In Our Communities [01/27/2021]

January 27, 2021
Congress/DoD | On Base

A new report by the U.S. Department of the Army found that Fort Riley in Kansas had $1.81 billion in direct fiscal impact on the Flint Hills region in fiscal year 2020…

Contractors involved in the border wall construction have been informed by the Biden Administration to cease all operations on the Southwest border with Mexico by Jan. 27…

Officials at Fort Leonard Wood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 17,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art fire station…

Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, announced the 2021 CNIC Installation Excellence Award winners.

Photo by Dawn Arden

January 27, 2021
Congress/DoD | On Base

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