In Our Communities

December 18, 2019

The Redstone Arsenal community in Alabama is one of seven pilot areas for a new Army Enterprise mobile app to announce road closures and gate changes and even offer coupons for on-base services, Rocket City Now reported….
A new renewal energy microgrid at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the first of six microgrids to help the state reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045, according to a press release from Burns & McDonnell, the project developer.
Army Material Command photo by Samantha Hill

December 18, 2019

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In Our Communities

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