Here are some of the key dates and issues we’re watching over the next few weeks.
Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Miller
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...
Testing at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California found no significant levels of toxic, cancer-causing substances, Military Times reported. Vandenberg is one of several nuclear missile sites where the Air Force has begun looking for carcinogens…. Lawmakers are...
The House passed legislation Saturday to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite objections from many conservative House Republicans. “Remember that 80% of the Ukraine funding will go to the replenishment of American weapons and stocks in our facilities and...
Registration is now open for Installation Innovation Forum 2024, ADC announced last week. Discounted launch pricing is available until May 1. Taking place Oct. 28-30 in San Antonio, the event will center around “the partnership mindset” with a focus on innovative ways...
Advocate Drum, the regional liaison organization supporting Fort Drum, New York, is searching for an executive director. The “successful candidate...
A new study commissioned by ADC shows that service members and military families are proud to serve in the military but are often struggling,...
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...