Pax Issues March 4 Night Noise Advisory
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that a nighttime noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 8:30pm March 4, 2026.
Pax River Announces Sailors, Civilians of the Year for 2025
Naval Air Station Patuxent River has named its Sailors and Civilians of the Year, marking the command’s top military personnel and civil servants for 2025.
Navy Jet Design Contest Accepting Entries
The US Navy calls on students across Southern Maryland to draw on their innovation and creativity to design naval aviation’s next jet in a NAWCAD competition. Designs are due by March 13.
Pax Sets Noise Advisory Feb. 17
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place February 17, 2026, from 6 to 9pm.
Update: Pax Noise Advisory for Night Flights
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place February 10-11, 2026, from 6:30 to 10pm.
Pax River Readies for Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2026
Naval Air Station Patuxent River will participate in the annual force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain, from January 26 to February 6, 2026.
Pax Noise Advisory: Potential Supersonic Flights Jan. 21-23
Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Maryland’s Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised of an inshore weapons separation testing event Wednesday, Jan. 21, to Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
Pax Test Jan. 20 Potential for Sonic Boom
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Maryland’s Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised of an inshore weapons separation testing event Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
NAS Pax Mourns Passing of 2 Former COs
Last month, the NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office noted the passing of two former base commanding officers, CAPT Edward Laney Jr. and CAPT Roger Hill. These two remarkable aviators did much in their careers and served Pax River with distinction in their roles.
Pax Noise Advisory Set Dec. 16
Communities surrounding the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Outlying Field Webster, and the Northern Neck of Virgina are advised that a noise-generating night-time test event is scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 7:30pm December 16, 2025.
