July 12, 2025

F-35 Dodged a Houthi Missile

F-35 Pax Rver

As the Trump administration considered ending the US missile strikes in the Red Sea, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile so close to a US F-35 the pilot had to take evasive action, a potential “absolute disaster” for the costly fighter jet.

Blue Star Museum Program Begins on Armed Forces Day

Piney Point Lighthouse

St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer free admission to its museums and historic sites for actively serving members of the armed forces, as well as up to five family members, from Armed Forces Day until Labor Day.

Blue Star Museum Program Begins May 18

Museums

Historic St. Mary’s City and St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Lighthouse museums will join the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving US military personnel and their families. The 2024 program runs May 18-September 2.

Local Sites Join Blue Star Museums Program

STEAM program Lighthouse

Through the Blue Star Museums program, the museums and historic sites of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer free admission for actively serving members of the armed forces until Monday, September 4, 2023.

Museums Part of Blue Star Program for Military Members

Museums

Through the Blue Star Museums program, the museums and historic sites of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer free admission for active members of the armed forces, as well as up to five family members until Monday, September 5, 2022.