by ADC | Jul 20, 2023 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
More than 50 firefighters from across Hawaii participated in the “Nozzle Forward” course earlier this month at the Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, according to an Army press release. “We came to this training because we feel that if we work together across the...
by ADC | Jul 17, 2023 | In Our Communities, Intergovernmental Service Agreements, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
As many as 20 homes on base at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York were damaged with standing water in recent floods. Stars and Stripes reported that Balfour Beatty, which manages West Point housing, has sent additional maintenance staff from other...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
There are just a few more days to submit a proposal for a Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program grant, as the DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation recently reminded communities in an email message. DMCSP proposals are due Monday, June 26 at 8...
by ADC | Jun 21, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Service members are continuing to help the government and residents of Guam rebuild after Typhoon Mawar hit the island last month, even though some of the service members themselves were affected, according to a DVIDS story. “We have locally affected National Guard...
by ADC | Jun 20, 2023 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Texas Military Preparedness Commission recently announced four awards in its Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant program: Alamo Area Council of Governments: $750,000; Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland; 149th FW mission readiness and resilience...
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...
