by ADC | Jul 25, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
Language accompanying the Senate Armed Services Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act draft would call on DOD to stop its efforts to root out extremism in the ranks, according to Roll Call. The language states that the committee opposes “spending additional...
by ADC | Jul 21, 2022 | Force Culture, Housing, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
More than half of the Texas National Guard members deployed to the Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star said they would consider volunteering for another year of the same duty, the mission’s commander told state lawmakers Wednesday, as Stars and Stripes...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The current version of the House defense authorization bill would provide extra pay to service members in Alaska and on the USS George Washington in an attempt to end a string of suicides, as Military.com reported. The legislation, to be considered by the House in two...
by ADC | Jun 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Army’s inspector general will visit about 40 installations for a wide-ranging look at how new soldiers are welcomed and integrated into the service, Army Times reported. “Secretary [Christine] Wormuth will review the final inspection report to find ways to improve...
by ADC | May 18, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
The Pentagon formally stood up a 10-member panel Tuesday to address service member suicide. It will be headed by Dr. Gayle Iwamasa, a mental health professional at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a release. The group has begun meeting and will in the...
by ADC | May 6, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked Army leaders Thursday about plans to decrease the size of the Army, Stars & Stripes reported. The Army’s fiscal year 2023 budget request would cut the force from 476,000 to 473,000. Military officials say...
by ADC | Apr 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
Last year’s defense authorization bill included a groundbreaking change to military justice that calls for sexual assault accusations to be handled outside the chain of command. But a bipartisan group on Capitol Hill has continued to fight to also remove sexual...
by ADC | Apr 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon said this week it will need more authority from Congress to continue the Naming Commission’s work identifying and rebranding installations and real estate assets around the world that are named after Confederate leaders, according to Army Times. Congress...
by ADC | Apr 21, 2022 | Force Culture, In Our Communities, Infrastructure, On Base
The William Beaumont Army Medical Facility at Fort Bliss, Texas is again providing most services, while work continues on the hospital’s plumbing system. The hospital has been relying on bottled water while plumbers look into the discolored water that led to usage...
