by ADC | Nov 15, 2024 | In Our Communities, On Base
Texas Reserve Unit Becomes First to Have F-35 The 301st Fighter Wing at Fort Worth, Texas, is set to become the first reserve unit to receive an F-35, with 26 to arrive within the next year and a half, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. The unit had previously...
by ADC | Nov 15, 2024 | On Base, Snap of the Week, Veterans
A veteran participates in the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Nov. 11. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser
by ADC | Nov 14, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) won a long-running race to lead the Senate GOP, winning a closed ballot vote Wednesday to become the next Senate majority leader, as Fox News and others reported. “This Republican team is united behind President Trump’s agenda, and our work...
by ADC | Nov 14, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
Leading communities and installations in the new national policy landscape will be the central theme of the Defense Communities National Summit – Navigating Change, taking place March 31 to April 2 in Arlington, Virginia. “This exclusive post-election event will offer...
by ADC | Nov 14, 2024 | In Our Communities, On Base
Brunswick Landing LRA Seeking New Executive Director Maine’s Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is hiring an executive director. The “senior management position is responsible for directing and coordinating all activities associated with the implementation of...
by ADC | Nov 13, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Current fiscal year spending runs out Dec. 20, giving just a few weeks for a potential deal on all 12 annual spending bills. With Republicans set to control the White House, Senate and House next year, GOP leaders are mulling how long they want to extend current...
by ADC | Nov 13, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday evening selected Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his next secretary of Defense. Hegseth is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Pete has spent his entire life as a warrior for the troops and for the country,” Trump...
by ADC | Nov 12, 2024 | On Base, Three Questions
For the first time in several years, all the military branches met their recruitment targets for the last fiscal year. Joe Driskill, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army in Missouri, led a discussion at ADC’s recent Installation Innovation Forum about...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Robert Wilkie, former Veterans Affairs secretary and a past Pentagon personnel chief, is overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team for DOD, as Military Times reported. Wilkie will lead the search for a new defense secretary and other top civilian...