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…....
by ADC | Nov 4, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
National security spending and industry in California generated more than $158 billion in economic impact in the state in 2021 and created more than 760,000 full-time equivalent jobs that year, according to a new state report…. Members of the public will be able to...
by ADC | Oct 20, 2022 | Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Tacoma Public Utilities presented Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington with a check for more than $2 million to represent money saved in energy efficiency initiatives over the past five years. “It’s a relationship we want to continue to nurture in the future so we can...
by ADC | Oct 14, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Energy, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
The Army’s climate change strategy will “proactively adapt to and mitigate climate change,” Jack Surash, acting assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, said recently, as National Defense Magazine reported. “We want to attempt to...
