by ADC | May 25, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, Recruitment, Water
Hawaii Public Radio reported that about 100 community members turned out for an open house that gave them “direct access to military personnel like never before to understand this chapter of Red Hill.” The military is planning for an October start date to drain the...
by ADC | May 24, 2023 | Environment, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill to expand tuition assistance benefits to National Guard members’ spouses and dependents, The Detroit News reported. “Getting this done will open doors for so many more people to get on paths to higher education and...
by ADC | May 23, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS
The Cobb Chamber’s Honorary Commanders Alumni Association in Cobb County, Georgia recently visited New London and Groton in Connecticut to visit the Coast Guard Academy, the Navy Submarine Base and the Submarine Force Museum. The trip included a Coast Guard cutter...
by ADC | May 19, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is sending a National Guard unit to Texas for a mission “supporting Customs and Border Protection officers and agents along the Southwest border,” AP reported. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) also announced he’s sending Guard troops and...
by ADC | May 15, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
A DVIDS story looks at the Fort Knox, Kentucky facility that tracks all service members’ names – the Army & Air Force Exchange Service Name Tape Plant, which makes uniform tags, embroidery and name tags for all six branches. “You want it to look perfect and you...
by ADC | May 12, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
The former Fort Hood is now Fort Cavazos, Texas, following a ceremony Tuesday, as Army Times reported. Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, was born in Texas to Mexican American parents. He became the Army’s first Hispanic soldier to...
by ADC | May 5, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Three Army National Guardsmen won this year’s International Sniper Competition, Task and Purpose reported. Team leader Sgt. 1st Class Erik Vargas of the New Mexico Army National Guard, along with Staff Sgts. Benjamin Cotten and Allen Smith, both of the Arkansas Army...
by ADC | May 4, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Energy, In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, On Base
Air Force special operators broke ground this week by landing several planes on Wyoming highways as part of Exercise Agile Chariot, Stars and Stripes reported. The planes are part of the 1st Special Operations Wing, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida. “An...
by ADC | May 3, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
An initial Air Force review shows there are no current risk factors to explain an unusual number of service members’ blood cancer diagnoses at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, AP reported. Reports surfaced in January that at least nine missileers who served at the...
