by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
CBS News talked with families at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, decades after water contamination impacted families and discussed ongoing efforts to address the impact…. The North Florida Land Trust has acquired 157 acres of the Ocala to Osceola, O2O corridor, News4Jax...
by ADC | Jan 12, 2022 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Six communities have received grants through the Texas Military Preparedness Commission’s Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant program. The total of this round of awards is $15.3 million, according to a news release. The grants are going to: Abilene for 5G and...
by ADC | Jan 11, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
U.S. military bases are still housing about 19,500 Afghan refugees looking to resettle in the U.S., Military.com reported, citing Department of Homeland Security figures. Almost half of those are at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The others are at Fort...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2022 | COVID-19, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Maryland is among the states to send National Guard members to help state and local health officials dealing with a COVID-19 surge, at the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan (R), according to a Maryland National Guard story. “If one characteristic has epitomized the...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The commander of the Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 30 is working to make Vandenberg Space Force Base, California a “national spaceport,” Air Force Magazine reported. Only “a few locations in the world… offer what we can provide here,” Col. Robert Long said. “No. 1...
by ADC | Dec 15, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Congress has sent President Biden legislation allowing the Capitol Police to request assistance from the D.C. National Guard without approval from the Capitol Police Board. It’s a way to help the force react more quickly in future emergencies…. Sixteen civilian...
by ADC | Dec 6, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Army recently announced the installations and communities being honored with its 2021 Partnership Awards. According to a press release, honorees include: Fort Benning Hazard/Emergency Mutual Aid Assistance with Chattahoochee Valley Fort Knox Energy Utility...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS
The Leonard Wood Institute and Whiteman Air Force Base are receiving grants through Missouri’s Military Community Reinvestment Grant program, the Houston Herald reported. “These grants are incredibly important to ensure the long-term vitality of Missouri’s military...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2021 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Climate, Energy, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Navy and the California Energy Commission signed a new agreement Wednesday to continue partnering on energy and conservation, KFMB-TV reported. “Climate change impacts our national security, it impacts our readiness, and it impacts the way we are able to execute...
