Morning Coffee: Pax River wants your opinion

By Pax River Public Affairs

The Navy needs your help. The NAVAIR Ranges Sustainability Office at NAS Patuxent River has commissioned an awareness survey for residents of the Southern Maryland Tri-County area.

The study will measure how informed residents are about operations at Pax River and will examine how the NAVAIR Ranges Sustainability Office can improve community outreach. The Sustainability Office works to educate the public about the flying mission of Pax River and how the base impacts the Tri-County Southern Maryland area.

The survey does not require previous knowledge of Pax River and only takes about five minutes to complete. The RSO hopes this assessment will help the Navy learn more about its outreach efforts.

To take the anonymous internet survey, log onto www.PaxRiverSurvey.com. Residents can call the NAVAIR Ranges Sustainability Office at 301-757-1725 to request a paper copy of the survey if needed.

And now back to our regularly scheduled roundup of news from Pax River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:

• Pax River Fleet Readiness Commander Rear Adm. Timothy Matthews moves on up.
• NAVAIR gives Navy’s F-35C a vote of confidence.
• Neptune UAV can be fished out of the drink.
• Confirmed: Navy adopting Army Fire Scouts.
• Pentagon could reinstate JSF acquisition certification. (*subscription required)
• The end of the fighter pilot?
• JD Marine Tech caught in NAVAIR bribery scandal.