Senate Appropriations Panel Giveth and Taketh Away
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 necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff. A Senate panel on Tuesday approved nearly $550 billion in military spending as part of a bill that would keep alive weapon systems the Pentagon wanted to retire, Navy Times reports. The chamber’s Appropriations Defense subcommittee unanimously approved legislation that would give the Pentagon $489.6 billion in base spending and $58.3 billion in war funding. It would block a long list of weapon…
Pax Museum Introduces ‘Meet the Authors!’ July 20
The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum launches a new series at the Pax Museum, Meet the Authors! July 20, 2014, 1 – 5 pm.
MedStar St. Mary’s Completing Construction
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is making headway on a construction project to improve patient experience and allow for new and updated equipment.
F-35 A No-Show at Farnborough Show
Airworthy? Check. Britain bound? No. The F-35 will stay home until safety concerns are satisfied.
Intro to On-Line War Game Coming to Lex Park
Pax Partnership introduces Massive Multiplayer On-Line War Game Leveraging the Internet to Lexington Park, MD, Aug. 7, 2014.
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Gets New Digs
The Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad unofficially opened FDR Boulevard Saturday to officially open their new station. LPVRS joins two other top-drawer community service organizations on the new road, Bay District Fire Dept. and Lexington Park Library.
F-35 Fire ‘Isolated Incident,’ DoD Says
Redesign or part replacement not contemplated in securing airworthiness of F-35s.
A Short Video Re-cap of Building FDR Boulevard
It took more than five decades to get the final 1,000 feet of FDR Boulevard extended across Great Mills Road. It took Great Mills Trading Post five months to build the road.
Private Sector Created New Jobs in June, Hoyer Wants More
Rep. Steny Hoyer announced 262,000 new jobs in the private sector were created in June, bringing the US unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent; continues his push for Make It In America legislation to improve those numbers.
Middle East Peace Stymied by Violence, Demographic Disparities
Middle Eastern nations are being torn by forces within their borders and those shaped from without, confounding their allies’ policy makers.
