Our Mission Continues.

ADC’s 2024 Defense Communities National Summit is your guide to the year ahead and beyond. Our new program will focus on the big issues that will define defense policy for the next decade and what defense communities need to know to remain mission-ready for years to come.

HOT OFF THE PRESS

ADC’s annual magazine, America’s Defense Communities, features interviews with DOD leaders, industry news and innovations and an abundance of stories from defense communities across the country.

This is where you’ll hear stories from military communities across the country. We’ll also let you know what’s happening in D.C. that impacts defense communities, military families and community members who are proud to support their local missions.

MEET AMERICA’S
DEFENSE COMMUNITIES

Behind every mission, base and family there is a community that provides a home to our military. From small towns to cities, regions and entire states – defense communities take different forms, but their role is the same – providing a foundation for our national security and a home for our military families.

Representing every major defense community and state in the country, The Association of Defense Communities (ADC) is a 300+ member organization dedicated to advancing issues that build strong communities and strengthen the ability for service members to defend our nation.

“Final Flight,” Photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook, F-35A Demo Team Public Affairs

UPCOMING EVENTS

Final Appropriations Deadline Approaches
Friday is the deadline for Congress to pass the final six appropriations bills for the current fiscal year. The defense appropriations bill is part of the package. Punchbowl News reported this morning that negotiators have finished work on defense spending and other bills, but that the Homeland...
In Our Communities
Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia expects to hire 3,000 skilled trade workers this year and a total of 19,000 over the next 10 years as the demand for nuclear-powered submarines increases, The Virginian-Pilot reported. “We are making intentional investments and collaborating with community...
Upcoming Webinars on EPA Community Change Grants
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a round of funding for “environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and...
Snap of the Week
Lt. Col. Jonathan Vaage, 98th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Branden Sorensen, Air Force Recruiting Service-sponsored Formula Drift driver, prepare to land after tandem skydiving at the Air Force Academy, Colorado, March 13. Sorensen, who has been involved in motorsports...
American Legion Head Willing to Consider Providing Safe Space to Lock Up Vets’ Guns
The head of the American Legion said Wednesday that the veterans organization would be willing to work with lawmakers on an initiative to safely store veterans’ guns at American Legion posts, especially for those who are in duress and may be contemplating suicide. American Legion National...

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Home slider: “76th and 78th ARS Homecoming,” Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Hong, 514th Air Mobility Wing/Public Affairs