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).
Recent events have given children a chance to see what a military career would look like, as Stars and Stripes reported, highlighting hands-on experiences at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and in New Bern, North Carolina, near Marine Corps Air Station...
The Senate passed the House’s version of a foreign aid package Tuesday night and sent it to President Biden, who said he will sign it. “A bipartisan majority in the Senate joined the House to answer history’s call at this critical inflection point,” President Biden...
DOD announced this week the winners of the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards for 2024, recognizing “installations, teams and individuals for their exceptional achievements in effective environmental management strategies that enhance installation resilience...
The Senate is expected to pass a foreign aid package as early as today, and the President is expected to sign it right away. They would be approving the long-delayed House legislation, which passed over the weekend, as On Base reported. “The Biden administration is...
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine (R) is opposed to an Air Force plan to move some Air National Guard personnel who work on space issues into part-time positions in the Space Force, the Dayton Daily News reported. “Every Ohio National Guard member takes an oath not only to the...
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...
Stephenson Elementary School students attend a Month of the Military Child celebration at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho April 17. Air Force...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Thursday rolled out a package of national security bills. One would provide funding to Ukraine, another to Israel...
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...
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...