Vice Adm. (sel.) David Venlet will relieve Vice Adm. Walter Massenburg as NAVAIR commander in a ceremony to take place at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 in NAS Patuxent River hanger 360.

The ceremony is open to members of the NAVAIR workforce stationed locally or who are traveling to the area on other official business. Ceremony activities include a Presidential Firing Battery, which may trigger nearby car alarms. In support of the ceremony, all NAS Pax operations will observe a quiet hour from 10 to 11 a.m. that day.

The event will be videotaped and made available through local closed circuit television stations and local NAVAIR public affairs offices.