Morning Coffee 8-12-11
A robust blend of news from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond:
- Defense community concerned over Congress’ Supercommittee membership.
- Three House committee chairmen want more details on debt deal DoD cuts.
- Moody’s highlights V-22 Osprey as program likely to see cuts.
- JSF grounding incident named a Class B mishap.
- F-35 ground testing continues.
- WSJ reviews China’s first carrier.
- EP-3 Orions to be phased out in favor of unmanned craft.
- Naval Aviation Centennial banners unite Pax and Park.
- Chaplain Schwab recalls career as a military rabbi.
- NAVAIR looking for volunteer mentors.
- Apollo 13 flight director speaks to Pax staff.