Mission Support/Community Partnerships

In Our Communities 0
- DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 23, 2020
The Wichita Falls City Council signed off on a contract renewal this week for Balfour Beatty Communities to continue providing municipal services to more than 600 military homes near and on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, the Times Record News reported. The contract for such services as trash pickup, water, animal control, police and fire
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In Our Communities 0
- DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 21, 2020
A tentative agreement between Fort Knox, Ky., and nearby Hardin Co. for the county to manage the base’s refuse services will bring $200,000 in additional revenue to the county and save the installation another $200,000 on top of that, The Elizabethtown News Enterprise reported. “Today marks another huge win for Hardin County taxpayers,” Judge-Executive Harry
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In Our Communities 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 13, 2020
The Hawaii Air National Guard will start recruiting for an 88-member Space Force squadron, AP reported…. The New Mexico Environment Department is fining the Air Force almost $1.7 million for groundwater contamination near Cannon Air Force Base, AP reported…. Fort Hood Army Base, Texas, and the nearby town of Copperas Cove plan to partner on
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Commissaries, Exchanges Open to More Community Members 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 1, 2020
Up to four million new customers have access to on-base exchanges and commissaries after a new change in federal law. Exchanges, commissaries and some recreational facilities are now accessible by disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and VA caregivers. The change went into effect Jan. 1, marking the largest expansion of commissaries’
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In Our Communities 0
- DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- December 19, 2019
A nonprofit wants to build a monument to women veterans in Pensacola, Fla., The Pensacola News Journal reported. The group, Monument to Women Veterans, is trying to raise $2 million for the project, which will also include coworking space for veterans…. Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard volunteered with the 30th Annual Holiday Wish Program
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What DCIP Means for Communities: 3 Questions for ADC’s Joe Driskill 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- December 18, 2019
Congress and President Trump are expected to enact a spending bill that will provide $50 million for the first-ever investment in the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). On Base asked ADC President Joe Driskill about the significance of the measure. What does funding for DCIP mean for defense communities? For the first time, there will
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