by ADC | Feb 1, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Five U.S. House members have introduced legislation to prohibit the federal government from closing Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina after reports that the installation is at threat from rising sea levels, according to Marine Corps Times....
by ADC | Jan 31, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
A new House Armed Services subcommittee on military quality of life will focus on issues like boosting pay for junior enlisted service members, military housing conditions, health coverage gaps, day care waiting lists and military spouse employment challenges, its...
by ADC | Jan 31, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Committees are still being organized on Capitol Hill, but their memberships are slowly becoming clearer. House Democrats, for example, have announced five new House members who will be joining the Armed Services Committee. They are Reps. Don Davis (N.C.), Chris...
by ADC | Jan 31, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Intergovernmental Service Agreements, On Base
Five plant and animal species are being removed from the endangered species list thanks to conservation efforts on San Clemente Island, California, the Navy announced in a press release, saying it was a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The Navy...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee told Fox News Sunday that he and committee chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) share “the huge priority” to increase the United States’ weapons production, because military readiness has become...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
ADC last week announced 17 people across the country as its 2023 Defense Community Champions. The champions are all individuals who understand the important role that community members can play in installation strength and mission readiness. Here are the honorees and...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met last week with Colorado Democratic Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper about the Pentagon’s decision to move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. “We met with Secretary Austin today and agreed with DOD that politics...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
The Marine Corps reactived a base on Guam last week, “honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific that will endure into the future,” according to a press release. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The United States has officially hit its debt ceiling, according to the Treasury Department, which is now using short-term bookkeeping tactics to keep the government from defaulting on the amount it has borrowed to cover previous spending. Those tactics could get the...
