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by ADC | Oct 30, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Citing budget cuts, the Army National Guard handed over their armory in Ripley to Tippah County, Mississippi… The Gold Star Families Pentagon display was dedicated at its permanent home at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in a ceremony on Friday… Fort...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Items including pharmacy costs and deductibles will remain the relatively the same (with some exceptions) for service members and family members enrolled in the Defense Health Agency’s Tricare program, Military Times reports. An exception is a sharp monthly enrollment...
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by ADC | Oct 30, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Starting next month, veterans and Gold Star families will be able to visit national parks and other public lands for free, under a new initiative from the Department of the Interior… Wright-Patterson AFB’s 88th Air Base Wing announced the base is working to...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A new partnership between the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Flagstar Bank and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is set to create career opportunities for military spouses in Michigan. Approximately 25 percent of military spouses are unemployed...
by ADC | Oct 29, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The following is an excerpt from the California Defense Communities Alliance’s (CDCA) October Newsletter CDCA continues working on behalf of our California’s defense installations, military members and local communities in order to make progress on critical...
by ADC | Oct 29, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A recent report by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found the VA’s Veterans Crisis Line performed very effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, Stars and Stripes reports. “The OIG was impressed with [Veterans Crisis Line]...
by ADC | Oct 29, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
In FY19, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett produced nearly 22 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and reduced its potable water use intensity by 31 percent, DVIDs reports. According to the Army Reserve Sustainment and Resiliency Division (SRD), the...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
During the fifth installment of the Association of Defense Communities’ Keynote Series of its annual summit, the conversation focused on the future of national defense. To discuss this issue in depth, ADC invited Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act extends Department of Veterans Affairs counseling and related mental health services to National Guard and Reserve troops who did not deploy to combat areas, instead participating in drug interdiction or fighting national...
