by ADC | Mar 30, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Fort Hood Sentinel showcased Killeen, Texas Mayor Debbie Nash-King’s focus on the relationship between the city and the installation in an article and podcast. Nash-King, a former soldier, is the first Black woman to serve as Killeen mayor. “I would not be who I...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Education, Energy, Military Families, On Base
Here are some moments we hope you didn’t miss at day three of the Defense Communities National Summit: “Earmarks are helping” Congress get closer to passing appropriations bills on time, said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), chair of the Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee....
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
At least two Ukrainian military pilots are in Tucson, Arizona for what a defense official called a “familiarization event for U.S. and Ukrainian pilots,” Newsweek reported. They are training on an F-16 simulator…. Fort McCoy, Wisconsin had an economic impact of more...
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 | Feb 16, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
The Dayton Daily News looks at how VA staff in Dayton, Ohio helped one homeless veteran and her family find a home…. The Texas Governor’s Committee to Support the Military released a new report “with recommendations for policy changes and legislative action to improve...
by ADC | Feb 15, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base
Fort Polk, Louisiana is placing eight electric vehicle solar chargers across the installation to support 19 non-tactical electric vehicles procured last year, according to an Army story…. The Virginia National Guard will officially redesignate Fort Pickett as Fort...
by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base
Edwards Air Force Base, California is now home to the largest ground-mounted solar array project on any U.S. Air Force installation in the world, according to an Air Force press release. “Only in America can we take barren land, embrace the power of the sun and create...
by ADC | Dec 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Energy, Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Officials at Fort Hood, Texas have started the process of removing the name “Hood” from facilities, part of a congressional mandate for that and several other bases named after Confederate leaders, the Killeen Daily Herald reported. The installation will eventually be...
by ADC | Dec 16, 2022 | Energy, Housing, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
A new clinic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii will treat military family members experiencing long-term health problems linked to last year’s Red Hill fuel spill, the Star and Advertiser reported. The clinic will open Jan. 3 and stay open indefinitely…....
