Fort Hunter Liggett Earns Recognition for Energy and Water Resilience
In FY19, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett produced nearly 22 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and reduced its potable water use intensity by 31 percent, DVIDs reports. According to the Army Reserve Sustainment and Resiliency Division (SRD), the...
Texas A&M to lead DoD’s $100 Million Hypersonic Weapon Initiative
The Department of Defense announced Monday that Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) will establish and manage a University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH), a five-year $20 million effort to further the United State military's...
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In Our Communities [10/28/2020]
The Military & Family Readiness Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is scheduled to re-open its doors, Nov. 2 for all services and programs... RFP: Mountainland Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMPO) is soliciting the services of qualified...
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Discusses Climate Change, Quality of Life at ADC Summit
During the fifth installment of the Association of Defense Communities’ Keynote Series of its annual summit, the conversation focused on the future of national defense. To discuss this issue in depth, ADC invited Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle...
President Trump Signs New Law for Suicide Prevention Among Veterans
The Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act extends Department of Veterans Affairs counseling and related mental health services to National Guard and Reserve troops who did not deploy to combat areas, instead participating in drug interdiction or fighting national...
Overseas DoDEA Students to Receive Free Meals for Rest of School Year
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program which subsidizes U.S. students with meals during the COVID-19 pandemic is being extended to those attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools abroad, Stars and Stripes reports. The program would be...
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In Our Communities [10/16/2020]
A cleanup of unexploded munitions, which covered nearly 500 acres at a former military barracks and training ground at Camp Bonneville in Clark County, WA is coming to an end... A runway renovation project at Fort Bliss is almost complete. The $50 million, multi-phase...
Summit Series Next Week
Keynote Series Are you Ready for What’s Next? The Future of our National Defense Thursday, October 22 // 3:00 – 4:30 PM There is a growing consensus in Congress and DOD that we are entering a new era of great power competition and in order to be prepared for the...
Digital Garrison App Helps Army Community Stay Connected During Crisis
When Hurricane Laura made landfall near Fort Polk, Louisiana in early September, installation officials took advantage of the Digital Garrison app’s features to notify Soldiers and residents. “Digital Garrison app users saw our messages about safe havens, the...
AUSA Announces $9 Billion in Repairs, Reconstruction to Army Installations through FY30
At the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) virtual conference this week, senior Army leadership discussed the service's plan on tackling aging installation barrack facilities throughout the nation. “Our goal is, by 2030, we are not going to have any Q4 or...
In Our Communities [10/14/2020]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of 19 other senators in sending a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees urging them to include several provisions in the final Fiscal Year (FY)...
ADC Keynote Series: At Risk – Military Family Readiness [Part 2]
The Association of Defense Communities held the third installment of its Summit Keynote series on Oct. 8, which focused on military family readiness. The second panel featured senior leadership from the armed services including: Command Sergeant Major Joe Ulloth, Army...
ADC Keynote Series: At Risk – Military Family Readiness [Part 1]
The Association of Defense Communities held the third installment of its Summit Keynote series on Oct. 8, which focused on military family readiness. The event brought together a wide array of leaders from defense communities to discuss issues ranging from military...
In Our Communities [10/13/2020]
A new initiative called “Frontier Teams” was announced by Joe Gallagher, civilian deputy to Fort Sill’s commanding general, at a virtual “State of Fort Sill” address hosted by the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce Thursday... White nationalist groups, who make up...
ADC Summit Series This Week
Keynote Series Protecting Your Defense Economy: What We Learned, What’s at risk? Thursday, October 15 // 3:00 – 4:30 PM Over the past decade states and communities have invested heavily in their defense sectors. But as they look to weather the impacts of the financial...
Senators Still Waiting on Missing Provisions from Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights
In June, Department of Defense officials announced 14 of the 18 rights tenant bill of rights had been implemented in privatized housing communities. Recently, lawmakers sent a letter to DoD officials asking for the progress of the four missing tenants, Military Times...
In Our Communities [10/09/2020]
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Army, Fort Huachuca and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to release public records relating to the base’s coverup of a 2010 report showing groundwater pumping was harming the San Pedro River... A...
ADC Summit Series Next Week
Keynote Series Protecting Your Defense Economy: What We Learned, What’s at risk? Thursday, October 15 // 3:00 – 4:30 PM Over the past decade states and communities have invested heavily in their defense sectors. But as they look to weather the impacts of the financial...
New TAP Workshop to Assist Military Spouses
Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence and U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia announced the launch of a new series of Transition Assistance Program (TAP) workshops for military spouses on Sept. 30. The Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses...
DoD Partnership to Streamline Redeployment of Military Property
Rheaply, a startup that specializes in recycling and sourcing unused items, has received a contract from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to study the government agency’s disposition processes and provide improvement suggestions using its software. "We are working...
DoD Releases 2020 Report on REPI Program Outcomes and Benefits to Military Mission Capabilities
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program facilitates cost-sharing partnerships between the Military Departments, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and private conservation organizations to...
In Our Communities (10/7/2020)
Read an article regarding the importance of energy resilience in the Department of Defense by Brig. Gen. (Ret) Jim Iacocca of the Knox Regional Development Alliance... A new program aims to increase partnership between Fort Hood soldiers and Central Texas community......
ADC Summit Series: Events this Week
Keynote Series At Risk: Military Family Readiness (and what we can do to change it) Thursday, October 8 // 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST This important discussion will explore the current state of key quality of life issues, emerging DOD policies and priorities, and the...
ADC Launches One Military, One Community Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of Defense Communities (ADC) announced the launch of a new initiative today focused on creating a more equitable place for all service members and their families to call home. ADC’s One Military, One Community Initiative is designed...
ADC Summit Series Recap: The Politics of Defense [Part 3]
The final segment of ADC's Summit Series keynote on Oct. 1 included a panel of defense policy experts including Bryan Bender, Senior National Correspondent and Anchor of Morning Defense at POLITICO; Mackenzie Eaglen, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute;...
ADC Summit Series Recap: The Politics of Defense [Part 2]
ADC President Joe Driskill announced a new partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton entitled “One Military, One Community.” "ADC's One Military, One Community Initiative is a national conversation within the greater military community working to ensure that every military...
In Our Communities
Directorate of Public Works at Fort Detrick gave the go-ahead to begin a project replacing a current two pipe chiller and boiler system with Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners in all five barracks, totaling 240 room. The project began in August... A new aquatics and...
ADC Summit Series Recap: The Politics of Defense [Part 1]
The Association of Defense Communities' second keynote session, part of its Summit Series, on Oct. 1 discussed issues related to the topic: "The Politics of Defense." The first speaker was Washington Representative Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services...
Next Week’s Summit Series Events
OEA Town Hall (OEA) Tuesday, Oct. 6 // 3:00 – 4:00 PM Interactive directly with OEA leadership as they discuss a wide range of key issues including their new programs, possible new federal legislation impacting OEA, and opportunities for communities and...
DoD Releases Second Annual Suicide Report
The report includes new Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act reporting requirements, and represents the Department’s continued commitment to provide timely information on this critical issue and transparency on our efforts. “The loss of every life is...
[TODAY] Pop Up Event: Next Generation Partnerships: State-wide, Regional, and Enterprise Level Implementation
The next Pop Up event part of ADC's Summit series will will focus on the evolution of partnership authorities to meet DoD’s most pressing readiness and infrastructure needs on a broader scale. Join the SIA Solutions team to explore approaches to implementation of...