by ADC | Dec 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled the secretaries and chiefs of the military services Tuesday on why conditions have not improved in military housing facilities. “We continue to hear regularly from families across the country about questionable...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
A $1.5 million partnership will help expand health care for military families in Radcliff, Ky., near Fort Knox, and “explore links between physical, mental, social and financial well-being,” according to a press release. Fort Knox Federal Credit Union pledged the...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is asking the Marine Corps to reconsider building a 1,500-foot steel wall to protect a rifle training range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Ewa Beach from erosion as sea levels rise. Some in the community worry it will cause more erosion at...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee are responding to news reports that privatized housing records were falsified at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) are urging “the Air Force and appropriate federal law...
by ADC | Nov 19, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
The House easily passed a stopgap spending bill Tuesday. The Senate has two days to pass it and get President Trump’s signature before the current continuing resolution expires Thursday night. The new CR extends current spending levels through Dec. 20 to give extra...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
The Department of Veterans Affairs will research whether some veterans’ illnesses are connected to toxic chemicals they may been exposed to on installations and during deployments. “[Veterans], for good reason, have been irritated with us as an organization because we...
by ADC | Nov 14, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Louisiana will spend $10 million of hurricane recovery funds to build 50 permanent homes for Louisiana National Guard soldiers and airmen at Camp Beauregard, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) announced this week. The initiative is a joint effort among the state, the Louisiana...
by ADC | Nov 13, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Ten military families are suing Corvias and Meade Communities LLC over continued moldy living conditions in Corvias-managed homes at Fort Meade, Md. The families’ attorneys are asking to certify the case as a class action lawsuit, which could open it up to residents...
by ADC | Oct 31, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Students in Department of Defense Education Activity-run schools are again at the head of the class in national reading and math scores, DODEA announced. Fourth and eighth grade students scored higher on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading...
