In Our Communities
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida has a new mascot named Champa Boom, as Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. He was introduced Nov. 9 and has been making community visits since then. “Champa Boom is an asset to help tell the story of the Air Force and inspire from...
Snap of the Week
Col. Kareem Montague, deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division, runs onto Empower Field at Mile High Stadium with Courtland Sutton, a Denver Broncos wide receiver, before the Broncos’ Salute to Service game Nov. 19. Before the game, service members...
Cruz Predicts Tuberville Blockade Will End Soon
The issue of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blockade on military nominations “will be resolved soon,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Monday in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt. As The Hill reported, Cruz acknowledged the blockade is having “real and negative...
Military Spouse Wins Court Fight on License Portability in First Court Decision on New Federal Provision
A federal judge sided with a military spouse in Texas Monday, saying that by federal law, Texas education officials must accept her school counseling licensures from Ohio and Missouri, Military Times reported. “This is a victory for all military spouses,” Hannah Magee...
ADC Recognizes 16 Local Defense Community Champions
Sixteen defense community leaders have been named 2023-2024 Defense Community Champions by ADC and its partner Navy Federal Credit Union. The champions are “leaders on base, in communities and across local governments and industry who improve the lives of those in...
Austin Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning in an unannounced visit to Kyiv. “I was honored to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv today to reaffirm the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine,” Austin wrote in...
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Senate Confirms Navy’s Franchetti, Air Force’s Allvin, USMC’s Mahoney
In yesterday’s On Base, we updated you on efforts among Republican and Democratic senators to work around Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.)...
House Passes Standalone Israel Support, Setting Up Showdown with Senate, President
The House passed a bill Thursday to provide $14.3 billion in funding for Israel support. The vote was 226 to 196, mostly along party lines, as...
Snap of the Week
Collegiate wrestlers from Army West Point and Campbell University compete Nov. 1 during the Battle at Liberty, a college wrestling tournament held...
Senate Looks for Ways Around Tuberville Holds
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has vowed to continue his blockade of almost 400 military nominations in protest of a DOD abortion access policy, but...
OLDCC Urges Communities to Start Now on DCIP Proposals
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is encouraging communities to begin drafting proposals for next year’s Defense Community...
Gen. Smith Recovering, in ‘Stable’ Condition, USMC Says
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith is in “stable condition” at a D.C.-area hospital after a “medical emergency” Sunday night, the Marine Corps...
Tuberville Wants to Confirm USMC’s Mahoney as Gen. Smith Remains Hospitalized
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is still holding up all military nominations but is filing a procedural motion to allow confirmation of Lt. Gen....
Senate May Pass Milcon-VA, Other Spending Bills Today
Senate leaders hope they can pass a three-bill spending package today that includes funding for military construction and veterans affairs. The...
Appropriations Chair Granger Won’t Seek Re-Election
House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) does not plan to run for re-election in 2024, according to Fort Worth Report. Granger has...
House to Consider Stand-Alone Israel Aid; Austin, Blinken Pitch Broader Spending Package
House Republicans’ first major bill introduced under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and take an equal...
Gen. Smith Hospitalized, Leaving Three-Star to Lead USMC
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized Sunday for what USNI reported was a heart attack but which the Marine Corps has described...
In Our Communities
The Air Force will begin testing an all-electric manned aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Stars and Stripes reported. “It is going to...
Marine Barracks Fixes Will Take a Decade, Commandant Says
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith thinks “it’s a 10-year problem to get out of the barracks issue that we’re in,” he said Friday, according to...
Army Completes Process of Renaming Bases
The former Fort Gordon in Georgia was renamed Fort Eisenhower in a Friday ceremony, marking the final installation name change in the Army’s effort...
In Our Communities
The Air Force has activated two detachments at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia to focus on electronic warfare, C4ISRNET reported. “Our team here at...
Johnson Open to Ukraine Aid but Wants to Separate It from Israel Support
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has in the past vote against additional funding to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Now, as...
Group of Senators Trying to Work Around Tuberville’s Blockade
There is movement in the Senate to invoke a rarely used procedural tactic to work around Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on more than 300...
Snap of the Week
Scruff McGruff, Crime Dog, greets Pierce Terrace Elementary School students at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Oct. 24 as part of Red Ribbon Week, a...
Video Games Are Advancing Warfare; Now Installation Innovation Attendees Can Play, Too
A recent esports tournament at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina helped test airman and guardian decision-making through video gaming, according...
With Johnson as Its New Speaker, House Gets Back to Work
After three weeks without a House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was selected for the position when Republicans backed him unanimously...