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...
by ADC | Aug 1, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
An Army contract for BAE Systems will keep Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia operating through 2026, The Roanoke Times reported…. Fort Hood, Texas has become the first military installation to receive an award from the National Association of Volunteer Programs...
by ADC | Jul 27, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, On Base
The Air Force Academy broke ground Monday on a $40 million visitor center in Colorado Springs, Colorado Public Radio reported. “[T]his is going to be a physical, multi-story front door drawing people in and highlighting the country’s premier institution for developing...
by ADC | Jul 15, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, GADC, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee had an $864 million economic impact across the state in 2021 and was responsible for 3,779 jobs, according to an Air Force press release. Tullahoma, where Arnold is based, is a 2022 Great American Defense Community…. Panasonic is...
by ADC | Jun 9, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A new floating solar array at Fort Bragg, North Carolina is the first of its kind in DOD. It’s a partnership among Fort Bragg, Duke Energy and Ameresco to provide carbon-free on-site generation, supplement power to the local grid and provide backup power during...
by ADC | Apr 7, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Housing, In Our Communities, Infrastructure, On Base
New 3D-printed barracks being built at Fort Bliss, Texas will be the largest 3D-printed structures in the Western Hemisphere, the builder, Austin-based ICON, told Axios. “This project supports all three Army priorities: people, readiness and modernization,” said Lt....
by ADC | Apr 4, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, COVID-19, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Water
The Navy is investigating a Friday leak of 30 gallons of water and fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, it said in a weekend press release. The Navy recovered the spill quickly, and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser...
by ADC | Mar 28, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, On Base, PFAS
Domestic wells near Yakima Training Center, Washington have been contaminated with PFAS, Army officials said at a public meeting last week. So far, testing shows about 56 residents have been impacted. They are being provided with bottled water until the contamination...
by ADC | Mar 21, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The area around Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis is the first site in Texas to get national Sentinel Landscape recognition, opening new financial resources to protect mission readiness, enhance agricultural productivity and advance conservation in multiple counties,...
