by ADC | Jan 30, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The senior enlisted leaders of each DOD branch will testify at a Wednesday hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s special panel on quality of life. The panel is chaired by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.). After a series of meetings over...
by ADC | Jan 4, 2024 | Base Redevelopment, Housing, In Our Communities, On Base
The Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority signed off on a plan from T.D. Jakes Real Estate Ventures to redevelop about 95 acres at the former Fort McPherson, Georgia, CoStar News reported. Construction is set to begin early this year on the property, which will...
by ADC | Jan 3, 2024 | Housing, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
The Navy has approved $34 million for Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The funding will help accelerate training and increase the availability of housing and child care, The Times Record reported. “The crews of the Bath-built DDG-51 destroyers defending commercial...
by ADC | Jan 2, 2024 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base
The Army has completed work on the Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, which the service had deemed unlivable. Some of the barracks have been renovated, while others were demolished, Military.com reported…. Harford County, Maryland is accepting...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Climate, Congress/DoD, Housing, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The most recent episodes of “America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” feature conversations on partnerships, housing, climate resilience, installation management and on-base innovation. “Installation Leadership Insights” (episode 8) includes a conversation with...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base, Recruitment
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s military quality of life panel said this week they are considering recommendations on tax-exempt pay, extended parenthood leave and fewer PCS moves, Military.com reported. The panel is tasked with finding ways to...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith thinks “it’s a 10-year problem to get out of the barracks issue that we’re in,” he said Friday, according to Military.com. One reason is that construction costs are too high, he said. Earlier in the week, Smith and Sergeant Major of...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, DCIP, Environment, Housing, On Base, PFAS
Assistant Defense Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens recently talked with On Base Editor Randy Ford for the latest episode of America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast and the upcoming edition of America’s Defense Communities...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base, Recruitment
Army recruiters will beef up outreach programs in California, Army Times reported. “If you want to compete, you’ve got to compete where the people are,” Mario Diaz, the Army’s deputy undersecretary, said Oct. 10 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting,...