by ADC | Mar 24, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley and DOD Comptroller Michael McCord told House appropriators Thursday that House Republican budget proposals could negatively impact national security and reduce war-fighting readiness, as The Hill reported....
by ADC | Mar 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Pentagon said Tuesday it will expedite the delivery of Abrams tanks and Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. The department will send a refurbished older model of the tanks, which means it can get them to Ukraine by fall. “This is about getting this...
by ADC | Mar 21, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Fort Pickett, Virginia this week will be the first installation to formally change its name following the recommendations Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accepted from the Naming Commission, Military.com reported. The Army National Guard base will become Fort Barfoot...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
At least two Ukrainian military pilots are in Tucson, Arizona for what a defense official called a “familiarization event for U.S. and Ukrainian pilots,” Newsweek reported. They are training on an F-16 simulator…. Fort McCoy, Wisconsin had an economic impact of more...
by ADC | Mar 1, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee held its first Ukraine aid oversight hearing Tuesday, where Pentagon officials said they are confident the $113 billion in aid that has been sent to Kyiv over the past year is being used as intended. “The U.S. government...
by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | China, Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Much of President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night focused on domestic issues such as the economy and the looming debt limit crisis, but he also spoke to issues related to Ukraine, China and DOD innovation. Here are a few excerpts from the speech,...
by ADC | Jan 23, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that “there’s enough support on both sides of the aisle, majority in the Democratic Party, majority in the Republican,” to continue U.S. aid for Ukraine. McCaul made the remarks on CNN when...
by ADC | Jan 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Air Force confirmed that 100 Ukrainian troops will train at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on how to operate the Patriot missile system, as Military Times reported. Such training usually takes a year, but the Pentagon is looking for ways to expedite the program…. Edzel Butac...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The United States will send Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine as part of a new aid package worth almost $3 billion, as CNN reported. President Biden discussed the plan in a Thursday phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, where they “expressed their common...
