by ADC | Jun 23, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington recently hosted volunteer firefighter recruits from the region to train on base, according to a DOD story. “The purpose of the training is to increase our community partnership,”...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
DOD needs to bring its many innovations into a more unified ecosystem, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Monday at the Defense One Tech Summit. “There’s lots of experimentation going on across the department,” Hicks said, according to Breaking Defense....
by ADC | Jun 17, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, Veterans
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) plans to use a mix of state funds and federal stimulus funds to make renovations at Guard armories throughout the state. The projects would address inequities between women’s facilities and men’s facilities. “Women are a growing...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Cape Cod Air Force Station in Massachusetts was officially renamed Cape Cod Space Force Station Friday…. Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma will use 3D printers to manufacture an aircraft engine part through Pacer Edge, the Air Force’s collaboration with General...
by ADC | Jun 10, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota will be the main operating base for the B-21 Raider, AP reported. “It’s a once-in-a-generation, historic opportunity for South Dakota,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), said…. Huntington Ingalls plans to add 3,000 workers at its...
by ADC | Jun 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Pentagon has shut down all but five of the mass vaccination sites it opened with FEMA. At one point there were 35 of the sites, administering 16 million vaccines, The Hill reported…. Camp LeJeune, North Carolina is offering four-day weekends to units that meet a...
by ADC | Jun 8, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reminded communities that June 15 is the deadline for Defense Manufacturing Community Support funding proposals. The proposal solicitation and related documents are available on Grants.gov. As the proposal states,...
by ADC | Jun 7, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado is the latest installation to get its new space-age name. It became Buckley Space Force Base last week, joining Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida and Patrick Space Force Base,...
by ADC | Jun 6, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California is establishing a commercial space launch zone on base, Air Force Magazine reported. “This space is going to help serve the mission… with those smaller rockets launched more frequently,” said Col. Joe Tringe. “[B]ecause they’re...
