July 7, 2026

Women in Defense Chapter Celebrates 10th Year

Women in Defense

Women in Defense – Chesapeake Bay Chapter will mark its 10th anniversary with a panel discussion Oct. 25.

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Capt. Porter Takes Command at PMA-272

Capt Scott Porter

Capt. Scott Porter will now lead the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office.

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Local Meeting to Discuss Impact of NAVAIR Cuts

NAVAIR logo

Followup to July 16 sequestration meeting scheduled for Wednesday at Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

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Nighttime, Weekend Testing Coming to Pax River

F-35C JSF night takeoff

Noise-generating testing is scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 13 and at night Oct. 15 – 18.

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First Production Model F-35B Arrives at Pax River

F-35B JSF first production at Pax

BF-17 will temporarily add to the complement of F-35B and F-35C test aircraft at the F-35 Integrated Test Facility.

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Rear Adm. Miller Takes Command of NAVAIR Reserves

7.0 Change of Command_RDML Rainey Retirement

Rear Adm. Miller takes Command of NAVAIR Reserve Program from retiring Rear Adm. Charles Rainey.

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Heavy Lift Helo Team Gets ‘Speed Mentoring’

PMA-261 mentoring

Members of PMA-261 participated in a speed mentoring event on Sept. 18 at Exploration III in Lexington Park.

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VADM Dunaway Takes Command of NAVAIR

Command change ceremony Tuesday marks the end of VADM Architzel’s Navy career.

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NAVAIR Gains New Fire Scout Experts in Afghanistan

Fire Scout experts

Maintenance and operations officers from Northrop Grumman recently became government employees.

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Jet Noise Coming Saturday

f-18 afterburner

Pax River warns Lexington Park communities to expect noisy testing this weekend.

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