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...
12 August 2022 Navy Presents 2022 Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der- Vartanian Leadership Awards Navy leaders presented the Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards at the 2022 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, hosted by the Sea Services Leadership Association, in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2022...
24 March 2022 USS Wyoming women make history during ballistic-missile submarine patrol KINGS BAY, Ga. - It has been more than 12 years since women were authorized to serve aboard submarines. While women comprise nearly one-fourth of the Department of Defense’s total force, only a small fraction of women serve on submarines...