by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
CBS News talked with families at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, decades after water contamination impacted families and discussed ongoing efforts to address the impact…. The North Florida Land Trust has acquired 157 acres of the Ocala to Osceola, O2O corridor, News4Jax...
by ADC | Jan 14, 2022 | Installation Innovation, Military Families, On Base
Hunt Companies reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $500,000 to resolve fraud allegations involving its military housing operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Air Force Times reported…. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said this week that people...
by ADC | Dec 23, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
Service members from Huntsville, Alabama, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington; and Fort Meade, Maryland are among the winners of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 2021...
by ADC | Dec 22, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
Sharene Brown, spouse of Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., announced a “Five and Thrive” initiative to address what she sees as the top five quality of life issues facing airmen’s and Guardians’ families. She developed the plan with her Thrive Team, a...
by ADC | Dec 14, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
The Military Family Advisory Network is completing its 2021 survey of service members, spouses and veterans. You can still complete the survey through Wednesday, Dec. 15. The organization shares its research data with government leaders, community providers and others...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2021 | Infrastructure, Military Families, On Base
The Navy has suspended operations at the Honolulu fuel storage site from which petroleum leaked into water on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Military Times reported. The leak displaced hundreds of families, many of whom got sick, as On Base has...
by ADC | Dec 9, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, PFAS
The Senate is expected to pass a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act in the coming days, following the House’s bipartisan vote Tuesday night. Here are some of the provisions included in the bill, according to news reports and a House Armed...
by ADC | Dec 8, 2021 | Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, Military Families, On Base
Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine is “playing catch-up” after long delays in delivering ships, Defense News reported after visiting the shipyard…. Spouses and children of active duty service members at seven installations can now apply for the Corvias Foundation’s 2022...
by ADC | Dec 8, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Hawaii health officials have demanded that the Navy stop all work at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, where a recent petroleum leak contaminated drinking water, made families sick and forced 700 people from their homes. The facility is near the water source...
