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1942 to present | | 38° 17' 9.95'' N 76° 24' 42.11'' W | | Lexington Park, Patuxent River, Maryland | | ICAO: KNHK | IATA: NHK | FAA: NHK | | Elevation: 25 feet |
List of units at NAS Patuxent River |
| Years | Unit | |
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| 1987/92 | MSP | SA365 Dauphin 2, 206, | | 1975- | VX-20 | MQ-8C Fire Scout, | | 1970- | VX-1 | MQ-8A/B Fire Scout, S-70 H-60, | | 1949- | HX-21 | CMV-22B Osprey, VH-92A, CH-53K King Stallion, V-22 Osprey, UH-1Y Venom, | | 1945- | USNTPS | UH-72A Lakota, TH-6B Cayuse, | | ??/56 | VXE-6 | S-58 H-34, HH-1N, |
05-Apr-23 - The US Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-53K King Stallion, completed its second sea trials with five days and nights aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD24). This follows the initial successful sea trials of June 2020 #USSArlington
01-Apr-23 - US Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron HMLAT-303 completed the training of Czech Rep Air Force aircrews on their new AH-1Z / UH-1Y helicopters ahead of aircraft delivery #Czechia
27-Jan-23 - Marines new heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 completed an external load certification lift of a F-35C jet fighter at NAS Pax River #F35
20-Jul-21 - The U.S. Marine Corps’ newest Intrepid Tiger II (IT II) Electronic Warfare (EW) capability flew for the first time on an MV-22B Osprey. The tilt-rotor does not have wing stations so the AN/ALQ-231(V)4 consists of a roll-on/roll-off rack-mounted payload controlled from a laptop in the aircraft cabin #ECM
08-Feb-21 - Instructors at US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) ensuring next generation of test pilots gain the skills necessary for testing the aircraft and systems of tomorrow #TestPilot
03-Nov-20 - Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River P-8A Poseidon and MH-60S Seahawk successfully rescued an E-2C Hawkeye crew who had to bail out near Wallops Island in Virginia last August 31 during a routine training flight #Hawkeye
27-Aug-20 - US Navy awarded FlightSafety $363M for 18 simulators and other support services for the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) Leonardo TH-73A between 2021 and 2026. The TH-73A is based on the AW119Kx and will replace the Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger trainers #AHTS
25-Jun-20 - The future USMC heavy lift helicopter, the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, completed first sea trials aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) #USSWasp
14-Jun-20 - Four US Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion completed extensive maintenance process, known as RESET, which replaces high-time components and delivers Full Mission Capable (FMC) helicopter with zero awaiting-maintenance discrepancies back to service #RESET
23-Apr-20 - Erickson awarded a 10-year long contract known as kits, aircraft recovery, augmentation, components and engines (KRACEn) for depot level support to the US Navy/Marines H-53E fleet #KRACEn
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