by ADC | Sep 27, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
This week is Blue Star Welcome Week, designated by Blue Star Families to raise awareness among Americans and build grassroots support for military families. “When families… feel a sense of belonging, everything else improves – financial security, mental health and...
by ADC | Sep 27, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The coronavirus pandemic showed why it’s time to finally outsource management of the process of moving military families’ household goods from one duty station to another, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. Van...
by ADC | Sep 27, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Service members in 56 regions may be eligible for a temporary increase in their basic allowance for housing, DOD announced Friday in a press release, along with a list of the 56 areas affected. The communities are in 20 states experiencing pandemic-related...
by ADC | Sep 23, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Pentagon has announced the first wave of its efforts to “deal a fundamental blow” to the problem of sexual assault in the military. The plan will include hiring specialized workers such as prosecutors, victim advocates and response coordinators, Deputy Defense...
by ADC | Sep 21, 2021 | Military Families, On Base, Veterans
More than 700 retired aircrew members returned to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine over the weekend for a reunion, the Times Record reported. It was the 10th anniversary of the base’s closure. “[Y]ou don’t recognize everyone, but once you reconnect, it’s...
by ADC | Sep 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggesting military personnel costs are unsustainable is misleading and ignores more recent, relevant data, the Military Officers Association said. The CSIS study said Congress and DOD need to...
by ADC | Sep 16, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, NDAA, On Base
An amendment the House Armed Services Committee added to its defense authorization bill would be “a step forward to improving the critical bonds and relationships between our servicemembers, military families, their neighbors and fellow Americans,” said Rep. Anthony...
by ADC | Sep 16, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Many service members and military families hit hard by a surge in housing costs will get a temporary hike in their basic allowance for housing, according to a report published earlier this week by Military Times. The report, based on internal DOD documents reviewed by...
by ADC | Sep 13, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
A long-planned public charter school opened its doors to students Aug. 30 on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., Army Times reported. Half of the students will be from military families, and the other half will be local students selected through a...
