by ADC | Jan 15, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
Incoming first lady Jill Biden announced plans to reintroduce the Joining Forces initiative, a program that supports veteran and military families that was started by herself and former first lady Michelle Obama in 2011. The three primary areas that the...
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by ADC | Jan 11, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Military Family Advisory Network has launched a survey regarding food insecurity among military and veteran families. Please share with your network and take a moment to complete the 3 minute survey… The Navy recently launched the United States Naval...
by ADC | Jan 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Congress recently overturned President Donald Trump’s veto on the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), thus voting to enact the $741 billion defense policy bill. “Not only does this bill give our service members and their families the resources they...
by ADC | Dec 14, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
A recent survey conducted by the South Sound Military Community Partnership shows the housing challenges facing service members and their families at Joint Base Lewis-McCord in Washington State. The U.S. Army asks its service members to live within a 30-minute commute...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
A ceremony on Wednesday inducted 85 new partners to the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), a DOD program which recently increased its membership to 473 to 559 members, Military Times reports. MSEP currently has over 235,000 online job listings with...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
The 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley and the School for Command Preparation at Fort Leavenworth recently launched a pilot program to better prepare spouses of newly selected officers and other leadership positions. The program consisted of a week-long course of...
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by ADC | Nov 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Volunteers are being accepted for Phase 3 of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial as part of Operation Warp Speed; administered by the San Antonio Military Health System at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas…...
by ADC | Nov 18, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
Addressing the virtual Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) summit, President-elect Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, affirmed her commitment to military families and their children. “Joe and I have always believed that, as a nation, we have many...
by ADC | Nov 10, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The new app offers a customized experience for users to access Military OneSource resources. Features of the app include: MilLife Guides – a curated library of “must-know” information about military life, spanning topics from PCS to finances; Benefits Finder – an easy...
