 A squadron establishment is a once in a career. It's a historic opportunity and it indicates a change in the weather. A change in the weather indeed for the U.S. Navy. Dozens gathered at Naval Air Station Patuxent River's Webster Outlying Field for the commissioning of the first unmanned aircraft system test and evaluation squadron today. Today's ceremony marked the squadron's official transition from what was formerly known as NOCAD's UAS test directorate. UX24 will provide research, development, test and evaluation support for the Navy and Marine Corps. Commander Matthew Densing, who oversaw the former directorate, assumed command of the new unit. He talked about the innovations and would lies ahead. Welcome to UX24. Rest assured that we will pick up right where we left off. We will continue to support our program offices in the fleet and we will continue to uphold our integrity and value our people along the way. UX24 is made up of a fixed and rotary winged unmanned aircraft like the MQ-8 fire scout, the RQ-21 blackjack and a number of other systems. For more information about NOCAD, please go to www.navair.navy.mil and remember to follow us on Facebook.