by ADC | Oct 12, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
First Lady Jill Biden will visit Fort Benning, Georgia Thursday and Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The visit is part of the Joining Forces initiative launched in 2011 by then-First Lady Michelle Obama, when Dr. Biden was second lady…. In the next...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
Some private military housing companies still haven’t complied with Congress’ bill of rights for military family tenants, the Pentagon inspector general said in a report publicly released last week. “Specifically, two landlords, Boyer Hill Military Housing and...
by ADC | Oct 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Education, Military Families, On Base
Department of Defense Education Activity awarded 45 grants in fiscal year 2022, according to a list of the grantees shared with ADC. The list specifies each grant’s amount and purpose. “As we collectively work to advance the lives of military-connected students, we...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
Sailors living off base in some U.S. regions will get extra housing allowance assistance for the rest of the calendar year, Stars and Stripes reported, citing a DOD announcement. The stipend boost took effect Saturday in seven areas: San Diego, California Fort...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A bill passed by Congress would increase the life insurance amount a service member or veteran is eligible for, the first such increase in about 17 years, as Military.com reported. “Our military families support our war fighters in dangers of battle and through the...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2022 | In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, Military Families, On Base
The Hawaii Department of Health is fining the Navy $8.7 million for more than 700 incidents of discharging sewage from its wastewater treatment plant at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Stars & Stripes reported. “We are taking action to protect our state’s water...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2022 | Military Families, On Base
Now is the time for employers, policymakers, communities and others “to do their part to lessen the financial costs of military spouse unemployment,” Eric Eversole and Mark Steffe wrote for Military Spouse. Eversole is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
by ADC | Sep 26, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Military Families, News from ADC, On Base
The issues facing the military are the same ones facing families, businesses and communities near installations, ADC Executive Director Matt Borron said last week at the Air & Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Those issues include the...
by ADC | Sep 23, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin offered a wide range of existing, new and forthcoming resources to help service members and military families trying to make ends meet. “We remain profoundly committed to doing right by our military families, just as our military...
