Webster Field Issues Noise Advisory
Communities surrounding the Webster Outlying Field are advised that low-altitude nighttime testing helicopter testing events are scheduled to take place from 4 to 11 pm November 4 to November 6, 2020.
Franchot Calls for Small Business Grants
There’s not a lot of good news on the horizon, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot told a So.MD webinar, but the state is in a position to weather the pandemic-created economic downturn, and now it’s time to move some of that state money into the hands of small business owners to assure everyone recovers. Small businesses are leading the way — including pushing forward Franchot’s introduction of legislation permitting carry-out and delivery dinners to include a margarita.
Pax River Gate 2 Closed: Oct. 6 -13, 2020
NAS Patuxent River’s Gate 2 will close to all traffic at 9 am Oct. 6, 2020, and reopen October 13, 2020, at 5 am. Drivers should use NAS Patuxent River’s Gate 1 during these dates.
NAVAIR ECM Tool Team Gets the Job Done
The NAVAIR Sustainment Group recognized the Configuration/Data Management Department for its successful development and implementation of the Enterprise Change Management Tool in less than four months.
Navy Hospitalman O’Dell on Front Lines of COVID Fight
US Navy Hospitalman Matthew O’Dell, a native of Leonardtown, is playing a critical role in the efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting force in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a hospital corpsman working at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Navy Medical Readiness Training Command, Mr. O’Dell’s skills are vital to maintaining the health of the sailors in the Patuxent River area, and by extension, the readiness of the Navy’s operational ships and submarines on which they serve. “The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic brought an invisible enemy to our shores and changed the way we operate…
Noise Advisory for Practice Landings Until Aug. 24
Communities surrounding the Naval Air Station Pax River are advised that noise-generating testing events are set to take place through August 24, 2020, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm.
NAWCAD Virtual Hiring Info Session Aug. 19
The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize an upcoming Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division virtual student hiring event. An online information session will be held August 19.
Next Gen Jammer-MB Completes 1st Flight With Growler
The Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band completed its first mission systems flight with an EA-18G Growler at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD.
Japan Takes Delivery of Its 1st V-22 Osprey
The first international variant of the V-22 Osprey aircraft flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the Kisarazu Air Field on July 10, where the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will now operate, train with, and maintain the aircraft.
“The Future Is Here,” Dale Moore Quotes Wm. Gibson
Dale Moore, quoting science fiction’s “noir prophet” of cyber doom, if nevertheless an encouraging profit of the future himself — if we learn to lead with questions and then work cooperatively and creatively to resolution. And we’d better start now.
