In Our Communities [12/14/2020]

December 14, 2020

The Okaloosa County School District, which services Eglin Air Force Base, was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity to benefit the district’s STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts and math)…

DOD’s annual housing satisfaction survey is currently open for residents of DOD government-owned, government-leased or privatized housing. The survey will close on January 15th…

The National Governor’s Association recently released a white paper on equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in the United States…

Ohio National Guard members have been working closely with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to plan logistics for vaccine distribution.

Photo by Courtesy Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s office

December 14, 2020

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