Speed + Readiness = Speed, Says Peters
“Speed and readiness come down to one word. Speed.” VADM Dean Peters, commander for NAVAIR, opens a panel on the imperative to accelerate acquisition and develop ready-to-deploy systems.
Higher Education Center Gets a New Name
For years, it was the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Today, the site that is dedicated to the advancement of education in the region is known as the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland.
Pax River to Participate in Hurricane Exercise
Naval Air Station Patuxent River will be joining other naval installations in the National Capital Region as they participate in the annual Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2019, also called HURREX/CG19, from April 15 to 26.
STEM-ing Volunteers Needed April 27
Volunteers are needed to help out with the April 27 STEM-ing event, which will be held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The Patuxent Partnership is helping with the search for volunteers.
Peters to Keynote Mission Readiness Event
The Patuxent Partnership asks: What are the greatest challenges to mission readiness? Join the group for a full day of speakers and panel discussions on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to explore readiness, sustainment, and moving forward together.
Noise Advisories Set for Webster Field
Communities surrounding the Outlying Field Webster are advised that fixed-wing propeller aircraft night testing events are scheduled to take place April 5 through April 8, 2019, from 7 pm to 11 pm.
Restoration Advisory Board to Meet April 2
Patuxent River Naval Air Station has announced that the next public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board is set for April 2, 2019.
TPP Briefing: DoD Wants Small Businesses
The National Defense Strategy emphasizes small businesses to accomplish greater performance and affordability, the third priority of the strategic effort along with “lethality” and strengthening alliances. Emily Harman, director of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, gives details at TPP’s briefing “Small Business: The First Option.”
NAWCAD Industry Day Coming Up
The Patuxent Partnership will host NAWCAD Industry Day from 8 am to noon Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center Building 2 at 44219 Airport Road in California, Md.
Community Involvement Plan Gets an Update
The Environmental Restoration Team at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is in the process of updating the base’s Environmental Restoration Program’s Community Involvement Plan.
