Guernsey Earns DoD Engineering Award
Matt Guernsey, chief engineer with the Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications program office, was honored for Individual Achievement in Engineering in the Department of Defense’s 2022 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards.
Henderson Is O’Neill Officer of the Year Award Winner
LT CMDR Chad Henderson received the Naval Air Station Patuxent River 2022 Admiral Merlin O’Neill Officer of the Year award during a ceremony last month on base.
TPP: Naval Aviation Programs Are Soaring
The Patuxent Partnership and the Association of Naval Aviation will present “Naval Aviation Programs are Soaring” on September 14, 2022. Learn more with keynote speaker VADM Francis D. “Spanky” Morley.
VXS-1 Safety Officer Hyder Honored
LT Samuel T. Hyder, safety officer with Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, earned the 2021 Grampaw Pettibone Individual Award at NAS Patuxent River.
Lawmakers Ask for Halt on Nice Bridge Demolition
Three Maryland lawmakers are urging the state Department of Transportation to pause plans to demolish the existing Gov. Harry Nice Memorial Bridge. They want a review conducted to determine the feasibility and cost of repurposing the old bridge for recreational use.
Oates Earns NDIA Tester of Year Award
LT CMDR Matthew “Broates” Oates is the recipient of the National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year Award.
Memorial Day Video ’22
Military Times honors the fallen in a Memorial Day Video 2022, which gives the names and shows the faces of the 19 US service members who have died since last Memorial Day in support of their nation.
NAVAIR Building on Unfunded Priority List
Congress might well approve the $5.7 billion the Pentagon wants in its unfunded construction request for FY23. But Congress can only approve those that are 35% done with planning and design. NAVAIR is on the priority list.
NAVAIR Engineer Reaching Youth Through Robotics
Dan Ensminger, a NAVAIR engineer from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, has used his enthusiasm for engineering and program acquisition experience to lead 29 local youth robotics teams over the past 14 years.
Sea-Air-Space Expo to Feature NAVAIR Speakers
Naval Air Systems Command will be well-represented at the annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition at National Harbor in early April.
