Now Online: America’s Defense Communities Magazine

November 9, 2022

The November 2022 issue of America’s Defense Communities magazine is now available for digital download.

The magazine includes stories from across the countries and “explores the ideas of how innovation is unleashed from every angle—communities, military and industry,” ADC CEO Tim Ford writes in the publisher’s note.

It has profiles of ADC’s Great American Defense Communities, a look at the future of the National Guard, and first-hand perspectives on the past, present and future of intergovernmental service agreements, along with other coverage.

November 9, 2022

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