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2020-1: Ethel Is Not My Favorite Osprey
In 2021, I gave snarky names to 10 Ospreys who spent their summers within range of my middling telescope and I needed a way to differentiate them. There were so many Osprey through 2023 their poop was a community issue. Then it wasn’t an issue anymore.
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Summer Skate Events @ Leonard Hall
Friday Summer Skate events are back at Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown. The skate season continues through August 14, 2026.
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Violence, Injury, & Trauma Team to Meet
The Violence, Injury, and Trauma Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will meet from 1 to 2pm Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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Pax Sets Supersonic Noise Advisory for June 23-26
Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised there will be potential for inshore supersonic flights from June 23-26, 2026.
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Join Sotterley for History & Wine Tasting Event
Historic Sotterley will host a special presentation honoring both America’s and Maryland’s 250th year of independence paired with a wine-tasting from 7 to 8:30pm June 25, 2026.
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2020-1: Ethel Is Not My Favorite Osprey
Jun 24, 2026
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Summer Skate Events @ Leonard Hall
Jun 24, 2026
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Violence, Injury, & Trauma Team to Meet
Jun 24, 2026
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Pax Sets Supersonic Noise Advisory for June 23-26
Jun 23, 2026
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Join Sotterley for History & Wine Tasting Event
Jun 23, 2026
Leader Exclusives
TPP Fosters Collaboration at SoMd Bases
The Patuxent Partnership drew a large local crowd to its March 2018 briefing on collaboration at SoMd bases, Pax River, Indian Head, and Dahlgren at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in Hollywood, MD.
The Birds Are Back! Ospreys Return!
The ospreys return, ahead of St. Patrick’s Day as usual, warming water and air are drawing others birds back to their Chesapeake summering grounds and preparing the tributaries for the return of the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab.
Get Along Little Doggies to the Costume Parade
Returning this year to the Lex Park ArtsParks Cherry Blossom Festival on April 8 will be the popular dog costume parade. Bring Fido in his favorite outfit.
Official Pentagon News Links
This will be the last Morning Coffee column for the foreseeable future. This post includes links to news sources maintained by the Pentagon and the military services.
Morning Coffee Off the Burner Indefinitely
Morning Coffee will be off the burner until LexLeader can again feel confident it is providing factual reports on the news around the internet focused on the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community and US military news around the world. Links to the sources Morning Coffee has relied upon for 15 years are posted here.
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