by ADC | Jun 29, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
In a signed Memorandum of Agreement on June 24 between Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William K. Lescher will transfer the lead responsibility of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Washington, D.C. to the...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act last week stipulates that the Office of Economic Adjustment will be redesignated as the ‘‘Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.’’ Like the Office of Economic Adjustment...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2020 | On Base
The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund and the American Security Project) is hosting a virtual event on June 30 titled “Pandemics and Climate Change: National Security Implications of Non-Traditional Threats” which...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee released a summary of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 last week. The proposal authorizes $732 billion in discretionary national defense spending, including $69 billion for...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
While the national unemployment rate hovers around 13 percent due to limited resumption of economic activity caused by the coronavirus pandemic, employment challenges posed to military spouses remains a pressing issue. Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) and the Institute for...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A New York Times article published in May found that while 41 percent of the 1.3 active duty military personnel are people of color, only two of the 41 most senior commanders in the military are black. “The absence of minorities at the top means the absence of a voice...
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by ADC | Jun 25, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Military families adjust to the long-time challenges that come with military service, but the global pandemic has added to their anxieties. CMSI talked with filmmaker Elena Miliaresis, producer of the military family documentary, “When Time Stands Still,” about how...
by ADC | Jun 25, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Most of the COVID-19 cases among active-duty military personnel have occurred in patients with pre-existing conditions, according to Military Times, which cites recent DOD data that one Army official said “was kind of a relief.” Like in the civilian community, those...
by ADC | Jun 25, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Two Navy ships have set a new record for time at sea, after receiving orders not to stop at foreign ports to avoid coronavirus exposure, AP reported. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS San Jacinto both left Norfolk, Virginia, in January in the early days of what...
