by ADC | Nov 17, 2022 | In Our Communities, Mental Health, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Veterans
Fort Meade Alliance has partnered with Fort Meade, Maryland on a new Education and Resiliency Center that has its grand opening today, the Baltimore Sun reported. The center will be a hub for wellness and mental health services available to service members in a...
by ADC | Nov 15, 2022 | On Base, Veterans
LinkedIn tracked military veterans’ public profiles to see where in the country they were advancing the furthest in their post-service careers, as Military.com reported. Veterans appeared to have most success reaching senior positions in these regions: Colorado...
by ADC | Nov 14, 2022 | In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking into whether service members and others stationed at the former Fort Ord, California, were exposed to cancer-causing toxins, AP reported. An AP investigation found that drinking water at the base...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2022 | GADC, News from ADC, On Base, Veterans
The Antelope Valley, also known as Aerospace Valley, is located in Los Angeles County. ADC spent a day with two of the region’s grassroots organizations that are helping veterans of all ages. Watch their stories. Antelope Valley was honored at last week’s Installation...
by ADC | Nov 3, 2022 | On Base, Veterans
Data released by the Department of Veterans Affairs this morning shows an 11% drop in veteran homelessness since 2020, the biggest drop in more than five years. There were still more than 33,000 veterans experiencing homelessness at the federal government’s...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2022 | Military Families, On Base, Veterans
This month is officially National Veterans and Military Families Month, after a Presidential proclamation issued Monday. “Constant tours, deployments and rotations are difficult for our military families,” President Biden said in the proclamation. “Jill and I have...
by ADC | Oct 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base, Veterans
A new report from the majority staff of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), says veterans, DOD and VA all have a role to play in addressing a rise in veterans’ involvement in domestic violent extremist activity, as...
by ADC | Oct 26, 2022 | Education, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Across the country, many schools are turning to veterans, military spouses, Guard members and other military-connected people to help fill positions as teachers, administrators and school support staff. On Base had three questions for George Ann Rice, one of the...
by ADC | Oct 17, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Veterans, Water
The Army and Air Force will build a child development center at Camp Bull Simons, Florida, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced. Families have struggled with child care there since the 7th Special Forces Group moved to Florida after the 2005 BRAC round, Military...
