by ADC | Nov 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, On Base, Russia-Ukraine, Water
The task force overseeing the defueling of the Navy’s Red Hill pipelines in Honolulu has successfully unpacked fuel from the pipelines, “a critical first step to the ultimate plan to defuel the tanks at the decades-old underground Red Hill fuel farm” near Joint Base...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, On Base, Water
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday thanked soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina who recently returned from a deployment to Europe…. The Navy on Tuesday sent the state of Hawaii its official plan for closing the Red Hill fuel tanks near Joint Base Pearl...
by ADC | Oct 31, 2022 | In Our Communities, Intergovernmental Service Agreements, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Ground is being broken on water and stormwater projects at Fort Bliss, Texas. They are the result of an intergovernmental service agreement with El Paso Water, according to a press release. “We see this as a win-win partnership, where we can contribute to the mission...
by ADC | Oct 20, 2022 | Energy, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Tacoma Public Utilities presented Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington with a check for more than $2 million to represent money saved in energy efficiency initiatives over the past five years. “It’s a relationship we want to continue to nurture in the future so we can...
by ADC | Oct 18, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
It will take the Navy seven to 10 days to fix three water main breaks on Oahu, Hawaii, Capt. Mark Sohaney, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, said in a weekend livestream, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, as re-published by Stars and Stripes. More...
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...
by ADC | Sep 15, 2022 | Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Fort Huachuca, Arizona Garrison Commander Col. John Ives outlined for the Herald/Review his goals to help local businesses grow, especially those started by military spouses. “I’m thrilled that Fort Huachuca is interested in working with Sierra Vista and the chamber...
by ADC | Sep 9, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base, Water
DOD is speeding up its timeline for defueling the Red Hill storage facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, it announced in a news story. It now projects the process will be finished by June 2024 instead of its earlier target of December 2024. “[W]e will...
by ADC | Sep 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Water
Four families have filed a lawsuit against the Navy over the jet fuel leaks at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage that contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, The Hill reported…. An intergovernmental service agreement between Fort Riley, Kansas and USD...
