by ADC | May 16, 2023 | On Base, Recruitment
The Coast Guard has fallen short of its recruitment targets for the past four years, according to the Government Accountability Office, as Federal Times reported. “Competition with higher paying jobs in the private sector, limited opportunities for promotion and long...
by ADC | May 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Space Force needs help with its mission, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said Monday. “I have some concerns with our current mission statement,” Saltzman wrote in a memo to all guardians, as Politico reported. “My biggest concern is that the mission...
by ADC | May 15, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spent several hours Friday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he met with soldiers and military families, as Stars and Stripes reported. “My No. 1 priority is to defend this country,” he told a group of soldiers with the 82nd Airborne...
by ADC | May 15, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
If the nation can’t pay its bills, it would have a “detrimental” effect on the United States’ reputation, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday. “It sends a horrible message to nations like Russia and China, who would love nothing more...
by ADC | May 15, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
A DVIDS story looks at the Fort Knox, Kentucky facility that tracks all service members’ names – the Army & Air Force Exchange Service Name Tape Plant, which makes uniform tags, embroidery and name tags for all six branches. “You want it to look perfect and you...
by ADC | May 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee will mark up the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act June 20 and 21, CQ reported, citing a Senate aide. The subcommittees and full committee plan to complete their work on the bill over those two days, after having...
by ADC | May 12, 2023 | In Our Communities, On Base
The former Fort Hood is now Fort Cavazos, Texas, following a ceremony Tuesday, as Army Times reported. Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, was born in Texas to Mexican American parents. He became the Army’s first Hispanic soldier to...
by ADC | May 12, 2023 | On Base, Snap of the Week, Veterans
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Gill, who served in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border, observes the opening ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans “Welcome Home” celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. May 11. Vietnam...
by ADC | May 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Wednesday echoed language from President Biden that Republicans are taking the debt ceiling increase “hostage” by tying an increase to broad, deep spending cuts, as The Hill reported. “There is no...
by ADC | May 11, 2023 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
ADC is now accepting session proposals for this year’s Installation Innovation, the 10th anniversary of IIF. The event is taking place Nov. 6-8 in Orlando, Florida. “Over the course of three days, we plan to host more than 75 sessions, but we want to make sure we find...
