Submissions Open for Defense Community Awards

January 21, 2019

ADC is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Defense Community Awards.
Categories include Community or State Leadership, Congressional Leadership, John Lynch Base Redevelopment Leadership, and Military Leadership.
Nominations can be completed online and are due March 1.
Awardees will be recognized in America’s Defense Communities magazine, in a special video and at the Defense Communities National Summit in Washington, D.C., in June.

January 21, 2019

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Biden Says National Guard Should Not Intervene in Campus Protests

Biden Says National Guard Should Not Intervene in Campus Protests

President Biden told reporters last week that “order must prevail” when protests become violent, as some pro-Palestinian demonstrations have on college campuses across the country, as CBS News reported. “I will always defend free speech,” Biden said Thursday,...

Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding

Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding

When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...

In Our Communities

In Our Communities

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill this week to make it easier for military spouses to start work with a license from another state, according to a press release. “Our veterans and military families have dedicated their lives and undergo great sacrifice in...

Snap of the Week

Snap of the Week

Airmen and Family Readiness at the 121st Air Refueling Wing invited airmen to bring their children to work at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, April 25. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ivy Thomas

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