In Our Communities

May 15, 2023
In Our Communities | On Base

A DVIDS story looks at the Fort Knox, Kentucky facility that tracks all service members’ names – the Army & Air Force Exchange Service Name Tape Plant, which makes uniform tags, embroidery and name tags for all six branches. “You want it to look perfect and you try your best,” plant manager Teresa Green said. “You want to be proud that you made that because they sacrifice their lives for us.”…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul asked the Biden administration to make some military installations in the state available to house migrants, Gothamist reported.

Army photo by Jenn DeHaan

May 15, 2023
In Our Communities | On Base

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