FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland ~ 03 NOV 2009

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland

Naval Air Station Patuxent River, also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. Mary's County on Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and serves a center for test and evaluation and systems acquisition relating to Naval Aviation. Commissioned on 1 April 1943 on land largely acquired through eminent domain, the air station grew rapidly in response to World War II.

The base became a center for testing as several facilities were constructed throughout the 1950s and 1960s; including the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (1958), the Weapons Systems Test Division (1960), and the Propulsion System Evaluation Facility.

This is also the testing facility for the V-22 Osprey. Since the end of the Cold War, the Navy's Base Realignment and Closure measures have migrated research and testing facilities for both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to NAS Patuxent River from decommissioned bases. The complex now hosts over 17,000 people, including active-duty service members, civil-service employees, defense contractor employees, and military dependents.
 

Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River was commissioned April 1, 1943, in an effort to centralize widely dispersed air testing facilities established during the pre-World War II years.

Spurred on by the events of World War II, the consolidation effort was swift, and farming operations at Cedar Point, Maryland were replaced by flight test operations within a year after ground was broken in 1942.

The Naval Air Test Center was established as a separate entity on June 16, 1945, organizationally dividing the test and support functions. During World War II, hundreds of combat experienced pilots arrived here to test airplanes. Formalized classroom instruction started in 1948 with the establishment of a Test Pilot Training Division.

Learn More About The History Of NAS Patuxent River HERE!

The Patuxent River Naval Air Station Complex stretches across 25 miles of shoreline at the mouth of the Patuxent River, overlooking the picturesque Chesapeake Bay, 65 miles southeast of Washington DC and 90 miles south of Baltimore. The Complex supports naval aviation operations by researching, developing, testing and evaluating aircraft, aircraft components and related products. NAS Patuxent River’s mission is to support the Navy by providing the warfighter with technologies that deliver dominant combat effects and matchless capabilities.

NAWC Patuxent River continues to serve as the Navy's principal research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and fleet support activity for naval aircraft, engines, avionics, aircraft support systems and ship/shore/air operations.

 In addition the installation hosts the Navy Test Pilot School, and both NAS Patuxent River and the nearby OLF Webster host Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations, all of which regularly use the installation's airspace complex. An additional mission is the detachment of the very high priority TACAMO mission (VQ-4 Det).

The Patuxent River Complex has been affected by the 1991, 1993, and 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) decisions to relocate Naval Aviation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) facilities from Warminster, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey and Naval Air Systems headquarters from Arlington, Virginia to the Complex. These realignments and consolidation of their assets positioned NAWCAD to carry out its mission as the Navy's principal RDT&E, engineering, and fleet support activity for Naval fixed and rotary wing aircraft and associated systems from acquisition through all life cycle phases.

Learn More About NAS Patuxent River HERE!

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum will soon re-open in its new location at the intersection of Route 235 and Pegg Road in Lexington Park, Maryland. The new site of the Museum is adjacent to Gate 1 of the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division. The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is the only Museum in the U.S.A. dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) of Naval Aircraft. The Museum is supported jointly by the Navy, the State of Maryland, St. Mary's County and the Naval Aviation community and the local community.

Visit The Patuxent River Naval Air Musem HERE!

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God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[GodBlessUSA]

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, GodBlessUSA.

Doing OK. Nice weather here. Getting ready to take Chuck to his scheduled doctor's appointment later today.

[GodBlessUSA]

Glad you have nice weather. No more power outages for you all. What an ironic thing to happen on Halloween. :)

I hope you and Chuck are feeling well.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Oh Look! We're going right in my neighborhood again.

Now for our local DC Metroland weather report

~ Today....Partly cloudy skies. High 64F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

~ Tonight....Mostly clear. Low 36F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Woowe....was it foggy this morning. Not so bad that you couldn't see the cars ahead of you but descending fast by the time I got to work. It's lifting now and the sun is trying to peek through.

Yes, I know I'm late again. Got sidetracked but now I'm here to say hello and to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[MEG33]

To The Canteen
*HUGS*
We are in for another 70s day!
Wishing you a happy Tuesday.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. How’s it going?

[MEG33]

Going well, thank you.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Well, I’m falling behind on my posting as well as my work. I’ve got to finish my accounts to prepare for time cards.

Whatz up out your way?

[E.G.C.]

Well, it’s going OK. Getting ready to take Chuck to the doctor for his scheduled appointment

[luvie]

My impatiens and cosmos
think it's still summer!
(taken yesterday)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy! *HUGS* Another beautiful morning!

[beachn4fun]

Well, have safe trip and good luck to Chuck

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN
((HUGS))

Did you have a lot of fog on the way in?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Luvy (((HUGS)))

Love the cosmos. Very pretty

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Boy, I keep seeing that biscuits-n-gravy pic and now I want some.

Hope you are having a good day.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to you and (((HUGS))). Lots of work again today.

I didn’t have much time for FR yesterday and not much since I am at work today.

[beachn4fun]

Understand that.

I’ve been pulled away by work and trying to sneak when pinged.

[tomkow6]

Did you ever wonder why there are 'No Dead Penguins' on the ice in Antarctica? Where do they go?

Wonder no more! It is a known fact the penguin is a very ritualistic bird. It lives an extremely ordered and complex life. The penguin is committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.


If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried. The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing:


"FREEZE a jolly good fellow."


"Then, they kick him in THE ICE HOLE." 




(Did you really believe I know anything about penguins?)