by ADC | Mar 14, 2023 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
Lucy Greene founded the Moody Support Group with her late husband Parker Greene as a way for civilian community members to honor service members in the Moody Air Force Base, Georgia area. She was recognized earlier this year as a local Defense Community Champion and...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
Former Sierra Vista, Arizona mayor Frederick Mueller was honored at this week’s ADC Summit as a national Defense Community Champion. A retired Army officer, Mueller has spent the majority of his adult life in public service. Watch his video story. Navy Federal Credit...
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 | Jan 30, 2023 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
ADC last week announced 17 people across the country as its 2023 Defense Community Champions. The champions are all individuals who understand the important role that community members can play in installation strength and mission readiness. Here are the honorees and...
by ADC | Oct 20, 2022 | Defense Community Champions, News from ADC, On Base
ADC is hosting a webinar 3 p.m. Eastern Time today 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 | 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 | 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 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
It was a hot day at Edwards Air Force Base, California when Dr. David Smith visited an on-base high school to help with a science lab experiment and noticed the classroom’s emergency exit was blocked with soaking wet towels. He asked the teacher why. “She said, ‘Well,...
