October 8, 2024

Vets Can Prepare Own Online Memorials

VA planners expect to expand the Veterans Legacy Memorial platform by the end of the year. The project allows living veterans to prepare their own tribute pages with personal information about their time in the service and allows family members to update online memorials of deceased vets.

Resources Available for COVID Prevention, Testing

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With the expected shift to indoor spaces in the coming months, St. Mary’s County Health Department reminds community members of precautions to avoid or treat COVID-19.

Another Historic Moon Launch for NASA

Moon Mission

NASA’s biggest test flight of the year is set to launch this morning. At 8:30 am EDT today, Monday, the Artemis 1 mission, an ambitious flight to the moon by NASA’s most powerful rocket ever — the Space Launch System — will head into space.

NAS Pax Transitions to HPCON Bravo

Bravo

As a result of rising COVID cases throughout Calvert and St. Mary’s counties, NAS Patuxent River has transitioned to HPCON Bravo this week.

Health Dept. Changes COVID Operations

Health COVID Mask

The St. Mary’s County Health Department is changing its COVID-19 operations, including testing, vaccination, contact tracing, and data reporting.

Pax River Updates Mask Policy

Health COVID Mask

Naval Air Station Patuxent River has updated its COVID-19 mask policy.

DoD’s Innovation Unit Delivering New Technologies

Innovation

The Defense Innovation Unit is highlighting in its latest report new technologies that were transitioned to Defense Department partners last year. Among the accomplishments: eight successful transitions to DoD end-users, 1,116 commercial proposals received, and $892.7 million in contracts issued since June 2016.

Hoyer: Economy Getting Back on Track

Economy

The US economy is getting back on track, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said after the release of the November 2021 jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Navy Undersecretary Geurts to Retire

Geurts

James “Hondo” Geurts, who has been acting as the undersecretary of the Navy since February, announced he will retire from government service later this month.

Transportation Available to Vaccine Clinics

Transportation to Clinic

St. Mary’s County is working to provide assistance for residents who need transportation to their appointment at the health department’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Hollywood.