by ADC | Apr 17, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, NDAA, On Base
The newest episode of “America’s Defense Community | The Podcast” features a defense policy discussion led by ADC Executive Director Matt Borron at last month’s Defense Communities National Summit. His guests are Mackenzie Eaglen, senior fellow at American Enterprise...
by ADC | Mar 10, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base, Snap of the Week
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, left, makes her first ADC event appearance Wednesday at the Defense Communities National Summit for a one-on-one conversation with Karen Holt, whom ADC members elected Monday to become the association’s new president. ADC photo by...
by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Housing, Infrastructure, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Tuesday outlined ways communities can help with some of the Army’s biggest challenges, including recruitment, child care and housing. Here are excerpts of her remarks from a mainstage conversation with ADC President Karen Holt...
by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base, Recruitment
Here are some of the other notable moments from Tuesday’s Defense Communities National Summit programs. “You can’t solve problems if the fence gets in the way,” Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Director Patrick O’Brien said of his office’s focus...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
Despite calls from a handful of members on both sides of the aisle, it is unlikely there will be large defense cuts in the next fiscal years, a panel of policy analysts said Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “Congress will boost the defense budget...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
Karen Holt was elected president of the Association of Defense Communities in an ADC member meeting at the Defense Communities National Summit in Arlington, Virginia. “It’s an honor to represent such a dynamic group of members committed to the success of our nation’s...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base, Recruitment
Here are some more notable moments Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “If we end up having a conflict, the battlefield no longer starts overseas. It starts at Fort Hood, Fort Carson, pick your installation,” said Paul Farnan, principal deputy assistant...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2023 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, On Base
The Association of Defense Communities last week announced the selection of three individuals as national Defense Community Champions to be honored this week during the Defense Community National Summit. The champions are Lucy Greene from the Moody Air Force Base,...
by ADC | Feb 24, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base, Recruitment
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said Thursday that the service is “in the process of reintroducing the Army to the American public” and that recruitment struggles will continue while that process plays out, maybe stretching into next year. “It took us more than a...
