Aircraft Carriers Turn 100
Aircraft carriers joined the Navy fleet 100 years ago this month. The concept originated with CMDR Kenneth Whiting, naval aviator, who went on to transform the collier Jupiter into the first aircraft carrier Langley.
Trees Available for MD’s ‘Backyard Buffers’
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to landowners statewide who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream, or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers program.
NAS Pax Issues Noise Advisory for Solomons
Communities surrounding the NAS Pax River are advised that there are plans to make a single low-level pass of Solomons Island with 10 jets flying in formation. The event is scheduled to take place Friday, March 25, 2022, between noon and 1 pm.
All-Women Crews Honor Women’s History
The C-130s out of Ramstein are working overtime to support the rapid movement of tens of thousands of troops and help transport thousands of tons of supplies to central and Eastern Europe. All three of the planes on Friday’s mission earned an unusual distinction: they flew the first training formation with all-women crew members in the squadron’s history, which goes back to World War II.
10 5th District Projects Receive Funding
Funding for 10 5th District community projects was included in the 2022 Fiscal Year Omnibus, which President Joe Biden signed into law March 15, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer’s office announced.
Navy Pilots Continue Russian Deterrence Missions
US Navy pilots are flying dozens of daily missions from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean region. The Truman has been in the region since December, making it the longest stretch in decades for US ships to stay in that region.
Crab Pot Pitch Competition Is On!
Southern Maryland’s top pitch competition is back and any entrepreneur with a cutting-edge and innovative business is welcome to register. Entrepreneurs compete for cash startup funding. The deadline to submit is April 4.
Pilots Take First-Ever Crewed Flight in Military-Worthy Electric Aircraft
US Air Force pilots conducted the first-ever crewed flight of an electric aircraft — an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) — with military airworthiness. This milestone, which took place at BETA Technologies’ Plattsburgh, NY, facility earlier this month was the culmination of a two-year partnership between BETA and the Air Force’s Agility Prime program.
Photographers Show Work at Pax Museum
Celebrate the photography community of Southern Maryland. This month, the work of more than 25 local photographers is on display and available for purchase at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park.
How the Navy Is Solving Its Billion-Dollar Corrosion Problem
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division based at Patuxent River, MD, has patented a suite of corrosion mitigation products aimed at solving the US Navy’s billion-dollar corrosion problem.
