by ADC | Mar 22, 2022 | Force Culture, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Veterans
Fort Carson, Colorado will save money when Colorado Springs Utility takes over its electric and natural gas system next year, The Gazette reported. “We can use our bigger buying power and our labor and hopefully support them to help keep costs minimal,” the utility’s...
by ADC | Mar 1, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base
New active duty Army recruits can now pick their first post-training assignment, the Army announced, as Stars and Stripes reported. “The Army understands that having the option to stay closer to home and loved ones is a big deal, and it’s taking steps to make the...
by ADC | Feb 28, 2022 | Force Culture, Military Families, On Base
The Army is calling its new approach to combat service member suicide in Alaska “Mission 100.” “Mission 100 is a campaign to connect with 100% of our soldiers – leaders connected with the soldiers and soldiers connected with each other,” Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler,...
by ADC | Feb 17, 2022 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
Several members of the Texas National Guard are moving to unionize through the state employees union, Military.com reported. Many Guardsmen are on a border patrol mission that has been troubled by reports of “wage disruptions, rejected hardship requests, alcohol abuse...
by ADC | Feb 15, 2022 | Force Culture, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
More than 40% of active duty troops of color say than have turned down assignments in certain communities over concerns of racism at the base or in the surrounding community, according to a new survey of more than 2,700 non-white members of the military or military...
by ADC | Jan 31, 2022 | Force Culture, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Blue Star Families is hosting a virtual event Wednesday and Thursday to share the results of its survey, on the diverse experiences of military & veteran families of color. The first part of the event – Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. ET – will highlight stories from diverse...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2022 | Force Culture, On Base
President Biden signed an order Wednesday making sexual harassment a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The move was required as one of the reforms in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. “We reaffirm our commitment to advancing the military...
by ADC | Jan 12, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon’s inspector general is beginning an audit this month “to determine whether military service recruiting organizations screened applicants for supremacist, extremist and criminal gang behavior, according to DOD and military service policies and procedures,”...