Disneyland, Disney-Air and Disney-Sea
A couple folks are saying what Lexington Park needs is “a driver.” By this they mean something as big as Disneyland. Well, not necessarily that big, but big enough and snazzy and jazzy enough to get people to Lexington Park, stop there and spend money. Hmmmmm. How much bigger does a driver have to be than the Patuxent River Naval Air Station? Could a single community actually host two such extravagant tenants? Pax River NAS already pumps as much as $6.6 billion into Maryland’s economy (so say a bevy of Navy boosters) and drives 80 percent of the local economy….
Fiscal 2010 Sexual Assault in the Military Report released
The Department of Defense today released the “Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military.”
Searching for Lexington Park Leaders
St. Mary’s County government has launched another attempt to staunch and resolve declining property values and community interest in Lexington Park. Bless their souls, but zoning alone just isn’t going to do it. The Lexington Park Leader – a new on-line magazine – committed to full revitalization of Lexington Park To begin: The Lexington Park Leader needs Lexington Park Leaders To open Monday’s morning post and direct that week’s content. Comments are monitored according to a strict civility policy. To build a network of content: Report, post, map Lexington Park Master Plan Update process Link with content…
UCAS-D completes successful first flight
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration completed its first flight here today, an essential step in the Navy’s ground-breaking effort to design, develop and integrate an autonomous unmanned air system on an aircraft carrier.
Navy Test Pilot Completes First F-35C Flight
On Feb. 11, the carrier variant of the F-35 (CF-1) flew for the first time with a Navy test pilot at the controls.
Annual Naval Test Wing Atlantic awards highlight top performers
The Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic recently presented awards to the Test Pilot of the Year, Flight Test Engineer of the Year, Test Naval Flight Officer of the Year and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Instructor of the year for 2010. The recipients were honored during a luncheon ceremony at the River’s Edge Conference Center at NAS Patuxent River. This year’s Test Pilot of the Year, Lt. Kimberly J. Riggle, said she was inspired to become a test pilot when she was attending a class at the University of Michigan. “Our guest speaker for that week was an Air Force…
