by ADC | Apr 2, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
Next week’s Defense Communities National Summit will include a heavy focus on policy relating to quality of life for service members and military families. At least 20 general and breakout sessions are expected to touch on such issues as housing, child care, health...
by ADC | Apr 2, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
The Army may scale back an education benefit it started four years ago to help soldiers get professional credentials in such fields as coding, cybersecurity, personal training and other skills, Military.com reported, citing “multiple sources directly familiar with the...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
A top House backer of providing more aid to Ukraine said Sunday he is “confident” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will allow the House to vote on the issue when it returns to D.C. next week, as The Hill reported. “I believe there will be a vote when we get back...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week after a two-week recess, just as defense community leaders from across the country meet in the D.C. area for the Defense Communities National Summit. ADC Executive Director Matt Borron will moderate a panel session about the...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Navy Thursday assumed full oversight of permanently closing the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, Stars and Stripes reported. It was the site of a jet fuel leak that contaminated drinking water in late 2021. Joint Task Force-Red Hill was responsible...
by ADC | Mar 29, 2024 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is accepting proposals for the fiscal year 2024 Defense Community Infrastructure Program, according to a Thursday announcement. The full opportunity is listed on Grants.gov. DCIP is designed “to assist state and...
by ADC | Mar 29, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told Guardians the Space Force will begin bringing full-time reservists into the force this summer, Military.com reported, citing an internal memo. Saltzman said the process will take time. “We want all reserve space...
by ADC | Mar 29, 2024 | On Base, Snap of the Week
Spectators tour a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron March 28 during the Tampa Bay AirFest practice show at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Tampa Bay AirFest features a variety of aerial performance and static aircraft displays aimed at...
by ADC | Mar 28, 2024 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, On Base
The Association of Defense Communities named three local leaders as national Defense Community Champions: Jana Evans, San Antonio Area Manager, Soldiers’ Angels, Alamo–San Antonio Region Elizabeth Hartman, Commander, American Legion Post 539, Eastern North Carolina...
