by ADC | Apr 14, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Dan “Razin” Caine is now leading the Joint Chiefs of Staff after the Senate confirmed his nomination Friday. Caine served in the Air Force and National Guard before working at the CIA, from which he retired in December. To get the job, the Senate promoted him from the...
by ADC | Apr 14, 2025 | Defense Community Champions, On Base
John Cooper Sr., chairman of the Niagara Military Affairs Council, was named a 2024-2025 national Defense Community Champion by the Association of Defense Communities during the recent Defense Communities National Summit. Cooper’s work in the Niagara area was a major...
by ADC | Apr 14, 2025 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, GADC, News from ADC, On Base
“Defense officials considering cuts to military treatment facilities” (Military Times) “DCS, G-9 participates in 2025 ADC” (U.S. Army) “UND National Security Speaker Series set to continue in Washington” (UND Today) “Unleashing the Grid: Energy Dominance For National...
by arhoden | Apr 11, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Today is the deadline for the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness to submit “future-state” organizational charts to Secretary Pete Hegseth. The documents come from service secretaries, directors of DOD agencies and other leaders identifying potential...
by arhoden | Apr 11, 2025 | On Base
The Air Force has canceled family days for airmen and guardians this year, Military.com reported. Service leaders said the bonus time off around federal holidays is not in line with the administration’s focus on readiness and lethality. “Providing blanket designations...
by arhoden | Apr 11, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base
Proposal Deadline Extended for Redevelopment Planning RFP at PuebloPlex The Pueblo Depot Activity Development Authority in Colorado is accepting consultant firm proposals to prepare a redevelopment plan and master infrastructure plan for the Pueblo Chemical...
by arhoden | Apr 11, 2025 | On Base, Snap of the Week
Marine Corps Master Sgt. Brandon Paulsen from Illinois greets his children at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 8. The Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 returned home from a five-month deployment in support of Combined Joint Task...
by arhoden | Apr 10, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Senate Tuesday confirmed Elbridge Colby’s nomination to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser, despite some senators’ concerns about past comments on Russia, as AP reported. Three Democrats voted for Colby’s nomination in a 54-45 vote. The only Republican to vote...
by arhoden | Apr 10, 2025 | Infrastructure, On Base
Navy Secretary John Phelan said Wednesday that the Navy needs to move quicker on purchases and decisions, Breaking Defense reported. He said that “rigid adherence to the old way of doing things” has led to “complacency, bureaucracy, and in some cases, sub-optimal...
by arhoden | Apr 10, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base
Navy Releases Positive Preliminary PFAS Study Results in New York The Navy has collected early results from a PFAS testing effort in Calverton, New York, near the site of the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, according to a DVIDS story. The preliminary...
