At State Parks, Outdoor Adventures Await
The annual Maryland Park Quest program will run through October 31, 2021. More than 25 Maryland state parks offer opportunities to engage families in outdoor activities to experience the state’s cultural, historical, and natural resources.
Pax Pilots Aid Efforts to Collect Ocean Sciences Data
Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. US Navy squadron VXS-1 flies NP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft — a RC-12M King Air and a UV-18 Twin Otter — to help scientists collect data for airborne research, reports Seapower Magazine. The US Naval Research Laboratory’s Scientific Development Squadron One is based at NAS Pax River and logs more than 400 flight hours each year. NRL oceanographer Damien Josset, who participated in the…
Stone Paints Flamingo – Sight Unseen
Sarah Stone was the fourth painter to capture a flamingo on paper. The first painter so inclined was John White, governor of Roanoke. But Alexander Wilson beat Stone — and even John James Audubon — to paint the third.
Walden to Host Vaccine Clinic June 15
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to residents of the Lexington Park/Great Mills area from 1:30 to 4 pm Tuesday, June 15, at Walden, a Pyramid Healthcare Organization at 21770 FDR Blvd. Suite B in Lexington Park.
Knowledge Boxing Offers Free Youth Sessions
Knowledge Boxing Center in Lexington Park will offer free KBC HOOD LOVE training sessions for select youth throughout the summer. Applications must be submitted by noon Monday, June 14.
Ceremony to Salute the Red, White, & Blue
St. Mary’s County will hold its 2021 Flag Day festivities beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14, on the Governmental Center lawn in Leonardtown.
Save the Date: SMECO Annual Meeting
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative wants its members to be prepared to vote at the annual meeting to be held August 26, 2021.
Anti-Drone System Shoots Streamers Into Propellers
DARPA has finished work on an anti-drone system that can shoot strings of streamers into the propellers of threatening drones, causing them to fall from the sky. The Mobile Force Protection program is designed to defeat drone intrusions over military installations and convoys using small unmanned aircraft.
Hoyer: ‘It’s Clear American Rescue Plan Is Working’
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2021 jobs report shows that 559,000 jobs were created and the jobless rate fell to 5.8%. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer said it’s clear the American Rescue Plan is working, but the “work is far from over.”
Attitudes Shifting Re: F-35
It used to be funds holding back the F-35 program, but increasingly the Pentagon and Congress have begun questioning the costs of operating and sustaining the platform.
