June 4, 2026

Navy to Give Update on PFAS Site Inspection

PFAS

Residents and other interested parties in the vicinity of NAS Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field are invited to attend a virtual Restoration Advisory Board meeting for an update on the US Navy’s site inspection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from 6 to 7 pm April 28, 2021.

Crozier Won’t Be Reinstated on USS Roosevelt

Crozier

Capt. Brett Crozier will not be reinstated as captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt nor will he receive any further punishment for his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak on the aircraft carrier.

Webster Field Staff Aid in National Disasters

Communications trucks outfitted and updated at St. Inigoes’ Webster Field are called into action for emergencies around the country.

FAA Releases Specifications for Unmanned Test Sites

x-47b UCAS first flight

Officials hope to make Southern Maryland one of six sites selected for domestic unmanned aircraft testing.

Pax River Sailors Remember the USS Tulip

USS Tulip Ceremony 2012

Sailors from Naval Air Station Patuxent River commemorate the 148th anniversary of the USS Tulip explosion in St. Inigoes, Maryland.

Pax River Fined $38,000 for EPA Violations

The Environmental Protection Agency found violations in 11 buildings at Pax River and Webster Field.

Two New Buildings Expand Webster Field Mission

Ground broken for second Special Communications Requirements division facility and Maryland National Guard drone hangar.

Blazer Wins Webster Field Construction Contract

Webster Field drones

Great Mills construction firm will construct $1.6 million unmanned aircraft facility.

Pax Partnership Congratulates AUVSI Student Winners

AUVSI Student Competition

The Partnership helped to fund last week’s AUVSI Student Unmanned Aerial System competition.

AUVSI Demo Not Coming to Webster Field

RQ-7B Shadow at Webster Field

AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America conference moves to Las Vegas. No demo scheduled this year.