by ADC | Jun 6, 2022 | Military Families, On Base
Many military families are still not able to get enough food, which adds to other stress points and poses a national security threat, the Center for Strategic and International Studies said last week in a report, according to Stars and Stripes. “Struggles with food...
by ADC | Jun 6, 2022 | Energy, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Homeschooled students near Fort Belvoir, Virginia will start using facilities at the installation for physical fitness and STEM activities during the regular school day, when the Markham School-Age Center is typically idle, according to InsideNoVa. Fort Belvoir’s...
by ADC | Jun 2, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The Air Force will soon begin third-party inspections of its 55,000 privatized homes and 15,000 government-owned homes, it said in a press release. The inspections were mandated by Congress. “We are always looking for new ways to optimize the base housing program to...
by ADC | Jun 2, 2022 | In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, PFAS, Water
DOD has reported high levels of PFAS in drinking water near several installations, The Hill reported. The bases include Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove,...
by ADC | Jun 1, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said over the weekend that DOD will continue to address mental health issues among service members and destigmatize treatment, repeating a line he often uses that “mental health is health, period,” according to a DOD news story. “This is...
by ADC | Jun 1, 2022 | In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Joint Base San Antonio, Texas last week hosted a group of health care education advisors, business executive and administrators from across the country to see the home of Army medicine, according to a press release. “Our key message is simple. We tell our community...
by ADC | May 31, 2022 | Climate, Energy, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Water
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington was presented with a nearly $1.6 million rebate check from Puget Sound Energy for a project that upgraded energy systems at dozens of facilities on base, according to an Army story. “When you talk about resiliency and redundancy...
by ADC | May 26, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Army Times talked with Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, who will lead the 11th Airborne Division when it is revived and reorganized. “The last couple of years has been very tough, and having an aligned purpose, identity and mission is really important,”...
by ADC | May 20, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Eight Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee have asked DOD to remove Defense Commissary Agency revenue requirements to help military families deal with inflation. “Military families have invested billions of dollars through the commissary surcharge...
