April 26, 2024

Local Recipients Increasing for CFC Donations

Combined Federal Campaign

St. Mary’s County has its own Combined Federal Campaign number, and the program runs to Dec. 6.

New JSF Program Chief Visits Pax River

Vice Adm Venlet at F35 Pax River

Vice Adm. David Venlet took his successor, Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, on a tour of F-35 facilities.

First Operational Triton UAV Rolls onto Assembly Line

MQ-4C BAMS Triton unveiling

Northrop Grumman completes the fuselage for the first operational next-generation submarine hunter.

Pax River Sailors Remember the USS Tulip

USS Tulip Ceremony 2012

Sailors from Naval Air Station Patuxent River commemorate the 148th anniversary of the USS Tulip explosion in St. Inigoes, Maryland.

Defense Stocks Fall on Obama Re-election

Barack Obama

Raython, L-3, Lockheed and Northrop take a beating on the Street.

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.

Update: Pax Partnership Annual Meeting Rescheduled

Del. John Bohanan

The Patuxent Partnership has postponed its annual meeting due to Hurricane Sandy.

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.

Abberly Crest Reflects Nationwide Lifestyle Changes

Abberly Crest Apartment Homes is the premier choice of government contractors seeking homes for personnel coming to the Lexington Park, Maryland area.

Sandy Causes Three Sewer Overflows in Lexington Park

storm drain

St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission reports three wastewater overflows in the Lexington Park sewerage system.