Homelessness Prevention Board to Meet
The St. Mary’s County Homelessness Prevention Board will meet at 12:15 pm Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Three Oaks Center supports the board.
Family Friendly Fridays @ Sotterley
Join Historic Sotterley in Hollywood from 10 am to noon July 22 and 29 for a morning of fun, learning, and exploration. Each Family Friendly Friday will have a different activity.
Visibility Technology Testing @ Pax
Two prototype landing aids for helicopters are on simulators at Pax and being developed to reduce the dangers of low-visibility flying. Video shows the technology allowing two lieutenants to complete an impossible landing of their MH-60R Seahawk on a moving destroyer in a fog that brought visibility down to practically zero.
Hoyer: Economy Recovering at Steady Pace
The latest jobs report shows that 373,000 jobs were created across the US in June 2022, in line with the past several months of strong growth, while employment in the private sector has surpassed its pre-pandemic level. “[The July 8] jobs report demonstrates that our economic recovery is continuing at a steady pace,” said Rep. Steny H. Hoyer.
2 Days Remain for Early Voting in MD
Two days remain for early voting in Maryland — today, July 13, and Thursday, July 14. St. Mary’s County early voting centers will be open from 7 am to 8 pm on those two days.
DynCorp Out; Workers Likely Remain
For almost 50 years DynCorp (now part of Amentum) worked with the Naval Test Wing Atlantic at Patuxent River Naval Air Station providing aircraft mechanics and more, becoming St. Mary’s County’s 3rd-largest employer. While Amentum leaves town, officials expect the Pax employees to remain with the new contract winner, Vertex Aerospace LLC,
Heely New Chairman of HSMC Commission
Retired US Navy RADM Timothy L. Heely is the new chairman of the Historic St. Mary’s City Commission.
Ukraine ‘Fantastic Case Study’ in Information Warfare, Says General
US Marine Corps commandant GEN David Berger said the past four months of war in Ukraine has been a “fantastic case study” in information warfare. “If you can manage information, you can actually gain an advantage,” he said.
Oates Earns NDIA Tester of Year Award
LT CMDR Matthew “Broates” Oates is the recipient of the National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year Award.
ERAU Conducting Survey on STEM Involvement & Aviation
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University needs participants for a study examining STEM experiences on aviation recruitment and retention. At least 50 more responders are needed for results to be statistically valid. The Patuxent Partnership is spreading the word about the survey.
