VA Secretary Announces VHA Overhaul
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced a plan to overhaul the Veterans Health Administration, creating a centralized, streamlined system, Military Times reported. The goal is to better support healthcare infrastructure by optimizing how resources are used. ...
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D.C. Installation Completes State-of-the-Art School The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Washington, D.C. has completed construction on a brand new middle and high school campus for military students. According to a Navy report, the 116,000-square-foot...
Pentagon Announces Cost of Living, Housing Allowance
The Pentagon has announced the cost-of-living allowances for service members in 2026, increasing the number of service members receiving the payments by 66,000, up to 127,000 total, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. The increase will nearly double the cost of...
DOD Announces Future Homes for Data Centers
DOD is requesting proposals for AI data center development, marking four installations as potential homes for the project, Data Center Dynamics reported. The locations are: Fort Hood, Texas Fort Bragg, North Carolina Fort Bliss, Texas Dugway Proving Ground, Utah ...
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New Jersey Defense Community Petitions D.C. Leaders from Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey joined a delegation visiting Washington, D.C. to discuss the critical importance of the installation to national defense, an Army story covered. The “Picatinny Charge” helped...
Microgrids Proposed as Energy Solution for Remote Bases
Private energy company Critical Loop has begun implementing mobile microgrids with defense contractors, with hopes to implement the systems at remote installations, National Defense reported. The grids can provide 100 megawatts of power and can be flown on a C-17,...
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Microgrids Proposed as Energy Solution for Remote Bases
Private energy company Critical Loop has begun implementing mobile microgrids with defense contractors, with hopes to implement the systems at...
Alaska Base Faces Limited Food Services
Fort Greely, Alaska, has been without a sufficiently functioning dining hall since at least October, according to a Task & Purpose report. Due...
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Nevada Base Hosts First Medic Rodeo Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted its first-ever Medic Rodeo, testing the base’s medical personnel in a...
Army Reserve Signs IGSA with Sourcewell
The Army Reserve hosted an Intergovernmental Support Agreement signing ceremony with Sourcewell, a Minnesota government agency that...
Deputy Assistant Secretaries to Address ADC Energy and Water Forum
ADC announced speakers for the upcoming Installation Energy & Water Forum, which will focus on the importance of utility resiliency to support...
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California Base Introduces VR Training Beale Air Force Base, California introduced virtual reality training technology for the Air Force Enlisted...
‘Dream Military’: Trump Wants 50% Defense Budget Increase
President Trump recently announced he would be asking for a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, a 50% increase from 2026. Trump claimed on Truth...
Senate Approves Limits on Military Action in Venezuela
The Senate voted 52-47 on Thursday to advance a measure blocking Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional...
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Navy Announces Shore Installation Awards The Navy Installations Command recently announced the inaugural 2025 Shore Battle “E” awards,...
Snap of the Week
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cameron Gibbs, an aircraft metals technology specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, practices plasma cutting at...