Marks Memo Includes Guidance for Broader Acquisition Flexibility
A recent DOW memo outlines guidance for acquisition process updates that Congress mandated under the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. “Effective immediately, DOW will cease reliance on obsolete methods of acquisition and construction and fully...
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Army Program Provides Career Training in Oregon The Army Partnership for Your Success program is supporting service members at Camp Withycombe in Oregon, providing opportunities to train with local business leaders to develop their career paths during or after...
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Marines prepare to disembark from combat rubber raiding crafts during an infantry company small boat raid course hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California June 8. Marine Corps photo by Juan Torres
House Appropriators Release $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee will meet today in a closed session to mark up a $1.15 trillion defense appropriations bill. The committee released the bill and a summary yesterday. The amount matches what the administration requested and what the House is...
Marines Combine Engineer Roles to Focus on 3D Printing
Starting in October, Marine Corps machinists and welders will be combined into a new designation: fabrication specialists. The role will include 390 active Marines, Stars and Stripes reported. The new designation places a focus on utilizing additive manufacturing...
In Our Communities
Louisiana Installation Partnership Graduates Dental Assistants Fort Polk, Louisiana has revived a partnership with the American Red Cross and the local Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital to provide military family members with a dental assistant training program,...
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Louisiana Installation Partnership Graduates Dental Assistants Fort Polk, Louisiana has revived a partnership with the American Red Cross and the...
Schiff Introduces AI Weapons Guardrail Bill
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced a new bill that would require weapons managed with AI to use a measure of human involvement, The...
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Arkansas National Guard Museum Modernization The Arkansas National Guard Museum is receiving a $975,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and...
What’s in HASC’s NDAA
The version of the National Defense Authorization that passed the House Armed Services Committee late last week includes funding boosts for the...
Marine Corps Support Staff Continues Cuts Amid Iran War
The Marine Corps is continuing cuts to military family support staff while 4,500 Marines are deployed to Iran, Capital & Main reported. The...
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NM Base Pilots Hydrogen Generator Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico has been chosen to host a hydrogen back-up generator at the base’s water supply...
HASC’s NDAA Bill Boosts OLDCC, REPI Funding
The House Armed Services Committee passed its version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act early Friday. “With this...
What’s Next: Protecting the Homeland with Matrix
The On Base team spoke with Matrix’s Defense Communities Team Lead Casey Bartholomew as a part of ADC’s 50th anniversary. Bartholomew shared how he...
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New Jersey Base Brings in Local Leaders Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey hosted leaders from the community from the Morris County Chamber of...
Navy to Keep Food Stations Open All Day
Navy Installations Commander Vice Adm. Scott Gray announced that Navy installations will keep grab-and-go food stations open all day for...