Probe Finds Pilot Error in F-35C Crash
Naval Air Forces investigators found that pilot error caused an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet to crash onto the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson before sliding into the South China Sea last year. The error “was not conducted in a reckless manner nor with malicious intent,” according to the Naval Air Forces Command.
First Friday March 3 in Leonardtown
First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening, and invite visitors to join in the fun! This Friday the town’s business community will be open from 5 to 8pm March 3, 2023.
Public Health Internships for Students Offered
The St. Mary’s County Health Department is accepting applications for its summer Student Academy in Public Health internship program, which will run from July 17 through August 18, 2023.
Pax River’s Sailors of the Year for 2022
Naval Air Station Patuxent River named its Sailors of the Year for 2022.
NSF Dahlgren Noise Alert for Feb. 27
Naval Support Facility Dahlgren’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment will execute a controlled detonation between 10 and 11am Monday, February 27, 2023, that might produce very loud noise in communities surrounding NSF Dahlgren.
TPP to Present Vertical Lift Discussion
The Patuxent Partnership will present a March 15, 2023, panel discussion, “Vertical Lift: The Sky’s the Limit,” with keynote speaker BRIG GEN Matthew Mowery, assistant deputy commandant for aviation at HQMC.
Moll Dyer Weekend’s Theme: Be Kind
The upcoming Moll Dyer Weekend is a three-day celebration of Leonardtown’s most famous local legend. No other Leonardtown historical figure has captured the hearts and attention like the legend of Moll Dyer.
Japanese Team Finds US WWII Sub
A team of Japanese researchers have located the missing submarine Albacore off Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. USS Albacore (SS-218) had one of the most successful combat records of all Navy submarines in World War II when it sank near the strait between Hokkaido and Honshu islands, a main shipping channel on Nov. 7, 1944.
Get Ready for STEAM Day @ Pax Museum
The Patuxent Partnership reminds students they can join the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in celebrating its annual STEAM Day on March 11, 2023, from 10am to 3pm.
NAVAIR Recognizes International Programs Achievements
The Naval Air Systems Command SYSCOM Security Cooperation Office recognized two individuals and two teams at its Directors’ Awards ceremony last month at the Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology Innovation Center in California, MD.
