by arhoden | Apr 10, 2025 | Infrastructure, On Base
Navy Secretary John Phelan said Wednesday that the Navy needs to move quicker on purchases and decisions, Breaking Defense reported. He said that “rigid adherence to the old way of doing things” has led to “complacency, bureaucracy, and in some cases, sub-optimal...
by arhoden | Apr 10, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base
Navy Releases Positive Preliminary PFAS Study Results in New York The Navy has collected early results from a PFAS testing effort in Calverton, New York, near the site of the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, according to a DVIDS story. The preliminary...
by ADC | Apr 9, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee pushed back on Trump administration plans to reduce force presence in Europe, as Stars and Stripes reported. “The ranking member [Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)] and I have made it very clear… you should be...
by ADC | Apr 9, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Coast Guard wants to transform into “a more agile, capable, and responsive fighting force to best serve the American people,” Acting Commandant Kevin E. Lunday said in a recent press release announcing a restructuring plan called Force Design 2028. The press...
by ADC | Apr 9, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base
Marines and Air Force Hold Joint Practice in Maryland Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force during recent exercises in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Joint Simulation Environment at Naval Air Station...
by ADC | Apr 8, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
President Trump said Monday night that the administration is working on the largest ever defense budget request – around $1 trillion. “$1 trillion, and nobody’s seen anything like it,” Trump said Monday during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
by ADC | Apr 8, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Army leaders are discussing a plan that could cut as many as 90,000 active duty soldiers, according to a recent Military.com report. Officials involved in the discussions told Military.com they are considering cutting the force, currently at 450,000, to between...
by ADC | Apr 8, 2025 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
Brittany Smart, advisor for defense, community, and research for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, was named a 2024-2025 Defense Community Champion by the Association of Defense Communities during last week’s Defense Communities National Summit. Watch Smart’s video...
by ADC | Apr 7, 2025 | On Base, Veterans
The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March, according to data released Friday. The number is more than most economists predicted. The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans dropped from 4.3% to 3.1%, Military.com reported. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data was...
