June 3, 2026

F-35 Dodged a Houthi Missile

F-35 Pax Rver

As the Trump administration considered ending the US missile strikes in the Red Sea, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile so close to a US F-35 the pilot had to take evasive action, a potential “absolute disaster” for the costly fighter jet.

Black Hawk Pilot in Crash Was Great Mills Resident

Black Hawk

Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between a commercial jet and a US Army Black Hawk last week near National Airport. One of the soldiers piloting the helicopter was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, of Great Mills.

F-35 Crashed in Alaska, Pilot Safe

F-35

A USAF pilot crashed an F-35 on Tuesday during the landing phase of a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, 25 miles south of Fairbanks, AK. The pilot was able to eject from the aircraft and was in stable condition at a medical facility. The crash caused significant damage to the aircraft.

Pax Joins Pilot Program on Expanding Commissary Benefit

Commissary Benefit

The NAS Patuxent River commissary is participating in a US Department of Defense 120-day pilot program to test the feasibility of expanding the commissary benefit to DoD civilians at all stateside commissaries.