by ADC | Oct 18, 2021 | COVID-19, PFAS
The Pentagon is directing contractors in Texas to comply with federal orders requiring vaccines for their employees. DOD said the federal order supersedes the Texas governor’s executive order banning vaccine mandates, Defense One reported…. High levels of PFAS have...
by ADC | Oct 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
As ADC plans for its first Installation Innovation Forum since 2019 – happening Nov. 1-3 in San Antonio, Texas – it is taking important COVID-19 control measures to protect its participants. All attendees, presenters, vendors and guests must provide proof in advance...
by ADC | Oct 15, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Sailors who do not comply with DOD’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate could receive an honorable or general discharge, according to new guidance the Navy released Thursday. The chief of Naval personnel and the chief of Navy reserve will oversee the new COVID Consolidated...
by ADC | Oct 14, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base
Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager said at the Association of the U.S. Army conference that in some ways the troops she commands in the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division have been “a victim of our own success,” according to Army Times. “The governor knows that...
by ADC | Oct 14, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
President Joe Biden announced steps Wednesday to increase activity at the Port of Los Angeles to help ease supply chain backups that are impacting industries and consumers across the country. “This is a big first step in speeding up the movement of materials and goods...
by ADC | Oct 14, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The military has reported five more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the number to 67 since August, Military Times reported. About 97% of active duty troops are at least partially vaccinated, and about 84% are fully vaccinated, the Pentagon said Tuesday. But only 60% of the...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
DOD is giving civilian employees until Nov. 22 to be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus, it announced Monday. “Vaccinating DOD civilian employees against COVID-19 will save lives and allow for the defense of our nation,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks...
by ADC | Oct 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A COVID-19 outbreak has slowed training programs at the Marine Corps’ Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia, Military.com reported…. A group of reporters got a glimpse of life at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin for refugees, including soldiers playing soccer with...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2021 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed an executive order that would allow her to deploy medically trained National Guard members to take the place of any health care workers terminated for refusing to get vaccinated. “We’re taking all the steps preemptively in...
