Navy and Air Force fighter pilots will begin training as a joint force at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)’s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) starting in 2024.

NAWCAD installed a division of four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor cockpits into the Navy’s premier simulation test and training facility alongside its division of eight F-35 Lightning cockpits in January.

Col. Jay M. Zarra took command of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 “Salty Dogs” from Capt. Daniel E. Kitts during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on January 25, 2024.

Capt. Elizabeth Somerville, Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic, presided over the ceremony.

The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 163 on December 14. 28 students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Test Pilots, Engineering Test Flight Officers, and Test Project Engineer.

Good boys and girls of all ages across Southern Maryland should look to the skies as Adm. Santa Claus conducts pre-deployment mission planning over Southern Maryland on Friday, Dec. 15, between 2:30-4:30 p.m.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) cut the ribbon on the Department of Defense's newest National Cyber Range at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 16, 2023.

The range will serve as a pivotal test asset for the entirety of the DOD, defense partners, and other agencies supporting cybersecurity training and test efforts.

Before returning to school, dozens of children received a lesson they would not learn in a classroom. On Aug. 16, the U.S. Navy’s Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems Program Office (PMA-234) welcomed more than 75 family members and guests to the inaugural JAM Fest at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 162 on June 16. Thirty-four students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and Test Engineers.

Cmdr. Nicholas Green took command of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 Blackjacks from Lt. Col. Matthew Baumann during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 8, 2023.

Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony.

Cmdr. Charles Larwood took command of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 from Cmdr. John Walsh during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River today.

"VX-20 tests the emerging technology that can prevent future conflicts and enable our warfighters to win," said Larwood. "I've been lucky to serve the Force on three separate occasions–this team is fully committed to the defense of our great nation."

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Southern Maryland’s largest employer and the region’s largest source of STEM jobs, will hold a job fair to fill more than 100 mid-level positions.

The hiring event will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building at 44219 Airport Road in California, Maryland. Recruiters and hiring managers will be available for on-the-spot interviews.