07 June 2023 Pax Air Traffic Control Makes History with All-Women Air Traffic Control Crew On May 30, 2023, for the first time in NAS Patuxent River’s 80-year history, its Air Traffic Control Facility (ATCF) was completely staffed by women. The Air Traffic Controllers (ACs) served in nine watch stations between the NAS Pax River Air Traffic Control Tower, Radar Operations, and Flight...
10 May 2023 Mutts with a Mission deploys with USS Gerald R. Ford Sage, a three-year-old female yellow Labrador Retriever, deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, May 2, as part of the Expanded Operational Stress Control Canine pilot program...
26 August 2022 Free Uniforms for Pregnant Sailors: Navy Maternity Pilot Program Still Accepting Applications for FY 22 Originally announced in December 2021 with the release of NAVADMIN 284/21, the Navy's Military Pilot Program is a team effort, administratively managed by the Chief of Naval Personnel’s Uniform Matters Office with the support of the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) for fulfillment...
24 June 2022 USS Gravely Returns Home to Norfolk, Virginia The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment, June 24...