Pax River Announces Sailors, Civilians of the Year for 2025

Clockwise from top left are Frederick Salazar, Zachary Johnson, Nicole Quintana, Russel Bauer, Daniel Garner, and Stephanie Harris.

Congratulations to the #paxpros selected as the Sailors, Civilians, Supervisor, and Group of the Year at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Commandant, Naval District Washington RADM David Faehnle personally congratulated the following personnel for their exceptional service throughout 2025:

SAILOR OF THE YEAR – NC1 (SW/AW/SCW/NAC) Frederick Salazar, Command Career Counselor

JUNIOR SAILOR OF THE YEAR – MA2 (SW/AW) Zachary Johnson, Command Physical Security Specialist

BLUEJACKET OF THE YEAR AO3 (AW/SW) Nicole Quintana, Command Pay and Personnel Clerk

SENIOR CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR – Russel Bauer, Installation Training Officer

JUNIOR CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR – Daniel Garner, Airfield Services Division Subject Matter Expert

SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR Stephanie Harris, Navy Housing Director for NAS Patuxent River

GROUP OF THE YEAR – Ground Electronics Maintenance Division

Ground Electronics Maintenance Division was named NAS Patuxent River Group of the Year 2025.

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