NAS Patuxent River Installations
The NAS Patuxent River command includes three installations, the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Webster Field Annex and Navy Recreation Center Solomons.
Webster Field Annex
Located 12 miles southwest of the Patuxent River complex, Webster Field Annex is home to the Ship and Shore Based Electronics Systems Competency (S&SBES). The S&SBES has four dynamic divisions that provide unique and much needed fleet support for many DoD critical
systems. These divisions are: The Air Traffic Control Systems Division which supports Navy and Marine Corps shipboard and shore based ATC landing systems. The division designs, integrates, tests and evaluates ATC systems for new and existing requirements and provides support for the systems in the fleet. This group of ATC experts is the only group in the nation that supports these shipboard systems installed on all carriers in the fleet.
The Identification Systems Division provides technology design and development, systems integration, training, software support and acquisition services for identification and ATC systems used by Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and foreign military sales combat ships.
The integrated Communications and Information Systems Division provides design, development, integration, installation, testing, certification, training and in-service engineering for communication and information systems for ships, aircraft and land-based facilities. The division also prototypes, develops and performs in-service engineering for data link systems and designs, integrates and maintains information and knowledge management systems, local and wide area networks, and joint operations and crisis response centers in classified and open environments.
The Special Communications Requirements Division designs, develops, tests and supports joint special warfare communications electronics. The division develops quick reaction and testing of communications packages for hand-held and manpack radios, high speed and rigid inflatable
boats, mobile and fixed-base operations, special communications vans and other vehicles, and air-land transportable command posts. The division also provides production of special operations communications packages for other agencies, including the U.S. Customs Service, White House Communications Agency and State Department.
Navy Recreation Center Solomons
The Navy Recreation Center at Solomons provides patrons with much more than accommodations. NRC offers a full range of leisure and fun activities for the entire family. In season, patrons may find plenty to do everyday including the Adventure Zone Recreation Center which features a TV lounge, arcade and gear issue. The center also hosts a variety of special events which include contests, tournaments, outdoor movie nights, outdoor concerts, and many other youth related activities.
Workshops include arts and crafts, painting and other creative ideas. Volleyball courts and horseshoe pits are located through out the facility. NRC also offers patrons a miniature golf
course and driving range. The Riverside Aquatics Complex maintains four swimming pools to suit any member of the family from toddlers to retirees, two water powered slides, and swimming lessons which are available for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers.
The Point Patience Marina rents annual and transient slips that provide electric and water hookups, and also offer a boat ramp for launching personal watercraft. The 614 ft. long, 25 ft. wide. Sunset Pier is suitable for fishing and crabbing, Riverside Beach offers 400 feet of shoreline, sandy beaches and a designated swimming area plus beach boat rentals. Picnic sites, outdoor pavilions, and ball fields are also available.