by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base, Recruitment
Here are some of the other notable moments from Tuesday’s Defense Communities National Summit programs. “You can’t solve problems if the fence gets in the way,” Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Director Patrick O’Brien said of his office’s focus...
by ADC | Feb 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Army recently celebrated its fiscal year 2022 Community Partnership Award winners in a special ceremony, available to watch online. “The Army has been able to create countless partnerships with local communities that improve Army quality of life initiatives as...
by ADC | Feb 6, 2023 | DCIP, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will host a webinar Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. EDT for states and communities interested in the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). The event will be a pre-proposal webinar, OLDCC said in an announcement, which...
by ADC | Jan 23, 2023 | In Our Communities, Infrastructure, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
In a “handing over” ceremony, Colorado state leaders recently transferred the titles for 640 acres of land to Schriever Space Force Base, according to a press release. “It’s imperative that the Department of Defense has full control over lands that house...
by ADC | Jan 20, 2023 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Food insecurity is a bigger issue for service members’ families than it is for their peers, even when compared to civilians who make less money than they do, as Army Times wrote in its analysis of a RAND study requested by Congress. “While food insecurity is a problem...
by ADC | Jan 17, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A new memorandum of understanding between Fort Irwin, California and Barstow Community College will help prepare students for jobs at the installation, especially child youth assistants and barbers, according to a DOD story…. The U.S. government has returned to the...
by ADC | Jan 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Army this week honored seven installation-community partnerships with the 2022 Army Community Partnership Award, according to a press release, which includes details about each project. The awardees are: Fort Carson, Colorado and the city of Fountain Fort Hood,...
by ADC | Jan 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Air Force confirmed that 100 Ukrainian troops will train at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on how to operate the Patriot missile system, as Military Times reported. Such training usually takes a year, but the Pentagon is looking for ways to expedite the program…. Edzel Butac...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2023 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Snap of the Week
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, performs a flyover above GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri during a Kansas City Chiefs game Jan. 1. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley
