Problems Aside, DoD Plans for More F-35s

Posted by Java Joe on February 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Pentagon seeks to spend $10.7 billion more on F-35s in FY19, despite persistent problems. DoD plans to put 77 more joint strike fighters their FY19 budget plan, which is due out next week.

Category Morning Coffee · Tags Defense Logistics Agency, Ernst & Young, F-35, Falcon, Michael Monsoor, non-deployable, nuclear, SpaceX, veterans suicide

Fleming Is New Chamber President

Posted by Lexi Leader on February 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Richard B. Fleming, former dean of the College of Southern Maryland’s Prince Frederick Campus, has been named as the president and CEO of the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce.

Category Business & Tech, Leader Features · Tags Carl Franzen, Dr. Richard Fleming, Frank Taylor, Gerald Fair, Helen Daugherty, Joan Gelrud, Lexington Park Business & Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, LPBCA, Margaret Sawyer, Mark Dillow, Mark Pinekenstein, Pat Mudd, Phil Riehl, Pride in Park, Quincy Williams, Showtime Deli, St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, viki volk

Engineering Students Donate to CSM

Posted by College of Southern Maryland on February 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Engineering students at the University of Maryland, who got their start at the College of Southern Maryland, have turned recent successes into a donation to their alma mater.

Category Community News · Tags Andrew Graham, College of Southern Maryland, college-southern-maryland, CSM, Erik Bazyk, Mark Stewart, Mika Tymofiy, Mike Johnson, NAVAIR, NAWCAD, Pathways to Engineering, Sean Thomas, Vincent Nguyen, Willem Klajbor, Zachary Ball

Japan’s Air Force Deploys First F-35

Posted by Java Joe on February 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment

The Japanese air force has deployed its first operational F-35 at Misawa Air Base.

Category Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, AT-6 Wolverine, Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, Col. R. Scott Jobe, F-35, F/A-18 Hornets, foreign military sales, KC-46, nuclear weapons policy, Okinawa Marine base, US Cyber Command, USS Omaha

Hoyer Discusses Funding Bills With Contractors

Posted by Steny Hoyer on February 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer visited with federal contractors and local business leaders from the Maryland Space Business Roundtable and the Goddard Contractors Association on Feb. The group discussed the negative impact short-term government funding bills have on the ability of contractors to efficiently plan and serve the government.

Category Leader Features · Tags Congressman Hoyer, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Goddard Spaceflight Center, Maryland Space Business Roundtable, Steny Hoyer

Pax Welcomes 1st Italian-Built F-35B

Posted by Java Joe on February 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment

The first F-35B assembled outside of the US landed at NAS Patuxent River last week after completing a transatlantic flight from Cameri Air Base in Italy.

Category Morning Coffee · Tags DefSec James Mattis, F-35B, Global Heat Map, government shutdown, GPS technologies, hypoxia, Pentagon acquisition, SM-3 Block IIA missile, T-6 trainers, USS Fitzgerald, USS John S. McCain, vaping

Behavioral Health Team to Meet Feb. 9

Posted by MedStar St. Mary's Hospital on February 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is planning a meeting of the Behavioral Health Action Team from 2 to 3:30 pm Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department in Leonardtown.

Category Leader Features · Tags Access to Care Team, Behavioral health, Behavioral Health Action Team, Community Youth Mapping Project, Health Connections, HealthLink, healthy st mary's, Healthy St. Mary's Partnership, HEZ, medstar st. mary's, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, Tobacco-Free Living Team

Train to Be a Lifeguard at GM Pool

Posted by Lexi Leader on February 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Training to become a lifeguard will be offered at the Great Mills Pool by the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks from Monday, March 26, to Friday, March 30.

Category Community News · Tags Carl Franzen, Gerald Fair, Helen Daugherty, Joan Gelrud, Lexington Park Business & Community Association, Lexington Park civic association, Lexington Park MD, lifeguard jobs in St. Mary's County, lifeguard training, LPBCA, Margaret Sawyer, Mark Dillow, Mark Pinekenstein, Phil Riehl, Pride in Park, Quincy Williams, Showtime Deli, St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, viki volk