JPALS Team Earns Top Safety Honors
The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System team overcame COVID restriction obstacles internationally to support five JPALS installations and five Precision Approach Landing System certifications around the globe last year, earning the Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office top safety honors.
DNR Announces Winner of Bird Stamp Design Contest
Towson resident Jim Taylor won this year’s 48th annual Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest held by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Message from the Cap’n — As the Bald Eagle Flies
After another couple of good dustings of snow, the Captain’s reflections turn to what he has named the “Rulers of the Sky in Winter: The Bald Eagle.”
MQ-25 Initial Carrier Demo Completed
The US Navy completed an Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration of its MQ-25 unmanned air system prototype in December aboard USS George H.W. Bush, laying the groundwork for future carrier-based UAS operations.
US Diplomats & DoD Watch Ukraine
US Secretary of State warns of Russia’s readiness to invade Ukraine, the US ups military defense aid and considers supplying arms to Ukraine.
Navy Plans Webster Field Tower Project
The Department of the Navy is proposing CUJO Towers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Field.
Homelessness Survey to Be Conducted
Southern Maryland Local Homelessness Coalition staff and volunteers will conduct Point in Time surveys and distribute incentives and resource materials to unsheltered adults, children, and veterans in the community from January 26 to February 2.
Life on Mars? NASA Gets Another Clue.
A new analysis of sediment samples collected by the rover revealed the presence of carbon — and the possible existence of ancient life on the red planet is just one potential explanation for why it may be there,
Smith Named Community Development Executive Director
Taylor Smith is named executive director of St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation.
Survey: Top Concern of IT Workers Is Hacking
An online survey of IT experts — many working at civilian federal agencies — found that hacking is their biggest concern. DoD employees, however, were more likely to list foreign governments as the top threat.
