by ADC | Apr 19, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Army and the state of Hawaii need to reach a new agreement if tenants such as Pacific Skydiving and Skydive Hawaii will be able to continue operating at Dillingham Airfield near Honolulu past June 30, the Star-Advertiser reported. Tourist businesses have been...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The coronavirus pandemic helped spotlight a troubling issue for many military families: food insecurity. Many military families are ineligible for SNAP benefits because their housing allowances count as income. “Our bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act would make...
by ADC | Apr 14, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
A new DOD directive will open exchange stores to DOD and Coast Guard civilian employees with a Common Access Card, Military Times reported. The directive from the acting head of personnel and readiness means about 575,000 more shoppers will have exchange access. The...
by ADC | Apr 13, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The White House has released individual report cards grading each state’s infrastructure as the administration tries to pass President Joe Biden’s expansive infrastructure bill. Utah and Georgia scored the highest, each with a C-plus, The Hill noted…. Fort Riley,...
by ADC | Apr 11, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
New Mexico has enacted three new laws to improve military quality of life. The bills, which passed unanimously, beef up the state’s professional licensure opportunities for military spouses, establish Purple Star Schools, and allow families to enroll students in New...
by ADC | Apr 7, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
A U.S. Department of Labor grant is helping the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta train veterans and military spouses for careers in IT, WFXG-TV reported…. The state of North Carolina is in the process of transferring a former National Guard armory in Morehead City to...
by ADC | Apr 7, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is reviving and revamping the White House initiative to fight military spouse unemployment and underemployment, strengthen military children’s education and increase access to mental health services, Military.com reported. “Just 1% of our...
by ADC | Apr 6, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
Air Force housing tenants gave privatized housing a 77% rating in the service’s official 2020 satisfaction survey, down slightly from 2019 but above the Air Force’s target metric of 75.Tenants of federally owned Air Force housing projects rated their satisfaction at...
by ADC | Mar 30, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
Many military families who live off-base are paying hundreds of dollars each month in housing expenses that are beyond their basic housing allowance (BAH), Military Times reported. It is one of the findings of the Military Family Lifestyle Survey released this week by...
