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- April 12, 2017
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DOD Grants to Enhance Technology Curriculum at Schools Serving Whiteman AFB Families0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- November 30, 2018
The head of the local school system serving military families stationed at Whiteman AFB, Mo., says two new grants totaling $2.3 million from the DOD Education Activity (DODEA) will provide a significant boost for its students by allowing it to enhance its STEM2, robotics, computer science and Advanced Placement offerings. The grants being awarded to
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McMahon Presses Communities to Aim Higher When It Comes to Base Support0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- November 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. — Robert McMahon, the Pentagon’s new assistant secretary of defense (ASD) for sustainment, challenged defense communities to carefully assess whether they are doing their best to support their local installation, during his keynote remarks Thursday at ADC’s Defense Policy Forum. “Having a military installation in your community is a privilege, not a right,”
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In Other News: Airmen Coming Alone to Maxwell AFB due to Quality of Local Schools; Military Airport Program Eligibility Extended0
Poor performance ratings for Montgomery, Ala., schools are harming the city and the ability of Air University located at Maxwell AFB to recruit faculty, reports the Montgomery Advertiser. Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, the school’s commander, said 56 percent of the airmen in last year’s Air War College came to Montgomery without their families, primarily due
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In Other News: Dayton Sues Firefighting Foam Manufacturers; U. of Alaska Campus Earns Purple Heart Designation0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- October 9, 2018
The city of Dayton, Ohio, is suing a handful of manufacturers of firefighting foam — including the 3M Co., Buckeye Fire Equipment Co., Chemguard, Tyco Fire Products L.P., and National Foam — in response to the discovery of low levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the municipal water supply. Local water officials believe
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Dynamic Relationship with Community Is Key to Success, Ft. Benning School Principal Says0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- October 3, 2018
The principal of an elementary school on Fort Benning, Ga., which was named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School on Monday, cited the high degree of participation by parents and the commitment of teachers outside the school in explaining its success. “Communication is the big thing, the sense of community,” E.A. White Principal Renee Mallory
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In Other News: New Ft. Benning Elementary School Features Modern Learning Methods, Sustainable Elements; Army Updates Process for Reviewing Energy Efficiency, Resiliency Projects0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- September 28, 2018
Officials at Fort Benning, Ga., on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of a 109,390-square-feet elementary school serving families at the post’s Patton Village neighborhood. The school, which opened Aug. 6, hosts 600 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, reports Fort Benning Public Affairs. It does not have a traditional classroom layout; instead, teaching areas are
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