Snap of the Week
Snap of the Week

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt as it pulls into San Diego March 23. The ship changed its homeport from Bremerton, Washington to San Diego after completing an 18-month docking planned incremental...

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OLDCC Looks to Hire Two Sacramento-Based Project Managers
OLDCC Looks to Hire Two Sacramento-Based Project Managers

The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hiring two project managers based in its Sacramento, California office, according to a USA Jobs announcement promoted on LinkedIn by OLDCC Director Patrick O’Brien. The project managers will help “states and...

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In Our Communities
In Our Communities

Public radio station WGBH in Boston covered the local dialogue over whether to add a proposed machine gun range at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. CAI photo by Eve Zuckoff

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In Our Communities

President Joe Biden proclaimed Castner Range at Fort Bliss, Texas as a new national monument, as the Army said in a news story. “This action will protect the cultural, scientific and historic objects found within the monument’s boundaries, honor our veterans, service...

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In Our Communities

Fort Pickett, Virginia this week will be the first installation to formally change its name following the recommendations Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accepted from the Naming Commission, Military.com reported. The Army National Guard base will become Fort Barfoot...

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In Our Communities

The Nebraska National Guard’s Camp Ashland training site is officially open again after the facility flooded in March 2019, the Omaha World-Herald reported. “This facility is about resilience,” Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) said at a Friday ceremony. “This...

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Coast Guard Asks for Budget Cut

While the administration’s request for DOD funding is about 3% higher than the current year’s budget, the Coast Guard – part of the Department of Homeland Security – is proposing a slight decrease in its budget. The Coast Guard requested $13.45 billion, down from its...

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In Our Communities

Army civilians from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland helped remove a potential World War II-era chemical round discovered in Delaware, according to an Army story. Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing was announced this month as the winner of the...

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In Our Communities

Ebbing Air National Guard, Arkansas will be home to the Foreign Military Sales Program Pilot Training Center, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported. The mission is expected to bring 900 service members and their families to the city of Fort Smith and nearby areas as...

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