by ADC | Nov 21, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A federal judge sided with a military spouse in Texas Monday, saying that by federal law, Texas education officials must accept her school counseling licensures from Ohio and Missouri, Military Times reported. “This is a victory for all military spouses,” Hannah Magee...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2023 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
Sixteen defense community leaders have been named 2023-2024 Defense Community Champions by ADC and its partner Navy Federal Credit Union. The champions are “leaders on base, in communities and across local governments and industry who improve the lives of those in...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning in an unannounced visit to Kyiv. “I was honored to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv today to reaffirm the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine,” Austin wrote in...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Air Force must move faster to keep up with global threats, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Friday, according to Military.com. “Among the biggest challenges in pursuit of our destination is time, as the future rushes toward us at a breathtaking...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2023 | On Base
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia Sunday for a “Friendsgiving meal,” according to AP. Then they headed to Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia to help serve dinner to service members from the USS Dwight D....
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base, Recruitment
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s military quality of life panel said this week they are considering recommendations on tax-exempt pay, extended parenthood leave and fewer PCS moves, Military.com reported. The panel is tasked with finding ways to...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | On Base
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was released from the hospital Wednesday, the Marine Corps said in a statement. Smith will soon have a procedure to “repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart, which his doctors assess directly contributed” to his Oct. 29...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | On Base, Snap of the Week
A bugler from the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” plays “Taps” during a remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Nov. 14. The ceremony honored the service and sacrifice of two fallen military police, Sgt. Ashley L. Moyer and Spc. Daniel L....
by ADC | Nov 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The Senate formally named its conferees to negotiate with the House on a compromise National Defense Authorization Act. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the floor that he expects the bill to be finished by the end of the year. Informal...
