by ADC | Dec 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base
Ivan Bolden, a long-time ADC figure, retired this month as the Army’s chief of partnerships after decades of Army service in and out of uniform. Bolden is considered a pioneer in shaping and advancing what today are known as intergovernmental service agreements,...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
As the Army makes plans to build climate-resilient installations, it should carefully consider which buildings to invest in, “taking into account installations’ and installation buildings’ vulnerabilities to natural hazards, building characteristics such as age, the...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Installation Innovation Forum, Military Families, News from ADC, On Base
Proceeds from ADC’s inaugural charity golf tournament in November and individual donations from ADC members will continue helping Operation Healing Forces serve Special Operations Forces into 2024, according to Elizabeth Christiana, corporate and foundations...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Climate, Congress/DoD, Housing, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The most recent episodes of “America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” feature conversations on partnerships, housing, climate resilience, installation management and on-base innovation. “Installation Leadership Insights” (episode 8) includes a conversation with...
by ADC | Nov 9, 2023 | Installation Innovation Forum, On Base, Snap of the Week
An attendee at ADC’s Installation Innovation X watches Tuesday as Rebecca Gray, senior vice president and general manager of military at Boingo Wireless, talks with Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment. ADC photo by...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Installation Innovation Forum, OLDCC, On Base
Defense spending would take a big hit if Congress does not pass full-year appropriations bills, “something that should be bugging everybody,” Patrick O’Brien, director of DOD’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, said Tuesday. O’Brien was speaking at a town...
by ADC | Nov 8, 2023 | Installation Innovation Forum, Mental Health, Military Families, On Base
ADC visited Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska to talk with community and Army leaders about how they welcome service members and military families to the arctic. ADC’s Grace Marvin found a community committed to ensuring military families have the support they need...
by ADC | Nov 7, 2023 | GADC, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
At Installation Innovation X, ADC is recognizing five communities in the 2023 class of Great American Defense Communities. We’ll bring you their stories in On Base over the coming days. Today we look at how the Greater Omaha, Nebraska community supported Offutt Air...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2023 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, Installation Innovation Forum, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is encouraging communities to begin drafting proposals for next year’s Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot program, even though Congress has not yet finalized appropriations or authorization for fiscal year...
