Navy Culture Shift = Re-Up Rate Increase
Officials believe that a change in Navy culture is the reason the service’s reenlistment rates have gone up.
Bird Strike Grounds Navy Aircraft at Pax
An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit a bird while landing at NAS Patuxent River on Oct. 2. The Navy estimates the damage due to the bird strike at about $2 million.
Navy Working Capital Fund Explained
Gene Townsend, former comptroller of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, will speak on the Navy Working Capital Fund during an event Thursday, May 30, 2019, hosted by The Patuxent Partnership.
NAWCAD Summer Internships Open for Students
March 15 is the deadline to apply for summer internships with NAWCAD for summer 2019.
Navy’s First Female Jet Pilot Dies
The US Navy’s first female jet pilot, Rosemary Mariner, died last week. She was 65.
CSM Night of Engineering is Nov. 7
College of Southern Maryland is hosting a Night of Engineering from 6 to 7:30 pm Nov. 7, 2018, at the CSM Leonardtown Campus, Building A, Auditorium, 22950 Hollywood Road in Leonardtown.
Navy Launches First UAS Squadron
The US Navy commissioned its first test squadron dedicated to unmanned air systems at Webster Outlying Field. The UAS trials squadron is known as Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24.
NAWCAD Industry Day Set for Oct. 25
NAWCAD Industry Day, hosted by The Patuxent Partnership, is set for Oct. 25 at the Southern Maryland Higher Ed Center.
GAO: On Drones, Safety Oversight Is Lagging
A recent GAO report finds that as the nation’s fleet of small recreational and commercial drones soars, federal enforcement oversight is stalling.
Bartilson to Head TechPort at the Airport
Brad Bartilson has been hired by the commissioners of St. Mary’ County and the University of Maryland to be the director of the county’s new TechPort at the Airport business incubator.
