming to Lockheed, Pentagon

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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Morning Coffee: DoD Wants 90 Percent More Unmanned Aircraft

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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Magnapult Heads Out to Future Carrier for Installation

Naval Air Systems Command’s Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment program delivered the first set of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System components to the future Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier this month.

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Morning Coffee: JSF Debuts at Andrew’s Air Show

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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Morning Coffee: 1,000 Layoffs Hit DC Defense Industry

A morning roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond.

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