by ADC | Sep 24, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the U.S. Department of Defense awarded 7.5 million to develop technology-enhanced learning centers at five Vernon Parish schools that serve thousands of families supported by the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk. “We are grateful for this...
by ADC | Aug 12, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Department of Veterans Affairs is highlighting top veterans employers in each state in a new blog post. VA talked with officials in each state for the informal survey. Here are some of the notable findings: The state government is among the largest employers of...
by ADC | Aug 11, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Digital Garrison, a free app developed in partnership between Army Installation Management Command and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, will help service member living on/near army bases to find programs ranging from child care to medical services. “Digital...
by ADC | Aug 6, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has two virtual job recruitment opportunities in August. The first virtual career fair and online recruiting event is for the Denver-region on August 13. The second event, focused on the Camp Pendleton area, will be held on August...
by ADC | Jul 17, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Knox Regional Development Alliance (KRDA) recently announced a new partnership with Kentucky Career Center and Fort Knox to better serve the military spouse community with career development when moving to the region. “Statistics say that upwards of 70 percent of...
by ADC | Jul 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Embracing one’s creative side can help cope with outside stress, a panel of professional actors said Thursday at a COVID-19 Military Support Initiative town hall. “During the pandemic where there’s so much time that goes by – and I imagine people on the USS Vinson,...
by ADC | Jul 16, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Purdue University’s Cyber Apprenticeship Program (P-CAP) recently announced an educational partnership at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane). The program is supported by the Department of Labor and primarily will provide training in advanced...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act last week stipulates that the Office of Economic Adjustment will be redesignated as the ‘‘Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.’’ Like the Office of Economic Adjustment...
by ADC | May 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
About 700 residents of Pulaski County, Mo., received free COVID-19 tests last weekend. The two-day mass testing was coordinated among the county, the state, Phelps Health and the Army at nearby Fort Leonard Wood, according to a press release from the Sustainable...
