One of the top concerns of military families and veteran families during the coronavirus pandemic has been maintaining adequate access to food. Service members and community groups such as Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) have been helping fill the gap. Watch how they are doing it:
CMSI wants to know how COVID-19 is impacting your community. Please send stories to Leif Walcutt (lwalcutt@defensecommunities.org) and Randy Ford (rford@defensecommunities.org).
A new study commissioned by ADC shows that service members and military families are proud to serve in the military but are often struggling, fearful and disoriented. “The set of challenges facing military families are broad and structural but in many cases are...
Senate Armed Services Committee members Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a bill Thursday to ease the child care crisis for military families by authorizing DOD to partner directly with public and private sector child care providers, according...
Stephenson Elementary School students attend a Month of the Military Child celebration at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho April 17. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Byrd
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Thursday rolled out a package of national security bills. One would provide funding to Ukraine, another to Israel and another to Indo-Pacific allies. A fourth bill includes other national security items, such as a potential TikTok...
A subsidy program that helps provide internet access to 23 million Americans – about half of them service members and veterans – is on track to run out of money at the end of the month, Military Times reported. The Affordable Connectivity Program began in the early...
The National Guard Association has been critical of an Air Force plan to move about 600 Guard personnel in six states and Washington, D.C. into the...
DOD will expand its study of water systems on and near installations after new, stricter federal standards on PFAS were released last week, as...
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hosting a webinar April 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern time for community organizations considering...
Don’t miss this coverage of last week’s Defense Communities National Summit. “Housing, child care, good schools help military readiness, advocates...
Universal pre-K will be available at almost all DOD Education Activity primary schools starting with the 2024-25 school year, Military Times...
As ADC plans for its 50th anniversary in 2026, it’s forming three workgroups for members to help shape the organization’s future. For more...
The DOD Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative recently released its annual report to Congress. The report highlights REPI successes in...
The House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel released a report including more than 30 recommendations to improve quality of life for...
Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Black Hills Region, South Dakota; and Fort Smith, Arkansas last week were named to the 2024 class of Great American...
Iran’s attack on Israel early Sunday has added new urgency to a long-delayed House vote to provide aid to allies, including Israel and Ukraine....