DoD Wants 5% Cut on Next Batch of F-35s
The latest cut in the cost of the standard F-35 will bring the cost of the standard version of the jet strike fighter below $80 million.
Summer Scholars Get College Credit
Area rising high school juniors and seniors can get a taste of college over the summer through the new College of Southern Maryland Summer Scholars Program. Forward-thinking high school students can earn college credit while they take an in-depth look at an area of interest, including robotics, cybersecurity, and American music.
MedStar Opens Resident, Physician Housing Complex
When doctors are doing four-week clinical rotations, they work long hours and are often coming from far away and need a place to stay. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has opened a housing complex for these new residents and visiting physicians.
T-45 Training Grounded Indefinitely
The Navy has extended the grounding of all of its T-45 training jets indefinitely after a group of instructor pilots refused to fly the aircraft. The service’s engineers need to figure out what’s causing a spike in dangerous physical symptoms in pilots brought on by a drop in oxygen in the cockpit.
Lockheed Exec Calls for Girls to Join STEM Fields
Lockheed VP Stephanie Hill speaks in Southern Maryland on STEM efforts, her own path to the top, and examines what “purpose” means in our lives.
Find Fairy, Gnome Homes at Annmarie
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center in Lusby will open early Sunday, April 23, 2017. The day will be extra special, as everyone is invited to come for the Fairy & Gnome Home Festival.
Tomahawks ‘Ready to Do What They Do’
Destroyers Ross and Porter were already operating in the Eastern Mediterranean on Thursday when the call was made to strike at the Assad regime. The two destroyers involved in the 59-Tomahawk missile strike on a Syrian airfield were there, loaded with Tomahawks “ready to do what they do.”
Hoyer Relaunches Whip Watch App
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer has released a new update to the Whip Watch app that provides members of Congress, staff, the press, and the public with live updates and news on what’s happening on the floor of the US House of Representatives.
Agreement Signed With AFROTC Program
An agreement between the College of Southern Maryland and the University of Maryland, College Park now allows CSM students who are interested in becoming an officer in the US Air Force to sign up for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps through UMD.
Women Honored for Contributions to Community
This year’s Women’s History Month banquet in St. Mary’s County celebrated three local women — Barbara Thompson, Lillian Cavanagh, and Patricia Brady — for their contributions to the county.
