by ADC | Mar 10, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Government spending is set to expire Friday night unless Congress extends it. House GOP leaders unveiled a plan over the weekend to keep current funding through Sept. 30, as AP reported. The plan includes a small bump in defense spending. Speaker Mike Johnson’s...
by ADC | Mar 10, 2025 | Climate, Congress/DoD, On Base
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to shut down DOD programs addressing climate change, lumping them together with “woke” policies he’s targeting. DOD “is working closely with DOGE to identify efficiencies and savings across the department on behalf of taxpayers...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2025 | On Base, Recruitment
The Air Force has seen a historic surge in the number of potential recruits in its delayed entry program, Air Force Recruiting Service Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein said at this week’s AFA Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. Defense News reported that...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2025 | Defense Budget, Infrastructure, On Base
Maintenance backlogs at the Coast Guard’s shore infrastructure are a rapidly rising cost for the branch, officials told lawmakers this week. The Government Accountability Office reported that the cost of deferred maintenance was $7 billion in 2024, according to...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2025 | On Base, Snap of the Week
Senior Airman Dionna Washington, a materiel manager from the 181st Intelligence Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, was among the 40 Taskforce Indiana members recognized for their support of Operation Lone Star during a welcome home ceremony at Camp Atterbury, Indiana,...
