by ADC | May 5, 2025 | Military Spouse Leadership Initiative, On Base, Three Questions
Friday is National Military Spouse Appreciation Day. We asked Jerad Knight, an ADC Military Spouse Leadership Initiative participant, about the spouse-leader experience and the role spouses play in defense communities. ADC: Generally, what do you think defense...
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 | Mar 24, 2025 | On Base, Three Questions, Veterans
With some federal jobs already cut and the promises that more will be soon, veterans and military spouses aren’t sure what to expect. We asked Ross Dickman, CEO of Hire Heroes USA, a nonprofit that helps veterans find jobs, about what veterans are experiencing and how...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2025 | On Base, Three Questions
Intergovernmental support agreements continue to evolve as installations look to enhance operations, save money and partner with their nearby communities. In 2023, Sourcewell, a self-funded government organization, signed a nationwide IGSA to procure services and...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, On Base, Three Questions
After organizational sessions Friday, Congress meets today to certify the election of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who will take office Jan. 20. We talked with John Ferrari of the American Enterprise Institute about what defense...
by ADC | Dec 16, 2024 | On Base, Three Questions
Defense leaders and cybersecurity experts have warned that cyber infrastructure is part of the battlefield of today and tomorrow. We wanted to know what role communities can play in combating that, so we talked with Karen Guttieri, who helps lead the Jack Voltaic™...
by ADC | Dec 9, 2024 | Congress/DoD, News from ADC, On Base, Three Questions
ADC Executive Director Matt Borron recently moderated an ADC member webinar on the post-election challenges and opportunities facing defense communities. We asked him what the association is looking for in the year ahead. ADC: At this early stage, what do we know...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2024 | On Base, Three Questions
Military families are planning ahead for their 2025 finances in an uncertain economy. In the latest edition of America’s Defense Communities magazine, JJ Montanaro, a certified financial planner at USAA, gave tips for how service members and military families can plan...
by ADC | Nov 25, 2024 | On Base, Three Questions
Throughout ADC’s history, its defense community members across the country have seen their local installations’ missions change, grow or shrink, often through federal adoption of a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan. Faced with economic change in their regions,...
