June 5, 2026

Navy Pilots Continue Russian Deterrence Missions

Pilots

US Navy pilots are flying dozens of daily missions from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean region. The Truman has been in the region since December, making it the longest stretch in decades for US ships to stay in that region.

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Crab Pot Pitch Competition Is On!

Pitch

Southern Maryland’s top pitch competition is back and any entrepreneur with a cutting-edge and innovative business is welcome to register. Entrepreneurs compete for cash startup funding. The deadline to submit is April 4.

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Pilots Take First-Ever Crewed Flight in Military-Worthy Electric Aircraft

Electric

US Air Force pilots conducted the first-ever crewed flight of an electric aircraft — an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) — with military airworthiness. This milestone, which took place at BETA Technologies’ Plattsburgh, NY, facility earlier this month was the culmination of a two-year partnership between BETA and the Air Force’s Agility Prime program.

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Photographers Show Work at Pax Museum

Photographers

Celebrate the photography community of Southern Maryland. This month, the work of more than 25 local photographers is on display and available for purchase at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park.

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How the Navy Is Solving Its Billion-Dollar Corrosion Problem

Corrosion

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division based at Patuxent River, MD, has patented a suite of corrosion mitigation products aimed at solving the US Navy’s billion-dollar corrosion problem.

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Mandatory Cyber Reporting in Omnibus Bill

The cyber reporting legislation would require private companies to report cybersecurity incidents to CISA and with bipartisan support has been attached to an omnibus spending bill set for consideration in the Senate Thursday following House passage. Critical infrastructure entities would be required to report a “reasonable belief” a cybersecurity incident within 72 hour, some ransomware payments within 24 hours.

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SMECO Board Election Process Begins

Meeting

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Board of Directors appointed the 2022 Nominating Committee at its March meeting. The committee will meet in May to select candidates for the five board positions to be elected this year.

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Hoyer: US Economic Recovery Continues

Economy

The US Labor Department released its February 2022 jobs report, which shows the jobless rate is down and 678,000 new jobs were created. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said the report “demonstrates the continued strength of our economic recovery.”

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Ship Runs Aground off Baltimore

The massive cargo ship, Ever Forward, has run aground in the Chesapeake near Gibson Island after leaving the Port of Baltimore en route to Norfolk, VA. The ship is owned by the same company, Evergreen, that owns the Ever Given which famously ran aground a year ago blocking the Suez Canal for several days.

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Message from the Cap’n — Ospreys Return to the Chesapeake

The fish hawks have returned to the self-proclaimed Osprey Capital of the World: St. George Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Welcome!

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