by ADC | May 23, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Negotiations were set to continue through the night with about eight days left until the federal government is projected to reach its statutory debt limit. Here’s what to know about Monday’s developments, based on media reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)...
by ADC | May 23, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base, PFAS
The Cobb Chamber’s Honorary Commanders Alumni Association in Cobb County, Georgia recently visited New London and Groton in Connecticut to visit the Coast Guard Academy, the Navy Submarine Base and the Submarine Force Museum. The trip included a Coast Guard cutter...
by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are scheduled to meet this afternoon to talk about the looming debt limit crisis. Here’s what happened over the weekend as Biden wrapped up his G7 meetings in Japan and returned home. Treasury Secretary Janet...
by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) is leading a bipartisan effort in the House to urge the Pentagon to set rules making it easier for visitors to get onto military installations, Military Times reported. Defense officials promised Congress clarity on base access rules “in late...
by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon seems to have largely abandoned its efforts to combat extremism in the military, CNN reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources. DOD’s Countering Extremism Working Group made six recommendations at the end of 2021, and only one of those has been...
by ADC | May 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Air Force will offer promotions and special ribbons for airmen and Space Force guardians who recruit others to join the military, Stars and Stripes reported. The promotions are meant “to inspire the next generation to serve in the Air Force and Space Force,”...
by ADC | May 19, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is sending a National Guard unit to Texas for a mission “supporting Customs and Border Protection officers and agents along the Southwest border,” AP reported. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) also announced he’s sending Guard troops and...
by ADC | May 19, 2023 | On Base, Snap of the Week
Navy Hospital Corpsman HM2 Brett Maronbrown provides triage to a simulated casualty during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tier Three Instructor test at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina May 18. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar
by ADC | May 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Rob Wittman (R-Va.) told reporters Wednesday that his committee plans to mark up the NDAA in mid-June, setting up potential floor consideration for mid-July, CQ reported. That’s similar to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s...
by ADC | May 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The House Appropriations subcommittee in charge of military construction and Veterans Affairs spending approved a $337.9 billion bill Wednesday without amendments and without a roll call vote. The bill added $1 billion to the administration’s request for veterans...
