by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
The military services’ recruitment teams are facing new realities as they struggle to meet recruitment targets. After being forced to quickly develop a pandemic-era outreach approach, recruiters are now returning to traditional recruitment methods and balancing those...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2023 | Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
ADC announced four new senior DOD officials who will be speaking at the Defense Communities National Summit in March 6-8 in Arlington, Virginia. They are: Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau Alex Wagner, assistant secretary of the Air Force (manpower...
by ADC | Jan 5, 2023 | Defense Communities National Summit, Events, On Base
Tomorrow is the last day to get early bird registration for the Defense Communities National Summit. The Summit is taking place March 6-8 in Crystal City, just outside Washington, D.C. It will bring together hundreds of community leaders, DOD officials,...
by ADC | Dec 9, 2022 | Defense Communities National Summit, Events, On Base
Registration is now open for the 2023 Defense Communities National Summit, taking place March 6-8 just outside Washington, D.C. The three-day annual event typically brings together hundreds of community, military and business leaders to discuss issues of readiness,...
by ADC | Oct 17, 2022 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, News from ADC, On Base
ADC will host a launch webinar Thursday at 3 p.m. EDT to kick off the nominations process for the Defense Community Champion program. You can sign up on the Defense Community Champion website. The Defense Community Champion program was launched last year, honoring 10...
by ADC | Mar 21, 2022 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, On Base
The fence around Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota keeps the bad guys out, Lorie Vega says, “but unfortunately it keeps the good guys in and the good guys out, too. It keeps our airmen in and keeps out people that really want to connect with us. It’s hard to...
by ADC | Mar 18, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, On Base
The Air Force is “on the cusp” of releasing a climate action plan, Edwin Oshiba told lawmakers this week. Oshiba is the acting assistant Air Force secretary for energy, installations and the environment. He didn’t give a specific release date, Air Force Magazine...
by ADC | Mar 18, 2022 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
There are more than 45,000 service members at Jacksonville, North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune and New River Air Station. When Kimberly Williams became the city’s HR chief 10 years ago, she sought to tap into exiting service members for job placement. “I thought I would...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2022 | DCIP, Defense Communities National Summit, Infrastructure, OLDCC, On Base
The appropriations package signed into law this week provides a total of $90 million in the current fiscal year for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP), which helps fund infrastructure needs that impact both installations and the communities around...
