by ADC | Oct 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Credit: SouthSoundTalk/Sonia Garza Military families, new to a locality where no friends or family reside, often face isolation following a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move that can be overwhelming, notes a first-person column in SouthSoundTalk, a south Puget...
by ADC | Oct 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force has given a 90-day warning to Balfour Beatty Communities to develop a privatized military housing remediation plan for Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., The Oklahoman reported Wednesday. Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan said at a Tuesday news...
by ADC | Oct 2, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., kicked off a new Navy housing inspections training course last week to continue the service’s efforts toward improving residents’ housing experience, according to a press release. The course, “Conducting Navy Housing Inspections”...
by ADC | Sep 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers sent a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee chairs urging them to secure a proposal that would provide extra funds to low-income military families, Military.com reported. “Military hunger and troop readiness...
by ADC | Sep 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Privatized housing residents on nearly 50 Army installations cited concerns with health and safety issues such as lead-based paint and asbestos, the toxic building material linked to lung cancer, according to a recent report from the Department of the Army Inspector...