Brooks Earns Navy’s Historian Qualification
Lexington Park seaman Durrell Brooks has earned the basic interpretive historian qualification aboard the USS Constitution.
Bridge Repair Funds Headed to MD
Maryland will receive $81.9 million in funds for bridge repairs from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for 2022, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer announced.
DoD Hit Hardest by $15 Minimum Wage
Of the federal government’s 2.2 million civilian employees, 67,000 will be impacted by the raising of the minimum wage to $15. Of those, over 56,000 currently work at the DoD. OPM’s says the pay rate changes must be made by January 30, 2022.
Three Oaks Center Seeks Food Donations
Three Oaks Center in Lexington Park is seeking donations of food to help the homeless community.
JPALS Team Earns Top Safety Honors
The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System team overcame COVID restriction obstacles internationally to support five JPALS installations and five Precision Approach Landing System certifications around the globe last year, earning the Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office top safety honors.
DNR Announces Winner of Bird Stamp Design Contest
Towson resident Jim Taylor won this year’s 48th annual Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest held by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Message from the Cap’n — As the Bald Eagle Flies
After another couple of good dustings of snow, the Captain’s reflections turn to what he has named the “Rulers of the Sky in Winter: The Bald Eagle.”
MQ-25 Initial Carrier Demo Completed
The US Navy completed an Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration of its MQ-25 unmanned air system prototype in December aboard USS George H.W. Bush, laying the groundwork for future carrier-based UAS operations.
US Diplomats & DoD Watch Ukraine
US Secretary of State warns of Russia’s readiness to invade Ukraine, the US ups military defense aid and considers supplying arms to Ukraine.
Navy Plans Webster Field Tower Project
The Department of the Navy is proposing CUJO Towers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Field.
