by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base
Edwards Air Force Base, California is now home to the largest ground-mounted solar array project on any U.S. Air Force installation in the world, according to an Air Force press release. “Only in America can we take barren land, embrace the power of the sun and create...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2023 | China, In Our Communities, On Base
Three Hampton Roads-based ships are involved in efforts to recover wreckage and debris from the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over the weekend by an F-22 from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Military.com reported…. When Rodney Boyd became a major general...
by ADC | Feb 3, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Capt. Janet Days will today become the first Black woman to serve as commanding officer at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, as WAVY reported…. The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments has issued an RFP to implement key recommendations identified in the...
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 | Feb 1, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Five U.S. House members have introduced legislation to prohibit the federal government from closing Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina after reports that the installation is at threat from rising sea levels, according to Marine Corps Times....
by ADC | Jan 31, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Intergovernmental Service Agreements, On Base
Five plant and animal species are being removed from the endangered species list thanks to conservation efforts on San Clemente Island, California, the Navy announced in a press release, saying it was a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The Navy...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
The Marine Corps reactived a base on Guam last week, “honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific that will endure into the future,” according to a press release. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2023 | In Our Communities, Infrastructure, On Base
While Army Secretary Christine Wormuth was in Hawaii earlier this week, she visited some of the Army buildings that need the most work, including Schofield Barracks on Oahu. “They took me into one of the basically what we call a Q4 barrack, which is our least...
by ADC | Jan 23, 2023 | In Our Communities, Infrastructure, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
In a “handing over” ceremony, Colorado state leaders recently transferred the titles for 640 acres of land to Schriever Space Force Base, according to a press release. “It’s imperative that the Department of Defense has full control over lands that house...
