April 23, 2024

Registration Open for High School Spring Sailing

Sailing Center Chesapeake: We Sail for Fun, We Sail to Learn, We Sail to Compete!

A New Winner & A New Contest

Sailors with Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation/Sailing Center Chesapeake appeared in last week’s contest. This week looks more like a member of Jack Sparrow’s crew.

Sensitive F-35 Documents Intercepted

F-35 transonic

Contractor charged with attempting to ship thousands of pages of sensitive documents to Iran relating to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s engine.

Cape Ray Rigged for Weapon Destruction

AP video shows equipment to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons installed on the merchant ship. In DC, hopes grow that the omnibus spending bill will pass by week’s end.

The Answer Is: Great American Desert

From the desert in winter to the sea in summer, the new WiTWiT photo contest is covering new territory, looking for new players. Join in.

MORNING COFFEE: COLA Cut May be Restored

Congress may act this week to restore full cost-of-living adjustments for working-age retirees forcibly retired from the military for medical reasons. Restoration may be included in the omnibus spending bill.

More Budget Cuts Could Target Mid-sized Contractors

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House defense panel member says his committee has cut another $25 billion from defense in the budget bill and that the contractor workforce was likely to take the brunt of this additional hit.

Snowden: NSA Spy Mission “Collapsing”

In a recent letter to “the people of Brazil” NSA leaker Edward Snowden offered to help that nation investigate alleged American spying but would require Brazil to provide political asylum because the US “government will continue to interfere with my ability to speak.”

Retiree Benefit Cuts Snag Budget Bill in Senate

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Senate passage of the Defense Bill is predicted this week, but reductions in military retiree benefits and partisanship remain obstacles to passage of budget bill approved by the House last week.

The Mighty KRAKEN Dominates the Seas

Southern Maryland Sailing Center sailors show off their skills taming the KRAKEN.