by ADC | Nov 9, 2023 | Installation Innovation Forum, On Base, Snap of the Week
An attendee at ADC’s Installation Innovation X watches Tuesday as Rebecca Gray, senior vice president and general manager of military at Boingo Wireless, talks with Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment. ADC photo by...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Installation Innovation Forum, OLDCC, On Base
Defense spending would take a big hit if Congress does not pass full-year appropriations bills, “something that should be bugging everybody,” Patrick O’Brien, director of DOD’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, said Tuesday. O’Brien was speaking at a town...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2023 | Installation Innovation Forum, Mental Health, Military Families, On Base
ADC visited Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska to talk with community and Army leaders about how they welcome service members and military families to the arctic. ADC’s Grace Marvin found a community committed to ensuring military families have the support they need...
by ADC | Nov 7, 2023 | GADC, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
At Installation Innovation X, ADC is recognizing five communities in the 2023 class of Great American Defense Communities. We’ll bring you their stories in On Base over the coming days. Today we look at how the Greater Omaha, Nebraska community supported Offutt Air...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2023 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, Installation Innovation Forum, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is encouraging communities to begin drafting proposals for next year’s Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot program, even though Congress has not yet finalized appropriations or authorization for fiscal year...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2023 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
A recent esports tournament at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina helped test airman and guardian decision-making through video gaming, according to a news story from the base. The tournament was designed as a fun way to gather data to shape the future of...
by ADC | Oct 2, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
Gen. CQ Brown officially became chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Sunday. Brown is seen as “a more soft-spoken presence” than his predecessor, Gen. Mark Milley, and he “will strive to keep the military out of the political fray,” Financial Times reported, citing...
by ADC | Sep 18, 2023 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
ADC has announced the agenda for the Nov. 6-8 Installation Innovation Forum in Orlando. The event will feature more than 50 breakout sessions, as well as general sessions, military service town halls, a celebration of Great American Defense Communities, networking...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2023 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
The opening general session of Installation Innovation X will feature a town hall with top uniformed leaders: Gen. David Maxwell, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command; Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics (Facilities) Gen. Omar Jones IV,...
