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Women's History Month - Making WAVES in the U.S. Navy

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (March 3, 2017) - An undated photo from the personal collection of Alice Virginia Benzie, a Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Sailor stationed at NAS Patuxent River More

An aerial view of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River. (SUBSTANDARD)

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: Unknown Release Status: Rel More

An aerial view of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River

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: Rvah-1 Release Status: Rele More

Operation Ski Jump was the test taking off of a Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier aircraft from a ramp. The ramp was constructed by Bridge Co., 8th Engineering Support Bn., 2nd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SKI JUMP Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Operation Ski Jump was the test launching of a Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier aircraft from a ramp. In this view a truck is being used to test the stability of the ramp that was built by Bridge Co., 8th Engineering Support Bn., 2nd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SKI JUMP Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Operation Ski Jump was the test taking off of a Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier aircraft, from a specially built ramp was constructed by the Bridge Co., 8th Engineer Support Bn., 2nd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SKI JUMP Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

An underside view of an F-18 Hornet aircraft demonstrating flight characteristics during the air show

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: PA2 Muller Release Status: More

A right side view of an F-18 Hornet aircraft lifting off the runway to begin flight demonstrations during an air show

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: PA2 Richard Muller, Uscg Re More

A right side view of an F-18 Hornet aircraft on the runway ready for the signal to begin flight demonstrations during the air show

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: PA2 Richard Muller, Uscg Re More

An underside view of an F-18 Hornet aircraft during flight demonstrations at the air show

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: PA2 Richard Muller, Uscg Re More

A left front view of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter equipped with the 1400-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system and related loudspeaker, visible here on the helicopter's exterior left front. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

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: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status More

A left side view of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter equipped with the 1400-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system and related loudspeaker, visible here on the helicopter's exterior left front. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

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: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status More

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outside of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

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: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status More

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outside of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

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: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status More

Part of the 1400-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system aboard an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

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: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status More

Right side view of an F-18 Hornet aircraft during flight demonstrations at the air show

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: PA2 Richard Muller, Uscg Re More

An air-to-air right side view of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter spewing flares near the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. The helicopter is going through an evaluation of the AN/ALC-39 Countermeasures Dispensing System, used to provide protection against guided weapons

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Chesapeake Bay Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the experimental surface effect ship SES 200, with an H-46 Sea Knight helicopter in flight above, arriving at the Surface Effect Ship Test Facility for testing. The SES 200 is a converted SES 110 which was procured by SESTF in May 1981 and operated in the Gulf of Mexico jointly by the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard

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: PH3 Ron Vest Release Status More

Lieutenant Colleen Nevius talks with an instructor after her graduation as the first female pilot to complete Test Pilot School

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: JOC Kirby Harrison Release More

Lieutenant Colleen Nevius talks with an instructor after her graduation as the first female pilot to complete Test Pilot School

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: JOC Kirby Harrison Release More

A right side view of a T-38A Talon aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXPO '83 Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

A left rear view of the undercarriage of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs, suspended from PAVE Knife pods, an AIM-7 Sparrow III air-to-air missile and an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the wingtip. The Hornet is on display during the open house Expo `83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A right rear view of the underside of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83. The aircraft is armed with Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs, suspended from the PAVE Knife pods, and an AIM-7 Sparrow III air-to-air missile

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A view of the General Electric T700 Turboshaft engine on display during the Patuxent River Air Show. This engine is used in the SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS III (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter

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: Roy Heitman Release Status: More

A close-up view of four Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs suspended from the PAVE Knife pods of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The F/A-18 is on open display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A view of the light airborne multipurpose system (LAMPS) aboard an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A Navy ambulance stops near a P-3 Orion aircraft on public display during the open house airshow Expo '83. The ambulance has arrived to treat a visitor that collapsed from heat prostration during the airshow

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A close-up view of an AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile mounted on the underside of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXPO '83 Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

A view of the General Electric F404 Turbofan engine on display during the Patuxent River Air Show. This engine is used in the F-18 Hornet light-weight fighter/attack aircraft

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: Roy Heitman Release Status: More

A left front view of an X-26 sailplane on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A view of the instrument panel and controls of a P-3C Orion patrol aircraft on display during the Patuxent River Air Show. (Substandard image)

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: Roy Heitman Release Status: More

A left front view of a T-28/C Buckeye aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A right front view of a UC-12B aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A right side view of an S-3A Viking anti-submarine aircraft on public display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A right side view of a UC-12B transport aircraft parked on the flight line on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A right front view of a U-1B Otter aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A left side view of an OV-10 Bronco aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A view of a radar screen on display at the Patuxent River Air Show

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: Roy Heitman Release Status: More

A right side view of an X-26 sailplane on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A close-up view of four Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs suspended from the PAVE Knife pods of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A left front view of a U-6A Beaver aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXPO '83 Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

A right side view of a UC-12B aircraft parked on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A left front view of a T-34 Mentor trainer aircraft on display during the open house Expo '83

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

The right side view of a P-3C Orion aircraft on display at the open house air show

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: Roy K. Heitman Release Stat More

The instrument panel of an H-46 Sea Knight helicopter on display at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

Mark 20 Mod-6 anti-tank bombs mounted on the wing PAVE Knife pod of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

A left front view of an X-26 sailplane on display at the open house air show

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: Roy K. Heitman Release Stat More

The instrument panel of a UC-880 aircraft on display at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

The instrument panel of a P-3C Orion aircraft on display at the open house air show

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: Roy K. Heitman Release Stat More

A left front view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on display at the open house air show

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: Roy K. Heitman Release Stat More

A left front view of a UC-880 aircraft on display at the open house air show. The UC-880 is being used to develop new mid-air refueling techniques for the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

An M-16A1 rotary-barrel 20 mm cannon in an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on display at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

An AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile mounted on the wing PAVE Knife pod of an F-14A Tomcat at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

The light airborne multipurpose system (LAMPS) magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) gear on an SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More

An AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile mounted on the wing PAVE Knife pod of an F-14A Tomcat at the open house air show

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: Don S. Montgomery, Usn (Ret. More