by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | China, Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Much of President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night focused on domestic issues such as the economy and the looming debt limit crisis, but he also spoke to issues related to Ukraine, China and DOD innovation. Here are a few excerpts from the speech,...
by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
The military services’ recruitment teams are facing new realities as they struggle to meet recruitment targets. After being forced to quickly develop a pandemic-era outreach approach, recruiters are now returning to traditional recruitment methods and balancing those...
by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base
Edwards Air Force Base, California is now home to the largest ground-mounted solar array project on any U.S. Air Force installation in the world, according to an Air Force press release. “Only in America can we take barren land, embrace the power of the sun and create...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts says something feels different in the latest debt limit showdown. “In my conversations with members of Congress in recent weeks, conservatives repeatedly mentioned their willingness to tackle the thorny challenge of military...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Republican side of the Senate Armed Services Committee will look different this Congress. Former Sen. James Inhofe, the committee’s top Republican for years, has retired. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is now the ranking member, serving alongside Chair Jack Reed...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2023 | China, In Our Communities, On Base
Three Hampton Roads-based ships are involved in efforts to recover wreckage and debris from the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over the weekend by an F-22 from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Military.com reported…. When Rodney Boyd became a major general...
by ADC | Feb 6, 2023 | China, Congress/DoD, On Base
The Chinese surveillance balloon that made its way across parts of the U.S. last week before being shot down is sure to lead the conversation on Capitol Hill this week. President Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night and is likely...
by ADC | Feb 6, 2023 | DCIP, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will host a webinar Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. EDT for states and communities interested in the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). The event will be a pre-proposal webinar, OLDCC said in an announcement, which...
by ADC | Feb 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The House Armed Services Committee holds its first hearings this week with its new membership, which was finalized last week and announced by the Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.). Subcommittee leaders include Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)...
by ADC | Feb 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The National Guard will continue to diversify its missions in the years ahead, building on its wide range of domestic duties from the past two years, National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Dan Hokanson recently told Military Times. “The reason we have a National Guard...
