by ADC | Jun 14, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
National defense-related activity accounted for $119 billion in economic output in 2022 in the New England states – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. That represents 9.2% of the regional GDP and accounts for more than 400,000...
by ADC | May 1, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Dayton Development Corporation in Ohio recently took almost 200 community members to Washington, D.C. for its 40th annual fly-in, which included meetings with members of Congress, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Edwin Oshiba, principal deputy assistant secretary...
by ADC | Apr 28, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Snap of the Week
A child rides a mechanical bull during an event hosted by the Altus Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100 at the Jackson County Expo Center in Altus, Oklahoma April 24. Airmen and families had the opportunity to meet Committee of 100 members, eat dinner and enjoy...
by ADC | Apr 27, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Edwards Air Force Base, California will become the first installation to have electric air taxis, starting next year, according to Stars and Stripes. The aircraft, manufactured by Joby Aviation, can carry a pilot and four passengers for up to 150 miles. “We ae honored...
by ADC | Mar 31, 2023 | In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
First Lady Jill Biden toured Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Wednesday and met with military families, the Dayton Daily News reported. “My job as the first lady is travel around the country and hear from our military, hear what’s going right and hear what’s...
by ADC | Mar 30, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Fort Hood Sentinel showcased Killeen, Texas Mayor Debbie Nash-King’s focus on the relationship between the city and the installation in an article and podcast. Nash-King, a former soldier, is the first Black woman to serve as Killeen mayor. “I would not be who I...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2023 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Snap of the Week
Cohen Allen, a Jefferson High School freshman, lays in the boom-pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 14, 2023. Students with Jefferson High’s Kingsman Academy met pilots, boom operators and maintainers with the 6th Air...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
At least two Ukrainian military pilots are in Tucson, Arizona for what a defense official called a “familiarization event for U.S. and Ukrainian pilots,” Newsweek reported. They are training on an F-16 simulator…. Fort McCoy, Wisconsin had an economic impact of more...
by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Housing, Infrastructure, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Tuesday outlined ways communities can help with some of the Army’s biggest challenges, including recruitment, child care and housing. Here are excerpts of her remarks from a mainstage conversation with ADC President Karen Holt...
