MEDIA ADVISORY

CONTACT: Marcia Hart, Public Affairs Officer
301-757-7178; email: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2015

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — U.S. Navy program managers from several Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices will conduct media briefings at Navy League's annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition April 13-15.  The exposition takes place at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland. Additive Manufacturing is among the featured topics at the Navy Live Theater. Media briefings include presentations featuring the F/A-18 and EA-18G, E-2D and the X-47B.

WHAT: NAVAIR leaders will showcase their people, products and platforms with a series of videos and presentations highlighting existing and future naval aviation systems, services and platforms at the annual Sea-Air-Space Expo.

WHO: From Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, who leads the Navy’s Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Program Executive Office, to Rear Adm. CJ Jaynes, program executive officer for Air ASW, Assault and Special Missions Program, NAVAIR leaders will share the latest updates on key naval programs. To view a complete list of speakers, topics, times and locations, see attachment.

WHEN: April 13-15; various times.

WHERE: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland. Booth 1425 and various other locations at the center as noted on this link.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition is open to active duty, reserve and retired U.S. military personnel, U.S. government employees and contractors, members of Congress and their staffs, invited guests of the Navy League, representatives of exhibiting companies and foreign embassies and Navy League members. The expo is not open to the general public. For more information about the expo, go to http://www.seaairspace.org/.