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Four Bases Receive Air Force Partnership Awards

Four Bases Receive Air Force Partnership Awards

by ADC | Nov 5, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

The Air Force last week announced four installation recipients of recipients of the 2024 Air Force Community Partnership (AFCP) Awards. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and the Environment Ravi Chaudhary recognized the installations...
Help ADC Define the Future of Military-Collaboration

Help ADC Define the Future of Military-Collaboration

by ADC | Oct 31, 2024 | Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

A report ADC released this week kicks off a discussion about how defense communities and the military can more closely collaborate over the following decades. Ivan Bolden, former head of Army partnerships, and Teran Judd, senior advisor at The Roosevelt Group, lead an...
National Guard Wants to Expand State Partnership Program with Allies

National Guard Wants to Expand State Partnership Program with Allies

by ADC | Jul 23, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

The National Guard is looking to expand the program that partners Guard units with ally nations’ militaries, adding up to 20 partner countries, Military.com reported. The State Partnership Program started in 1993 to help former Soviet bloc states build independent...
Connecting Veterans with Careers Through Public and Private Sector Partnership

Connecting Veterans with Careers Through Public and Private Sector Partnership

by ADC | Jul 15, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Three Questions

Hire Heroes USA helps veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses find success in the civilian workforce, facilitating about 300 job placements a week. On Base talked with the nonprofit’s CEO, Ross Dickman, about partnering with employers to recognize...
ADC Connect Preview: IGSA Allows Army Installations to Buy Supplies from Minnesota Entity

ADC Connect Preview: IGSA Allows Army Installations to Buy Supplies from Minnesota Entity

by ADC | Jul 12, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

A new partnership signed earlier this year authorizes Army installation staff in the U.S. to purchase municipal supplies from Sourcewell, a regional service cooperative that supports local schools in five economically challenged counties in Minnesota. Sourcewell is a...
A Look Inside 24-Hour Child Care Centers

A Look Inside 24-Hour Child Care Centers

by ADC | Jul 3, 2024 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

Military Times recently took a look inside one of just a few 24-hour military child care centers. The Little Creek-Fort Story Center, established in 2009, has 15 children enrolled full-time at the 24/7 center, which can accommodate up to 27 children from infants...
The Next Generation of Partnerships

The Next Generation of Partnerships

by ADC | Jun 20, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

ADC members, installation leaders and DOD decision-makers are looking at new-generation support agreements ahead of next month’s ADC Connect. The Army’s Regional Agreements HQ IMCOM initiated its first IMCOM-level regional intergovernmental support agreement (RIGSA)...
NSIN Course Will Teach College Educators about Hacking for Defense

NSIN Course Will Teach College Educators about Hacking for Defense

by ADC | Jun 4, 2024 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

DOD’s National Security Innovation Network is hosting a three-day workshop in northern Virginia next week to teach college educators about the Hacking for Defense program and how to get their students involved. Hacking for Defense is a DOD-led university course that...
ADC Installation Innovation Forum Rates Go Up Tomorrow

ADC Installation Innovation Forum Rates Go Up Tomorrow

by ADC | May 28, 2024 | Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

Tomorrow is the last day to get early bird registration rates for Installation Innovation Forum 2024. This year, IIF is returning to San Antonio Oct. 28-30. Focusing on “the partnership mindset,” IIF 2024 will offer a cross-service look at innovative ways to build...
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