by ADC | May 23, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Events, News from ADC, On Base, PFAS, Water
ADC is co-hosting a virtual forum Friday for an update on PFAS contamination and federal cleanup efforts in defense communities. Speakers at “PFAS Clean-Up: How Communities Can Work with DOD and EPA” will include: Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for...
by ADC | May 23, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS
The Cobb Chamber’s Honorary Commanders Alumni Association in Cobb County, Georgia recently visited New London and Groton in Connecticut to visit the Coast Guard Academy, the Navy Submarine Base and the Submarine Force Museum. The trip included a Coast Guard cutter...
by ADC | May 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, PFAS, Water
The Pentagon isn’t asking Congress for enough money to address PFAS at current and former installations, meaning some sites won’t get cleaned up for 50 years, the Environmental Working Group said Monday. “The department’s funding requests keep disappointing...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve New Orleans, Louisiana and Fresno Air National Guard Base, California have been selected to house new F-15EX Strike Eagles, according to an Air Force announcement. The announcement also said Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts...
by ADC | Oct 3, 2022 | On Base, PFAS
Dozens of states are taking action against PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” that show up in many plastics, other consumer products and the kind of firefighting foam often used at military installations, according to a Pew Trusts Stateline article. “More...
by ADC | Aug 11, 2022 | In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS, Water
The USS George H.W. Bush deployed Wednesday from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, as Military Times reported. In its first deployment since 2017, the aircraft carrier appears set to replace the USS Harry S. Truman, currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of...
by ADC | Jul 19, 2022 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS
Contractors have detected PFAS in groundwater at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, the Daily Journal reported. “It does not impact the Camp Atterbury water supply,” Indiana National Guard spokesman Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry said…. Fort Lee, Virginia celebrated the return of 40...
by ADC | Jul 12, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base, PFAS, Water
The House Rules Committee today will consider which amendments to make in order when the House debates the National Defense Authorization Act the rest of the week. More than 1,000 amendments have been submitted. Some of them would lower the authorized spending level,...
by ADC | Jun 24, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Housing, Infrastructure, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS, Veterans
House appropriators approved a military construction/VA spending bill Thursday that would provide $15 billion for military construction, which is higher than the current spending year and President Biden’s budget request for next year. Here’s how the military...
