by ADC | Feb 2, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base
Local, state and military officials in Doral, Florida broke ground Monday on a 52-acre site that will eventually have 139 housing units for servicemembers at U.S. Southern Command, the Miami Herald reported…. Gombi, a military working dog, has retired after more than...
by ADC | Jan 31, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
A new House Armed Services subcommittee on military quality of life will focus on issues like boosting pay for junior enlisted service members, military housing conditions, health coverage gaps, day care waiting lists and military spouse employment challenges, its...
by ADC | Dec 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
DOD lacks the data to make links between conditions in privatized military housing and the health of service members and military families, according to a DOD inspector general’s report completed in April and recently released after a freedom of information request,...
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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The 2023 Basic Allowance for Housing rates will increase by an average of 12.1% effective Jan. 1, DOD announced Wednesday. “The significant increase in average BAH rates is reflective of the unique market conditions experienced across many locations nationwide over...
by ADC | Oct 25, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, In Our Communities, On Base
Fort Stewart, Georgia leaders are taking a “more methodical approach” to addressing a boom in reports of mold in barracks, as Stars and Stripes reports. “Instead of simply going and cleaning up the mold, now we’re assessing what was the root cause of the mold...
by ADC | Oct 13, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The Army will spend the next two months inspecting every building – including barracks – for mold, Military.com reported. “Our soldiers and families must have healthy and safe environments in which to live and work, so reports of mold or mildew need to be addressed...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
Some private military housing companies still haven’t complied with Congress’ bill of rights for military family tenants, the Pentagon inspector general said in a report publicly released last week. “Specifically, two landlords, Boyer Hill Military Housing and...
