Adam Bowler, squadron leader of the Royal Australian Air Force, lays a...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Apr. 25, 2017) Adam Bowler, squadron leader of the Royal Australian Air Force, lays a wreath at the base of the Australian flag commemorating members of the Australian Defense Force during ... More
STS110-302-010 - STS-110 - Earth observation views taken during STS-11...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation views taken during the STS-110 mission. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-110 Categories: Earth Observations Inte... More
Harrison Ford exits the helicopter he just piloted to Naval Air Sation...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Re... More
Harrison Ford pauses to sign autographs for the sailors of Naval Air S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Re... More
Harrison Ford arrives in a helicopter he just piloted to Naval Air Sat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Re... More
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (April 11, 2019) - Incoming
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (April 11, 2019) - Incoming NAS Patuxent River Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Cox addresses the crowd at the Change of Command ceremony April 11. Cox is the 41st CO to serve at Pa... More
An S-3B Viking assigned to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) makes it...
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (Sept. 1, 2004) An S-3B Viking assigned to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) makes its final shore arrested landing test at NAS Patuxent River. The landing concluded carr... More
First vertical landing of an F-35B Lightning II March 18, 2010
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 performed the first vertical landing (VL) of an F-35B short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant wi... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 tests a 50/50 Camelina seed-based biofuel blend at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The test de... More
Biofuel test flight, US Navy Photogrpah
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lifts off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River during a successful biofuel test flight. The tilt-rotor aircraft flew at altitudes of up to 25,000 feet on a 50-50 blend of camel... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Connolly, from Medford,
Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Connolly, from Medford, N.Y., assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, applies a Navy “Energy Security” logo to a squadron F/A-18. The Blue Angels ... More
U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau No. 165875, Salty Dog 120,
U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau No. 165875, Salty Dog 120, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) conducts catapult testing at the TC-7 site on NAS Patuxent River while the pilot wears a new version of the ai... More
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James "Skosh" Schofield
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James "Skosh" Schofield in the front seat of F/A-18D Hornet, Bureau No. 161356, MODEX 327, that bears his name under the front cockpit area as he lights the afterburners on take-... More
Before a chase mission - A man standing in front of a fighter jet
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James 'Skosh' Schofield with F/A-18D Hornet, Bureau No. 161356, MODEX 327, that bears his name under the front cockpit area before a chase mission on Dec. 16, 2011. SQN LDR Schof... More
Flying an F-35C Lightning II aircraft
U.S. Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert flies an F-35C Lightning II aircraft, the carrier variant of the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft, for the first time with external weapons at Naval Air Station Pat... More
F-35C Lightning II evaluation
An F-35C Lightning II is flown by test pilot Peter Wilson to evaluate the aircraft's flying qualities with the internal weapons bays open loaded with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-range air-to-air missiles. The F-35C... More
F-35B Lightning II completes a Vertical Landing during DT-II aboard US...
13P00405_22 – Aircraft BF-01 from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completed a Vertical Landing (VL) aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Au... More
Capt. Jeffrey Davila, right, commanding officer of
Capt. Jeffrey Davila, right, commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, makes his final walk to perform pre-flight checks for his final flight. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Special... More
Sailor takes measurements
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Georgina Tosco, assigned to Fleet Readiness Center, takes resistance measurements inside an ARN-87 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicat... More
An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening
An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening flight test August 2014 near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Teams from Pax River and Edwards Air Force Base, California, completed testing ... More
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches the runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from California. The Navy will conduct Triton flight... More
Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Megan Weeks, right,
Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Megan Weeks, right, signals for the spreading of wings on an E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 on the flightline at Naval Air Station Patuxent R... More
F-35B Lightning II completes Solar Array Lighting test at the McKinley...
An F-35B Lightning II short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant underwent Solar Array Lighting Test at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. With 13 countries currently involved in the... More
F-35B Lightning II STOVL aircraft completes icing cloud testing at the...
15P000037_28 - In March, 2015, an F-35B Lightning II short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant completed climatic testing at the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory (MCL) at Eglin Air Force Base... More
F-35B Aces First Release of a UK Paveway IV Bomb
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first weapons separation test of the UK’s Paveway IV precision-guided bomb from an F-35B Lightni... More
F-35 Lightning II Ski Jump
The Pax River ITF conducts the first-ever ski jump of an F-35 Lightning II during flight 298 of aircraft BF-04 aboard NAS Patuxent River June 19, 2015. The multi-phase ski jump tests will determine the aircraft... More
F-35B Lightning II Completes First Land-based Ski Jump Launch
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first-ever ski jump of an F-35B Lightning II short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant Jun... More
F-35 Lightning II Ski Jump
The joint U.S.-U.K. Pax River ITF test team successfully launched an F-35B Lightning II multi-role Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant from a land-based ski jump aboard NAS Patuxent River June 19... More
AIM-120 Weapon Separation Test from an F-35B Multi-role Short Takeoff ...
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) performed an AIM-120 weapon separation test during flight 467 of aircraft BF-03 on June 23. BF-03 is an F-35B multi-role Short Takeoff and Vertical La... More
300th Flight of BF-04, an F-35B Lightning II Short Takeoff and Vertica...
During the 300th flight of aircraft BF-04, the F-35B Lightning II Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth generation stealth fighter performs one of its standard vertical landings aboard... More
Second-ever Ski Jump Launch of the F-35B Lightning II Multi-role Short...
The joint U.S.-U.K. test team from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conducted a second ski jump launch of the F-35B Lightning II multi-role Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) ... More
F-35B Lightning II Asymmetric Flying Qualities Test
A test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flies an F-35B Lightning II during an Asymmetric Flying Qualities test. Aircraft BF-03, a multi-role Short Takeoff and Vertica... More
F-35 Lightning II Internal Paveway IV Weapons Environment Testing
The joint U.S.-U.K. test team from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conducted internal Paveway IV weapons environment testing during flight 406 of aircraft BF-02 on July 14. The test,... More
F-35C Lightning II conducts land-based MK-7 arrestment testing aboard ...
As the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force prepares for the second phase of F-35C sea trials in late 2015, aircraft CF-05 conducts land-based MK-7 arrestment testing during flight 134 on July 21. ... More
F-35B Lightning II Weapons Environmental Testing by the Pax River Inte...
Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan "Dog" Canin pilots BF-02, an F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the Pax River Integrated Test Force, during weapons environmental testing over the Eastern Shore of Maryland on July ... More
An F-35B Lightning II conducts weapons environmental testing along the...
An F-35B Lightning II from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts weapons environmental testing along the Atlantic Test Range on July 22, 2015. The F-35B is a short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) aircr... More
F-35C Lightning II conducts land-based catapult testing aboard Naval A...
A test pilot assigned to the F-35 Lightning II Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flies aircraft CF-05 during catapult testing at the TC-7 steam catapult facility aboard Naval Air Station Patuxent River July ... More
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) - An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman,
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), carrier qualifies aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Two F-35... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles launches aircraft 73/CF-03 off of the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). During DT-II, two F-35C test aircraft performed a variety of ope... More
160205-O-ZZ999-907 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,
160205-O-ZZ999-907 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean cr... More
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, landed in the history books Feb. 10, 2016, when he performed the first arr... More
F-35 Launches Joint Standoff Weapon
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first weapons separation test of an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from an F-35C Lightning... More
An F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV) piloted by
An F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV) piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robert "Champ" Guyette II, a test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and... More
An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft from Air Test & Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland taxis along the flight deck of amp... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft from Air Test & Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland launches from the flight deck of a... More
An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft from Air Test & Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland launches from the flight deck of a... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew “Gary” Edgell, U.K. test pilot meticulously inspects his F-35B Lightning II aircraft during preflight. On the F-35B’s developmental test pha... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — U.S. Marine Corps Maj.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John “IKE” Dirk, F-35B Lightning II developmental test phase (DT-III) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and F-35 Lightning II test pilot pre-flights an F-35B Lightnin... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — An F-35B Lightning II
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft prepares for landing on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). During the third and final F-35B dev... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew “Gary” Edgell, U.K. test pilot meticulously inspects his F-35B Lightning II aircraft during preflight. On the F-35B’s developmental test pha... More
A hackberry tree is planted at NAS Patuxent River in honor of Arbor Da...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Apr. 05, 2017) From left, Horace Henry, Maryland Department of Natural Resources forester; Capt. Jason Hammond, NAS Patuxent River executive officer; S. Andrew Sochanski, remedial projects ... More
Culinary Specialist named Pax River’s Junior Sailor of the Year
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Nov. 16, 2017) - Capt. Jason Hammond, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer, presents the 2017 Junior Sailor of the Year plaque to Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Iesha Jolly during an awards... More
Who Needs Elves When You've Got the Marines
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Nov. 25, 2017) - Capt. Preston Sunderwirth with the Marine Aviation Detachment at NAS Patuxent River, stands with fellow volunteers Lee Dial, Marine Corps League member, and Chuck Jones, St... More
Shipmates Help Shipmates in the Spirit of Holiday Season at Pax
PATUXENT RIVER (Dec. 8, 2017) - Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Terrance Rivers, left, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Ed Cornelius setting up the Angel Tree at the Chief Petty Officer Association locker. The... More
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Master-at-Arms
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Master-at-Arms 1st Class Adam Wiltrout reviews incident reporting procedures with NAS Patuxent River security department personnel during the Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2... More
Peter Wilson completes crosswind short take off and
Peter Wilson completes crosswind short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) testing with BF-1, an F-35B, March 5 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This is BF-1’s final system design and developmen... More
SDD nears completion with 2K catapult
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilot, takes CF-5, a Navy F-35 variant, on one of the last system development and design tests with a 2,000 pound external weapons catapul... More
Billie Flynn, F-35 Pax River ITF, conducts an external
Billie Flynn, F-35 Pax River ITF, conducts an external GBU-31 and AIM-9x buffet and flutter test flight (Flt 592) from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, April 4, 2018, in an F-35C test aircraft, CF-2.... More
Lt Cmdr Chris Tabert, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
Lt Cmdr Chris Tabert, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, pilots Navy F-35C test aircraft CF-02 on Flt 595 for an external GBU-31 flutter and Flying Qualities test flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent R... More
CF-2 completed the final SDD flight at Naval Air Station
CF-2 completed the final SDD flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, April 11, 2018. The F-35C from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force completed a mission to collect loads data while carryin... More
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted by BAE Test pilot Peter Wilson, April 11, 2018, from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force. The F-35C completed a mission to collect loads data while carryi... More
Pax River to Participate in Antiterrorism, Force Protection Exercise C...
NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Feb. 6, 2019) – A Sailor attached to NAS Patuxent River Security Department’s Auxiliary Security Force monitors traffic through a gate closure during the Citadel Shield/Solid Curta... More
Firefighters Complete Technical Rescue/Confined Space Training
PATUXENT RIVER (Feb. 21, 2019) - Firefighters from NAS Patuxent River prepare to be lowered into a narrow hole Feb. 21 during a 33-hour Technical Rescue/Confined Space Training class. Using an aluminum fuel tan... More
Both Primary Pax River Runways Repaired and Reopened
PATUXENT RIVER (Jan. 15, 2020) - The team responsible for helping to meet the NAVFAC Washington Runway Repairs Project deadline pose on Runway 6/24 at NA Patuxent River. From left, George Erskine, engineering t... More
Long-time C-2A aircrew Jim Fortini, left, and Al Griffin
Long-time C-2A aircrew Jim Fortini, left, and Al Griffin wave from the back of C-2A Greyhound BuNo 162142 on its last flight, which took place last month. The aircraft, which has been flying with VX-20 for near... More
“Old Girl” takes a victory lap as VX-20 sunsets the C-2A Greyhound
Dave Seeman, center, a retired Grumman test pilot who was one of the first to fly the C-2A Greyhound when it debuted in 1964, shares an anecdote with VX-20 test pilots LCDR Eric “Turbo” Thurber, left, and LT Pa... More
201103-N-BB269-1022 NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER,
201103-N-BB269-1022 NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Nov. 3, 2020) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday is briefed on the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air System during a tour of Naval Air Station Pa... More
U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen listen to Air Test and
U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen listen to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWOTHREE (VX-23) test pilot Marine Corps Maj. Dylan Nicholas as VX-23 test pilot Navy Lt. Zach Fisher looks on. The Academy Aerospace Eng... More
F-35 test pilots train for Cavour detachment
Test 982 / Flight 520 Test Pilot Marine Maj. Dylan “Bilbo” Nicholas, with the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO THREE (VX-23), conducts day-into-night training in an F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 tests a 50/50 Camelina seed-based biofuel blend at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The test de... More
A Navy "Energy Security" logo is displayed on the intake
A Navy "Energy Security" logo is displayed on the intake of an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly using a 50/50 blend of... More
U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau No. 165875, Salty Dog 120,
U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau No. 165875, Salty Dog 120, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) conducts catapult testing at the TC-7 site on NAS Patuxent River while the pilot wears a new version of the ai... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Davila, the commanding officer
U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Davila, the commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, performs preflight checks on an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft before his final flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent Riv... More
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system prepares
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system prepares to land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., after completing an approximately 11-hour flight from Northrop Grumman's California facility. (U.S. Navy pho... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brandon Scott administers
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brandon Scott administers a flu shot to a Sailor assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec... More
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -
151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) - An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman,
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2015) Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), is on approach for an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhow... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2015) Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles makes an arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the second phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-II). Pax River IT... More
160205-O-ZZ999-909 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,
160205-O-ZZ999-909 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean cr... More
Aircraft CF-03, an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant
Aircraft CF-03, an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), performs the first arrestment of an F-35C with external weapons Feb. 10, 2016. The F-35 was... More
An F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV) piloted by
An F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV) piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robert "Champ" Guyette II, a test pilot from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and... More
161028-N-SS390-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An
161028-N-SS390-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft from Air Test & Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland prepares to per... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew “Gary” Edgell, U.K. test pilot meticulously inspects his F-35B Lightning II aircraft during preflight. On the F-35B’s developmental test pha... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — An F-35B Lightning II
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — An F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft prepares for landing on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). During the third and final F-35B dev... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) — Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew “Gary” Edgell, U.K. test pilot meticulously inspects his F-35B Lightning II aircraft during preflight. On the F-35B’s developmental test pha... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (NOV. 11, 2016) Group photo of F-35B
PACIFIC OCEAN (NOV. 11, 2016) Group photo of F-35B Lightning II personnel conducting short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) operations aboard USS America (LHA 6) during the third and final developmental test ph... More
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Master-at-Arms
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Master-at-Arms 1st Class Adam Wiltrout reviews incident reporting procedures with NAS Patuxent River security department personnel during the Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain 2... More
Peter Wilson completes crosswind creeping short take
Peter Wilson completes crosswind creeping short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) testing with BF-1, an F-35B, March 5 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This is BF-1’s final system design and d... More
Billie Flynn, F-35 Pax River ITF, conducts an external
Billie Flynn, F-35 Pax River ITF, conducts an external GBU-31 and AIM-9x buffet and flutter test flight (Flt 592) from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, April 4, 2018, in an F-35C test aircraft, CF-2.... More
Lt Cmdr Chris Tabert, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
Lt Cmdr Chris Tabert, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, pilots an F-35 C Navy test aircraft CF-02 on Flt 595 for an external GBU-31 flutter and Flying Qualities test flight from Naval Air Station Patuxe... More
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted by BAE Test pilot Peter Wilson, April 11, 2018, from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force. The F-35C completed a mission to collect loads data while carryi... More
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted
The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted by BAE Test pilot Peter Wilson, April 11, 2018, from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force. The F-35C completed a mission to collect loads data while carryi... More
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Air Test and Evaluation
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, undergoes a ground test of an improved probe light assembly in an Edwards Air Force Base, Cal... More
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (April 11, 2019) - Capt.
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (April 11, 2019) - Capt. Christopher Cox, NAS Patuxent River commanding officer, congratulates Capt. Jason Hammond, right, on his retirement from the U.S. Navy at a change of command an... More
VX-20’s C-2A Greyhound, BuNo 162142, is shown on its
VX-20’s C-2A Greyhound, BuNo 162142, is shown on its last flight, which took place last month. “It’s one of those airplanes that you can just count on,” said CDR Matthew “Cupcake” Tharp, VX-20’s commanding offi... More
201103-N-BB269-1063 NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER,
201103-N-BB269-1063 NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Nov. 3, 2020) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday is briefed on the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air System during a tour of Naval Air Station Pa... More
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWOTHREE (VX-23) test
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWOTHREE (VX-23) test pilot Marine Corps Maj. Dylan Nicholas talks with U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen about F-35 Lightning II during the aerospace engineering students’ visit to... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 tests a 50/50 Camelina seed-based biofuel blend at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The test de... More
A Navy "Energy Security" logo is displayed on the intake
A Navy "Energy Security" logo is displayed on the intake of an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly using a 50/50 blend of... More