by ADC | Jan 13, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The FBI briefed Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the agency’s findings in its background check of veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, The New York Times reported this...
by ADC | Jan 13, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The military services will begin working with families in the Exceptional Family Member Program to determine what duty stations have the services that will best meet their children’s special needs, as Stars & Stripes reported. Changes will be rolled out between...
by ADC | Jan 10, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Biden administration announced Thursday what is likely to be its last shipment of military aid to Ukraine. The package of about $500 million includes air defense missiles, air-to-ground munition and F-16 support equipment, according to a DOD press release. The...
by ADC | Jan 9, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
At President Biden’s request, the Pentagon is sending resources to help fight wildfires across the Los Angeles area, as The Hill reported. DOD is sending helicopters with buckets in addition to firefighting aircraft provided by the California National Guard and the...
by ADC | Jan 8, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
President-elect Donald Trump continues to say he will take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland for the United States’ security. He refused Tuesday to rule out using the U.S. military to make those goals happen, as AP reported. “I’m not going to commit to [ruling...
by ADC | Jan 8, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) plans to prioritize a bill that would allow local authorities to shoot down mysterious drones, The Hill reported. “We know that Chinese nationals have operated drones inside of our country,” Green posted on...
by ADC | Jan 7, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) feels Pete Hegseth has enough support in the Senate to become defense secretary, according to CBS News. Hegseth, an Army veteran and former Fox News host, will likely face tough questions at his Jan. 14 Armed Services...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, On Base, Three Questions
After organizational sessions Friday, Congress meets today to certify the election of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who will take office Jan. 20. We talked with John Ferrari of the American Enterprise Institute about what defense...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Federal government spending is set to expire just after midnight if Congress can’t reach a last-minute deal today, which would lead to a partial government shutdown. What’s Happened So Far House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) abandoned a bipartisan, three-month...
