Editor’s Note: On Base will not publish on Mon., Oct. 14, due to the Columbus Day holiday, but will resume publication on Tues., Oct. 15.
The heads of the military services may now ask for exemptions to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s blanket hiring freeze for all civilian positions, according to a new memo. “While the Department remains under the hiring freeze, DOD will only hire mission-essential...
The sites across the country where military recruits take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test are open again. They had been briefly closed because of sweeping DOGE cuts, as Task & Purpose reported. DOGE leaders had deemed that military officials’...
In an unusual move, the Trump administration has deployed Navy Destroyer USS Gravely from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia as part of its military buildup on and near the Mexico border, as Military.com reported. “Gravely’s sea-going capacity improves our...
President Trump signed a stopgap spending bill Saturday that kept the government open and operating at fiscal year 2024 spending levels through September, the end of fiscal year 2025. The bill provides a small boost for defense spending and secures funding for a...
Stephen Feinberg was confirmed by the Senate Friday to become deputy secretary of defense. “His appointment is well-deserved, and he’s the right man for the job, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Let’s get to work,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, according to a DOD...
Intergovernmental support agreements continue to evolve as installations look to enhance operations, save money and partner with their nearby...
The Senate will vote today on the six-month stopgap spending bill the House passed earlier this week to avert a government shutdown tonight. It...
DOD is preparing a list of potential spending cuts and will provide that to Congress when it releases its budget proposal in the coming weeks, CQ...
Georgia Museum Hosts Free Air Force Education Day for Families The Museum of Aviation in Georgia recently hosted Family Aviation Day, a free event...
Paratroopers from 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, run in formation down Ardennes...
Senate Democrats said Wednesday they will oppose the House-passed continuing resolution that would keep the government open past a Friday shutdown...
ADC announced the agenda for the upcoming Defense Communities National Summit, which will bring hundreds of defense community advocates to the D.C....
The House narrowly passed a continuing resolution Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown Friday night. The bill would keep fiscal year 2024 funding...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) plans to introduce a bill that would give veterans, military spouses, veteran caregivers, survivors, Guard members...
RFP for Gap Analysis Study in Maryland The Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Military and Federal Affairs is seeking consultants to support...