12 April 2023 HURREX-Citadel Gale 2023 to Test Base Hurricane Preparednes NAS PATUXENT RIVER, MD - Naval installations in the National Capital Region are preparing for the Navy’s annual Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2023 (HURREX/CG) scheduled to take place 24 April to 5 May, 2023 including Naval Support Activities Washington, South Potomac, and Bethesda; Naval...
06 April 2023 Naval Air Station Patuxent River Gets Earth Day Honors for Shoreline Restoration Work NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - This Earth Day will be an extra-special one for Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River. The Navy base’s Environment Division will be honored by St. Mary’s County with a Sustainability Award for a shoreline restoration project to stop soil erosion and rebuild...
21 November 2022 Pax River wins NDW Region Installation Excellence Award, Moves to Navy-Wide Competition NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Commandant, Naval District Washington, Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore has named NAS Patuxent River the NDW Regional winner of the Installation Excellence Award — Large Shore category — which recognizes quality in installation management, program excellence...
05 October 2022 NAS Patuxent River Promotes Safety with Base-Wide FOD Walk Down NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Standing shoulder-to-shoulder as they methodically made their way down the runway looking for anything large enough to pick up with their fingers, volunteers at NAS Patuxent River came together to support an often overlooked part of every day’s flight operations...
25 July 2022 Pax Firefighters Build Skills for Firefighting at Sea “Every Sailor a Damage Controlman,” goes thee adage for seagoing personnel, referring to every Sailor’s responsibility in responding to emergencies aboard ship. Firefighters at NAS Patuxent River took that to heart when they completed shipboard firefighting training July 13-16, despite being a...
23 June 2022 NAS Pax Security Returns to ID Handling at Gates PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - NAS Patuxent River gate sentries have returned to handling of IDs at gates and entry control points on base as of June 20...
06 November 2021 Preparing for the Worst: NHC Pax River Staff Practice Hazmat Decontamination Skills PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - As medical professionals, the staff at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River have to be prepared for the worst, including a hazmat incident...
29 July 2021 Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development...