Pensacola Planning More Affordable Housing for Service Members
A $600,000 state grant will allow Pensacola, Florida to build new affordable housing for service members and military families, The Pensacola News Journal reported. Mayor D.C. Reeves said the city is looking at areas “as convenient as possible to” Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Ator Takes Helm of Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert Ator II started the year as secretary of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. Ator, a retired colonel, previously served as director of military affairs for the state’s Economic Development Commission of the Arkansas Department of Commerce. A champion of ADC, Ator co-chaired ADC’s State Advisors Council from 2019 to 2023.
“Col Ator is a rare breed: he speaks the language of government, the military, and the private sector, which explains his success in a career that’s touched each of those sectors,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-Ark.) said in a press release, calling him “the perfect fit for a job focused on attracting veterans to our state, getting them great jobs once they’re here and supporting their health, education and wellbeing.”
Navy photo of Marines at NAS Pensacola by Garrett Dipuma