June 1, 2026

Historic Mission Heads Toward the Moon

Moon

Artemis II crew members Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman walk out of Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Artemis crew transportation vehicles prior to traveling to Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to test the crew timeline for launch day. (NASA photo by Kim Shiflett) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed…

Trump: ‘Discombobulator’ Mystery Weapon Used in Raid

Mystery Weapon

President Donald Trump said a secret weapon was a key part of Operation Absolute Resolve, the strike to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump said the mystery weapon, which he called “The Discombobulator,” “made [enemy] equipment not work” during the Jan. 3 raid in Caracas.

Report Evaluates STEM Labor Force in US

STEM

The National Science Foundation has published its latest report on the STEM labor force. Nearly one of every four workers in the United States is involved in a STEM occupation.

Still Time to Register for NAWCAD Hiring Event

Interested in a career with NAWCAD? The Patuxent Partnership reminds job seekers that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Southern Maryland’s largest employer and the region’s largest source of STEM jobs, will hold a job fair to fill more than 100 mid-level positions.

Learn About Jobs in the STEM Field

STEM

The Patuxent Partnership reminds local job seekers that a STEM Tri-County Job & Career Fair will be held in La Plata on July 26, 2022.

Grosklags: Hypoxia Incidents on the Decline

hypoxia incidents

Senate Armed Services Committee members hear that the rate of hypoxia incidents in the Navy’s T-45 training jets has decreased in the past six months. The frequency of these episodes has dropped from its peak of more than three per month to about one per month.