Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Riordan, 6th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, heats up a tripod jack at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 25. The heat treatment expanded the joining metal, allowing the pieces to separate with ease. This new process reduced the separation time from eight hours to 20 minutes.
Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster
DOD will expand its study of water systems on and near installations after new, stricter federal standards on PFAS were released last week, as Military.com reported. The Environmental Protection Agency “issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking...
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hosting a webinar April 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern time for community organizations considering submitting a proposal for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. OLDCC officials will discuss the proposal process...
Don’t miss this coverage of last week’s Defense Communities National Summit. “Housing, child care, good schools help military readiness, advocates contend during defense summit” (Stars and Stripes) “Feds to make moving government jobs abroad easier for military...
Universal pre-K will be available at almost all DOD Education Activity primary schools starting with the 2024-25 school year, Military Times reported. DODEA piloted the program in 2023 at a school on a base in Japan. In the upcoming school year, it will add 79 schools...
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 information on each workgroup and to volunteer, check out the links below: Future of Military Community Collaboration Working...
The DOD Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative recently released its annual report to Congress. The report highlights REPI successes in...
The House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel released a report including more than 30 recommendations to improve quality of life for...
Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Black Hills Region, South Dakota; and Fort Smith, Arkansas last week were named to the 2024 class of Great American...
Iran’s attack on Israel early Sunday has added new urgency to a long-delayed House vote to provide aid to allies, including Israel and Ukraine....
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is negotiating with the White House on a package that would include additional aid to Ukraine along with...
Mary Jane Jernigan from the Chesapeake Science & Security Corridor in Maryland was named a 2023-2024 Defense Community Champion by the...
Students watch the April 8 solar eclipse at Tinker K-8 School at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Do
Jana Evans, San Antonio Area Manager for Soldiers’ Angels, was named a 2023-2024 Defense Community Champion by the Association of Defense...
A new report from Military.com alleged abuse at child development centers at or near military installations. According to its site’s timestamp,...
Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania is the first Army site to break ground as part of the service’s modernization plan, according to ABC 27 and an...