April 27, 2024

Rider Takes Command of VX-20

Cmdr. Jason Rider

Cmdr. Jason Rider will direct testing of 22 different Navy aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

CNO Greenert Claims the Navy Is Growing

Adm. Jonathan Greenert

The service is expanding its activities, especially in the Pacific, according to the Chief of Naval Operations.

Congress Finally Focuses on Sequestration

capitol hill winter

Suddenly, the public is far more aware of the “fiscal cliff.”

Sequstration Could Be a ‘Disaster’ for Maryland

capitol hill

Congress is talking about fixing sequestration, but, so far, just talking.

Finding Submarines Using Very Cold Atoms

Dr. Frank Narducci

The Pax Partnership’s $1 million investment in St. Mary’s College’s physics program aids the next generation of sub hunting.

NAVAIR Commander to Brief Pax Partnership on Nov. 29

Vice Adm. David A. Dunaway

A briefing by VADM Dunaway will take place at 8 a.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

Smaller Military, More Drones Under Re-elected Obama

Barack Obama

Re-election solidifies the national security priorities of the president.

Pentagon (Officially) Begins Sequestration Planning

Pentagon Capitol

Analysts see little hope for a fix to automatic defense cuts from the lame duck Congress.

White House Could Delay Defense Cuts Next Year

White House

OMB says the president has the power to delay sequestration for a few weeks until Congress delivers a fix.

Pentagon Withholds Payment Due to JSF Problems

F-35B JSF over Pax River

The Pentagon withholds $46.5 million from Lockheed Martin until deficiencies in the Joint Strike Fighter are fixed.