by ADC | May 29, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
The Pentagon is directing the military services to come up with plans to reduce the number of time service members and their families move to new duty stations, as Task & Purpose reported. The goal is to reduce the number of moves by 50% over the next five years....
by ADC | Apr 29, 2025 | Congress, Defense Budget, On Base, Quality of Life
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up legislation this morning that would provide DOD an additional $150 billion for the current fiscal year, along with enacting most of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda. The DOD funding section of the bill includes:...
by ADC | Apr 3, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base, Quality of Life
Corvias Upgrading Quality of Life at 4,500 Homes Across Three Bases Housing at three installations, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Meade, Maryland and Fort Riley, Kansas, will see improved air and water quality, affecting 15,000 residents. This project will be...
by ADC | Mar 31, 2025 | On Base, Quality of Life, Three Questions
Broadband is essential on installations – not just for operations but also for service members’ sense of community. We asked Mona Dexter, vice president of military and veteran affairs at Comcast, about how the commercial sector is helping meet those needs. ADC: How...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
Military spouses are exempt from a Trump administration order that requires almost all federal employees to report to a physical office, Stars and Stripes reported. “Agencies should accordingly ensure that their return-to-office plans categorically exempt all military...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
DOD is hosting a webinar next week to provide an overview of the Office of Military Community & Family Policy and its support for military families. It “will introduce you to the work of the DOD MC&FP. MC&FP contributes to force readiness and quality of...
by ADC | Feb 13, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) told Military Times that under his leadership, the House Armed Services personnel subcommittee will focus on bringing more young Americans into the military. “We need access in the high schools. We need ROTC units to be allowed at all...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
As part of an ongoing push to improve quality of life for sailors, the Navy recently announced a plan to canvas suggestions from military members and their families to inform future improvements. “Our Sailors and families are the heart and soul of everything we do in...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2025 | Congress, On Base, Quality of Life
The average service member pay is at the 70th percentile of the U.S. job market, DOD reported in its quadrennial compensation review, which it released Wednesday. Officials said the department should work harder to help members and recruits understand the benefits...
