Museums Set Year-Round Operating Hours
St. Clement’s Island Museum, Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and the Old Jail Museum will remain open 10am – 5pm year-round beginning Nov. 1, 2022. Drayden African American Schoolhouse will remain closed until spring and the Water Taxi at St. Clement’s Island Museum will cease operations by Oct. 31, 2022, to resume cruises on Maryland Day, March 25, 2023.
Navy Brings Sail Drones to Mid-East Exercise
Three unmanned sail drones, and seven manned ships participated last week in the largest exercise so far of unmanned vessels operating with crewed ships in the Persian Gulf, The Saildrone Explorers, are commercially available watercraft powered by wind and solar panels. The Navy wants them to help patrol the vast waters in the Middle East, through which much of the world’s trade transits.
Meet 29C Delegate Candidate Bill Bates
Meet Bill Bates, unning for St. Mary’s County Delegate, District 29C. Early voting is open in Maryland, election day is Nov. 8, 2022. Districts in Maryland have been changed since the 2020 General Election. Check the maps to see if your address changed districts too.
Register NOW: Naval Aviation Consortium Nov. 1
Learn about the process to join and how to propose solutions to Navy problems. Nov. 1, 2022, 9am to 10am – The Naval Aviation Systems Consortium is holding an overview and Q&A session with industry.
Vet Resource Day Nov. 4 – Free
Veterans Resource Day on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, from 9am to 2pm at the Univ. of Maryland at Southern Maryland, at 44219 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619. This free event is open to the public with support from Mission BBQ and SMECO.
’22 Early Voting Polls Open in Maryland
Early voting in Maryland begins today, Thursday, Oct. 27 and runs through Thursday, Nov. 3. St. Mary’s has three Early Voting Precincts: Bay District VFD, Lexington Park and also the firehouses in Hollywood and Mechanicsville.
Carter Remembered for Opening Military to Women
Former DEFSEC Ash Carter, who died this week of heart attack at age 68, is remembered for his order to open to women all military jobs, including combat assignments. The decision came after years of study by military leaders and strong opposition from conservative groups.
Did Fat Leonard Gut Navy’s Pacific Leadership?
Fat Leonard cost the US Navy $35 million, and also some experienced Pacific leadership at a critical juncture. His arrest has produced at least 33 federal indictments and 22 guilty pleas. “China could never have dreamt up a way to do this much damage to the US Navy’s Pacific leadership.”
CalvertHealth & Duke Health Improve Cancer Care
CalvertHealth announced its affiliation with Duke Health for Cancer Care bringing the latest research and treatment advance to Southern Maryland.
Swim the Bay from Pax River: Oct. 28
The NAS Patuxent River Search and Rescue team, the SAR Dogs, are inviting all interested personnel, military and civilian, to join them for their annual Swim the Bay event Oct. 28, 2022.
