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PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD – On May 30, 2023, for the first time in NAS Patuxent River’s 80-year history, its Air Traffic Control Facility (ATCF) was completely staffed by women. The Air Traffic Controllers (ACs) served in nine watch stations between the NAS Pax River Air Traffic Control Tower, Radar Operations, and Flight Planning. NAS Patuxent River is a Class IV Facility and is considered one of the most complex ATCFs in the Navy’s AC community. The NAS Pax River control tower works in excess of 40,000 flight operations per year, and its RADAR operations control ...

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Plane? >> well, i think to start, thomas, one of the things that we have to remember was that with the first lady, the two controllers in the air traffic control tower are the ones that really called the abort to the pilot pooi pilots, telling them to go around because the spacing was inadequate. it really was a planning issue on the part of the approach controller during the handoff. so that's a very complex system, it's a very complex discussion. but what it was was just a poor planning error. it wasn't related to fatigue, it wasn't related to any kind of diversion of attention. but it was a...

To turn right, to fly to a point behind his present position, called sage. >> back towards sage. >> as you can see from the radar the plane is turning directly into oncoming aircraft. >> they're showing at the same another attitude, the 190 is 19,000 feet. >> the approach controller who didn't give the command suddenly realizes what's happening. >> he's heading towards brick yard, turn left and descend immediately, i don't care what altitude. you have traffic on the right. >> they are on a direct collision course with a skywest jet. >> if you've got these two converging and they're converging ...