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...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2022 | Energy, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Navy has an agreement with the Port of San Diego to allow it to “plug into and pull power from shore-based infrastructure,” according to Breaking Defense. The agreement taps into a California energy credit program and lets the Navy use the state’s infrastructure...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Energy, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A new intergovernmental service agreement between the Army and Auburn University will help manage natural resources at eight installations, according to an Auburn press release that says it is the first IGSA to cover eight bases. The 10-year agreement allows Auburn to...
by ADC | Aug 12, 2022 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
More than 3,800 soldiers have begun returning to Fort Stewart, Georgia this week after a rapid deployment to Europe in early March, soon after Russia attacked Ukraine, AP reported. Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas will take their place…. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Energy, On Base
President Biden has stopped short of declaring a national climate emergency, but doing so could trigger military construction projects necessary to ensure resilience on installations, according to a Bloomberg Law report. The declaration would give the Pentagon...
by ADC | Jul 13, 2022 | Energy, Housing, On Base
Lendlease and the Army announced a $1.1 billion partnership in April 2021 to renovate approximately 12,000 existing homes and build 1,200 new units. Lendlease COO Phillip Carpenter talked with On Base about the plans. ADC: Can you tell us a bit more about those plans...
