Marines Use Games to Recruit
Few events capture raw aggression of the Marines’ boot camp rite of passage as when two recruits try to clobber each other with padded poles as weapons, pugil sticks, to the cheers of onlookers. Now, with graphics out of Star Trek, the Marines are simulating the pugil stick experience as a recruiting tool,
SMECO Annual Meeting Aug. 25
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will hold its annual meeting Thursday, August 25, 2022, at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall. The meeting will begin at 6 pm.
Pax Alum 1st Native Woman to Fly Into Space
NAS Patuxent River alum Nicole Mann will be the first Native woman to fly into space this fall. She is scheduled to be aboard the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to go to the International Space Station.
Evening of Jazz on Tap in Valley Lee
Music From Poplar Hill: The Jo Ricks Music Series will feature an evening of jazz beginning at 7:30 pm Friday, September 16, 2022, at St. George Episcopal Church in Valley Lee.
PACT Act Has Funding for 2 MD Vet Clinics
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer was joined by other members of Maryland’s delegation to applaud President Biden’s signing of legislation to open two veterans’ outpatient clinics in the state.
Clutch Problems Ground CV-22 Ospreys
US Air Force Special Ops grounded its fleet of tiltrotor CV-22 Ospreys last week after discovering “hard clutch engagement” problems. The Marine Corps said it will not ground its MV-22 Osprey fleet over the problem.
New MD Dove to Arrive in HSMC Aug. 27
The new Maryland Dove is scheduled to sail into Historic St. Mary’s City between 10:30 and 10:45 am, weather permitting, on August 27, 2022.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Reaches 500th Bed
Volunteers from the Southern Maryland Association of Realtors assisted the St. Mary’s County branch of Sleep in Heavenly Peace with constructing its 500th children’s bed.
Harm Reduction Office Moving to New Location
The St. Mary’s County Health Department’s Harm Reduction Program office will move to the newly renovated St. Mary’s County Health Hub at 21625 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD.
Navy Offers $115K to Reenlist
The US Navy promises “life-altering” bonuses to lure veterans back to active duty, with a $50,000 signing bonus and up to $65,000 in student loan repayments. The Air Force’s bonus program seeks recruits into 22 active-duty career fields with bonuses ranging from $3,000 to $58,000 if they sign up soon.
