by ADC | Mar 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Here are some of the hearings scheduled for this week on Capitol Hill: Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on recruitment challenges, with testimony from under secretaries of the services Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.: SASC Readiness Subcommittee...
by ADC | Mar 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
The Army will roll out a new messaging campaign soon to “reframe how we think about mold,” Military.com reported, citing an internal document it has reviewed. It said the document detailed training and talking points seeking to put responsibility on rank and file...
by ADC | Mar 20, 2023 | Climate, In Our Communities, On Base
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...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Pentagon’s budget request to Congress includes $40 million to advertise to young people as the services struggle to meet recruitment goals. “We need to do a better job of telling our story, the benefits of military service and what it can provide,” said Gilbert...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
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...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
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...
by ADC | Mar 17, 2023 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Snap of the Week
Cohen Allen, a Jefferson High School freshman, lays in the boom-pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 14, 2023. Students with Jefferson High’s Kingsman Academy met pilots, boom operators and maintainers with the 6th Air...
by ADC | Mar 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
A new “Debt Limit Playbook” published by the Republican Study Committee suggests the conservative wing of the House Republican Conference would welcome a return to the Budget Control Act sequestration policies of a decade ago. “Congress could codify new discretionary...
by ADC | Mar 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The military is “falling short” when it comes to preparing separating service members for their career transitions, according to Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), as Military Times reported. King and Cramer, who serve on the Armed Services and...
by ADC | Mar 16, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
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...