by ADC | May 9, 2019 | DC360, On Base
President Donald Trump visited Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Wednesday and surveyed ongoing recovery efforts and lingering damage from Hurricane Michael, which struck the installation last October, Air Force Times reported. The hurricane’s impact included damage to...
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee cited its authority as a coequal branch of government in proposing Wednesday to block DOD funding for southern border barrier construction, CQ reported. According to a panel report accompanying the committee’s draft $108.1 billion...
by ADC | May 1, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force said it will no longer move forward with planned hurricane recovery projects at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., because the service has run out of needed repair funding, Military Times reported. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Tuesday the service...
by ADC | Apr 24, 2019 | DC360, On Base
House lawyers filed a motion Tuesday evening requesting a federal judge block the administration’s plan to use reprogrammed DOD funds for southern border barriers, according to The Hill. The motion seeks to stop about $6 billion in military construction and...
by ADC | Apr 16, 2019 | DC360, On Base
A memo last week from Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan appears to preserve $310 million in California military construction funds from diversion to border wall construction, Military.com reported Tuesday. California base officials believe construction...