by ADC | Jan 13, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation has awarded almost $60 million to the Alamogordo School District to help replace the current elementary and middle schools at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, according to a DOD press release. The award will be...
by ADC | Jan 12, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Mental Health, On Base
Suicide among soldiers is down in Alaska, according to Alaska Public Media. There were six suicides in 2022, down from 17 the year before. The Army has invested in improving quality of life for military families in what is known to be a challenging posting. “One...
by ADC | Dec 23, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
The city of San Francisco, California now mandates that private employers pay some Guard members and reservists for they time they spend away for training or deployments. If the private sector salary is higher than the worker’s military pay, the company will be...
by ADC | Dec 14, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Intergovernmental Service Agreements, On Base
The Tennessee Military Department recently celebrated expansion of operations at the National Guard’s Milan Volunteer Training Site, now the largest military training area in the state, according to The McKenzie Banner. The expansion at the former Milan Army...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, On Base, Water
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday thanked soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina who recently returned from a deployment to Europe…. The Navy on Tuesday sent the state of Hawaii its official plan for closing the Red Hill fuel tanks near Joint Base Pearl...
by ADC | Nov 1, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Fort Bragg, North Carolina today, according to a DOD announcement. He will meet with members of the 18th Airborne Corps, who recently returned from a deployment to Europe, and will host a roundtable with spouses…. Lawrence,...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A new Massachusetts law will help military spouses expedite the transfer of their professional licenses if they move to the state for a duty station, the Springfield Republican reported. It also gives military families “in-state” status to lower public college and...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, On Base
Two buildings at the former Fort Monroe, Virginia will be turned into apartments, and a third will become a private firing range, the Daily Press reported…. Verizon is using a DOD contract to build a 5G network at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, the company...
by ADC | Aug 2, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Kentucky Air National Guard has been helping rescue people and pets from homes flooded in the eastern part of Kentucky, WLKY reported. “I’m very, very proud of our men and women,” said the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron’s commander, Maj. Ian Williams. “I thought...