by ADC | Jan 19, 2024 | Foreign Investment, In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A group of tech billionaires want a Solano County ballot initiative allowing them “to build a city from scratch,” on land purchased near Travis Air Force Base, California, according to The Los Angeles Times. The secretive purchase had raised concerns that the...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2024 | Infrastructure, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The state of Texas awarded a total of $15.4 million in grants for infrastructure projects in defense communities, according to a press release. The communities are: City of El Paso (McGregor Range) City of Fort Worth (Naval Air Station Fort Worth) City of Harker...
by ADC | Dec 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
Ivan Bolden, a long-time ADC figure, retired this month as the Army’s chief of partnerships after decades of Army service in and out of uniform. Bolden is considered a pioneer in shaping and advancing what today are known as intergovernmental service agreements,...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hosting a webinar Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time on how states, communities and installations can use tabletop exercises to plan for and respond to natural and man-made threats, it announced yesterday in an...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Climate, Congress/DoD, Housing, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The most recent episodes of “America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” feature conversations on partnerships, housing, climate resilience, installation management and on-base innovation. “Installation Leadership Insights” (episode 8) includes a conversation with...
by ADC | Dec 13, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS
“A new partnership between the Virginia Army National Guard and Longwood University is providing hands-on experience to exercise science students while providing the Guard with personnel trained to capture information needed to help prevent soldier injuries,”...
by ADC | Dec 6, 2023 | Climate, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A Navy lieutenant and a university professor and researcher wrote in The San Diego Union-Tribune that the Navy and the San Diego region are uniquely positioned to respond to climate change. “San Diego only stands to benefit from swift action on nature-based strategies...
by ADC | Dec 5, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Foreign Investment, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, REPI
You can register now for two DOD webinars Wednesday, Dec. 6: 1 p.m. Eastern: The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program and the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership are discussing cross-agency partnerships for innovative funding strategies,...
by ADC | Nov 9, 2023 | GADC, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
ADC visited Maryland’s Fort Meade region last month to learn how a community came together to support their local installation. ADC spent the day with community organizations and base members to hear the story of how the post’s historic Kuhn Hall was handed over to...
