For 1st Time, F-35 Pilots Train at Japan Air Base
Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II stealth fighters are training alongside Japanese F-35As for the first time at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan. US and Japanese airmen welcomed the first operational JASDF F-35A to Misawa earlier this year.
Wound Healing Center Is Center of the Year
The Wound Healing Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has a new honor to tout. The center has been named the Atlantic Zone’s Center of the Year by Healogics Inc. — one of just seven centers out of nearly 700 to achieve this status.
Scholarship Benefits Jude House Clients
The Jude House Recovery Scholarship Fund has been established at the College of Southern Maryland with the Southern Maryland Women’s League providing the $5,000 initial funding to make the scholarship possible.
Admirals Talk Future of Naval Aviation
U.S. Navy admirals share their thoughts on the future of naval aviation.
Willows Road Business Park to Be Discussed
The St. Mary’s Planning Commission, on behalf of the St. Mary’s County commissioners, will conduct a public hearing to receive public testimony about the Willows Road Business Park at 6:30 pm May 14. The meeting will be held in the commissioners meeting room in the Chesapeake Building at 41770 Baldridge St. in Leonardtown.
Surgeon General Is Keynote at CSM Graduation
US Surgeon General VADM Dr. Jerome M. Adams will be the keynote speaker at College of Southern Maryland’s 59th annual Spring Commencement Ceremony on May 24 at the La Plata Campus.
CSM to Hold Interfaith Conversation
The College of Southern Maryland’s Global Initiatives Committee invites the community to an interfaith panel discussion, “Seeking Common Ground: An Interfaith Conversation for Our Times,” from 2:30 to 4 pm May 15 at the college’s Prince Frederick Campus.
SlackWater: Cedar Point Erased to Make Way for Base
In the late 1930s and early ’40s, rumors had circulated that the military was interested in the Cedar Point peninsula in St. Mary’s County. But days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, government officials and surveyors began the process of condemning the land. The patchwork of farms and settlements would soon be smoothed over to make way for the Navy.
Zwerdling to Perform at Ward Virts Concert
Baritone Antony Zwerdling and pianist Stephen Johnson will perform at 3 pm May 13 as part of the Inaugural Festivities for CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy. The concert will be held at the College of Southern Maryland’s Prince Frederick Campus. Both men are CSM music faculty members.
Air Force Orders 1-Day Safety Stand Down
In the wake of a series of troubling aircraft mishaps and crashes ― several of which have been fatal ― Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein has ordered a one-day safety stand down for all flying and maintenance wings when the service conducts safety reviews.
