by ADC | Sep 28, 2022 | In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin leaves today to visit Naval Base Point Loma and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California. Then he’ll go to Hawaii to visit the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, according to a press release. The...
by ADC | Sep 21, 2022 | In Our Communities, On Base
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill last week that will help LGBTQ veterans discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy understand how to update their records to access Veterans Affairs benefits, AP reported. When Congress repealed the policy during...
by ADC | Sep 16, 2022 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Springfield News-Sun is celebrating the Air Force’s 75th anniversary with a look at “how a band of Dayton citizens came together nearly a century ago to persuade the federal government to not move early military aviation functions from Dayton.” The area eventually...
by ADC | Sep 15, 2022 | Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Fort Huachuca, Arizona Garrison Commander Col. John Ives outlined for the Herald/Review his goals to help local businesses grow, especially those started by military spouses. “I’m thrilled that Fort Huachuca is interested in working with Sierra Vista and the chamber...
by ADC | Sep 14, 2022 | In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Leaders at Fort Benning, Georgia recently hosted state and local officials for a symposium on potential intergovernmental support agreement opportunities. “Fort Benning Garrison presented 15 potential partner areas, programs or services during the symposium,” said...
by ADC | Sep 13, 2022 | In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
Utah Air National Guard Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing conducted their first joint Multi-Capable Airmen exercise at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah last week, according to a DVIDS story. The team consisted of personnel from the Utah Army National Guard, the...
by ADC | Sep 9, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Water
DOD is speeding up its timeline for defueling the Red Hill storage facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, it announced in a news story. It now projects the process will be finished by June 2024 instead of its earlier target of December 2024. “[W]e will...
by ADC | Sep 8, 2022 | Housing, In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, On Base
Breaking Defense visited Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania to highlight its plan to prepare for future modernization. “If we wait until a system goes into a sustainment cycle for us to be able to tool-up and facilities-up, it’s way too late,” Kate Williams, the...
by ADC | Sep 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Four families have filed a lawsuit against the Navy over the jet fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage that contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, The Hill reported…. An intergovernmental service agreement between Fort Riley, Kansas and USD...
