CMG Provides Donation for College Microscope
Consortium Management Group Inc., manager of the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium, provided $30,000 to St. Mary’s College of Maryland for the purchase of a research-grade microscope, The Patuxent Partnership announced.
DoD Appointments Slow Going
Only three of the 61 DoD presidential appointments requiring Senate confirmation jobs have been put forth. and the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has “serious concerns” over Biden’s nomination of Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Pentagon’s policy shop.
Stop-and-Proceed at Pax Gates
Unlike the current entry procedure, where drivers come right up to the gate and show their credentials, the new stop-and-proceed will have drivers stop at a painted line with posted signage and wait to be signaled forward by the Naval Security Forces sentry
VP Harris to Keynote Virtual Program
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer announced that the 40th annual Black History Month celebration will go virtual this year. It will take place at 10 am Feb. 27, 2021, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be the keynote speaker. The theme of this year’s celebration is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.”
Navy to Require Oath to US Reaffirmed
“Revisit the oath that you took,” DefSec Lloyd Austin tells service members. All services must complete the stand-downs before April 2 to address extremism. The Navy will require its sailors to reaffirm their oaths to the Constitution.
Moll Dyer Rock Moved to Tudor Hall
The St. Mary’s County Historical Society held a virtual unveiling ceremony of the relocated Moll Dyer Rock on Feb. 26, 2021, at Tudor Hall in Leonardtown.
Bolden Rides ‘Soft Power’ to NASA and Beyond
Former NASA administrator and Marine Corp test pilot Charles Bolden, in a personable webinar, “My Journey to NASA and Becoming a Soft Power Advocate,” described how soft power defined his path toward success and overcoming obstacles of race by “never giving up.”
Turkey Lobbies for Return to F-35 JSF Program
The Turkish government has hired a Washington, DC, law firm to lobby its case to be readmitted to the US F-35 JSF program. Turkey was booted from the program in 2019 after purchasing air missile defense systems from Russia.
Hoyer on Report: There’s ‘Little to Celebrate’
The US Labor Department’s January 2021 jobs report tells a story of the nation’s economy crying out for help from Washington, says Congressman Steny H. Hoyer.
