Aircraft Big Winner in Defense Budget
House and Senate conference committees have finalized a $675 billion defense spending bill. Aircraft of all kinds are the overall winner.
SMECO Tallies Votes for Annual Meeting
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative held its Annual Meeting on Aug. 29, 2018, at co-op headquarters in Hughesville. The board of directors election was conducted by mail before the meeting, yielding about 6,000 votes.
Panel to Focus on Naval Aviation Agility
The Patuxent Partnership and the Association of Naval Aviation are hosting an educational panel event on Oct. 3 titled “Naval Aviation Agility and Lethality in Contested Environments.” The event will be held from 5 to 7 pm at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.
Military Joins Relief Efforts After Hurricane
The military has joined relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence’s landfall. DoD has assigned 13,470 personnel and deployed 1,286 military assets, according to the US Northern Command.
Smithsonian Museum Day at St. Clement’s, Piney Point
St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park in Piney Point will open their doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day.
Fuel Leak Contained Near Pax River NAS
A civilian watercraft in the Patuxent River was leaking fuel Aug. 28, 2018, and staff from Naval Air Station Patuxent River saw the leak and began working to contain it, then successfully turned over containment and cleanup efforts for the partially submerged civilian watercraft to the US Coast Guard two days later.
Hoyer Joins Fight to Preserve Pay Raises
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and other members of Congress sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to reject the president’s plan to cancel scheduled pay raises for federal employees.
Innovation, Education Meet at Velocity Center
State leaders have been stopping by the site of the future College of Southern Maryland Velocity Center in Indian Head.
Workshop Details Effect of Poverty on Brain
Scientists have found definitive proof that poverty has a profound effect on the brains of children, and the people who care for and teach those children need tools to help those children learn.
Hurricane and Typhoon Threaten Navy on Both Coasts
Monster Hurricane Florence and super Typhoon Mangkhut have sailors in the Pacific and along the Atlantic seaboard preparing for what many are predicting could be among the worse of both types of coastal storms.
