One Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) employee was inducted into the NAWCAD Associate Fellows program in a ceremony held June 4 in Patuxent River, Maryland.
A recognition that includes the top three percent of NAWCAD engineers, this year’s NAWCAD WOLF Associate Fellow is Christina Bridges, a systems engineer who supports the Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS) division.
Col. Jay Zarra turned over command of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 “Salty Dogs” to Cmdr. Eric Zilberman in an airborne ceremony over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, June 12, where Zarra piloted an F-35B Lightning and Zilberman flew an F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the event.
As part of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) outreach encouraging high school students to pursue careers in manufacturing and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), the command is set to graduate six students from the Apprenticeship Maryland Program (AMP) this month.
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is boosting its testing capabilities with a new UAS experimentation system showcased recently at a training event at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Outlying Field.
Designed to accelerate unmanned aviation development, the Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experimentation Payload System (TULEPS) allows developers to test software and mission equipment on a generic unmanned platform.
For the first time, the Navy can precisely test how well modern oxygen systems remove impurities to ensure safe air for aircrew following a successful demonstration by teams at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
There was previously no way to test whether oxygen systems meet the latest military standards that limit contaminants and prevent exposure-related health issues in flight.
A new exhibit showcasing developmental test pilots, flight officers, engineers and the history and influence of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) launches at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on April 12.
Three members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) workforce graduated from the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP) in a ceremony March 20.
Megan Elliott, Catherine Thistle, and Ryan Evans successfully completed the one-year, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program designed to develop skills for all hands to assist in leading teams and projects. JLDP is open to both civilian and active-duty personnel at NAVAIR.
For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's (NAWCAD) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, March 24-27.
The training event brought eight U.S. Marine Corps F-35s to train alongside four Air Force F-22 Raptors in the DOD's most advanced digital test and training range.
Lt. Col. Aaron Okun took command of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 Blackjacks from Cmdr. Nicholas Green during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Feb. 13.
Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony.
