by ADC | Feb 14, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, On Base
State and federal regulators now say that groundwater contamination from the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii date back to 2005, Hawaii News Now reported…. “Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) is in the strongest position, ever in its...
by ADC | Feb 10, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, On Base
The Space Force has vowed to go “above and beyond” to clean up a recent diesel spill “at the environmentally sensitive and culturally important summit of Haleakala mountain on Hawaii’s Maui Island,” AP reported…. The organization Green 4 Maine has purchased several...
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...
