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Charles County Tourism Maryland - Commissioners Join Lieutenant Governor on Base Visit 06 February 2024 ( news )
Charles County Tourism , state Maryland ( By Press Release office)
Feb 06,2024
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For Immediate Release
News Release # 2024 - 012
Tuesday Feb . 6 , 2024
On Monday , Feb . 6 , County Commissioners and Charles County Legislative Delegation members joined Lt . Governor Aruna Miller on a tour of Naval Support Facility Indian Head .
Del . Edith J . Patterson , Commissioner President Reuben B . Collins II , Commissioner Vice President Ralph E . Patterson II , Commissioner Gilbert “BJ” Bowling , and Acting Deputy County Administrator Jennifer Ellin participated in the visit .
Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Woods and Amy O’Donnell , Navy Program Director of the Department of Commerce Office of Military and Federal Affairs , were also in attendance .
Capt . David “Donny” Wilson , commanding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac , hosted the base visit .
Attendees took a “windshield tour” of base facilities . They stopped at several installation areas for more in - depth discussions of various base activities , including recently signing a 50 - year Utilities Privatization Contract with the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative ( SMECO ) .
The visit also included an overview of the base’s Chemical Biological Incident Response Force and explosive detection capabilities .
The force serves as the first defense against attacks against Washington , D . C .
Participants also visited the Expeditionary Exploration Unit One and viewed their in - theater labs , where conventional and improvised threats are exploited and analyzed in support of fleet and joint commanders .
Other visits included stopping at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s cartridge and propellant - actuated devices ( CAD/PAD ) services .
The United States Navy plans to invest about $1 . 1 billion into the base because of its role in national security and to bolster the Navy’s research , development , testing evaluation , and manufacture of energetic materials and systems .
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