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Four Defense Communities Lead Nation in Personal Income Growth

Four communities benefiting from growth at a neighboring military installation led the nation in personal income growth in 2010, with Elizabethtown, Ky., earning the top spot due in large part to an influx of thousands of service members and civilians relocating to Fort Knox as a result of BRAC …

Springfield ANG Base Readies for New Missions

Personnel at the Springfield Air National Guard Base’s 178th Fighter Wing continue to prepare to take on two intelligence missions, with the expectation that the transition will occur late this year or early next year. The unit’s previous mission to train U.S. and Dutch F-16 pilots ended last year …

Mutual Aid Agreement Links Fort Sam, San Antonio Firefighters

During a recent exercise in Alamo Heights, firefighters from Fort Sam Houston trained alongside personnel from San Antonio area jurisdictions to handle high-rise fires. The training exercise was conducted as part of a mutual aid agreement the post has with area fire departments …

Fort Benning Braces for Personnel Cuts, Change in Growth Numbers
- Headlines, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- August 15, 2011
BRAC growth may result in only 22,000 soldiers, DOD civilians, contractors and their dependents coming to Fort Benning, a 6,000-person drop from the estimate officials had been using for the past several years. Factors behind the lower projection include tighter budgets, units leaving or being deactivated at the western Georgia post and a reduction in the number of personnel needed to run the Armor School …
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Ft. Knox Shows How to Lower an Installation’s Energy Bill
- Energy, Headlines
- August 14, 2011
Through a combination of metering and energy management, Fort Knox, Ky., is saving an estimated $1 million per year on its energy bill. The advanced metering system provides real-time data on energy usage for more than 6 million square feet of facilities …
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Webb Insists Navy Does Not Need Carrier Facility at Mayport
- Congress/DoD, Headlines, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- August 14, 2011
Virginia Sen. Jim Webb Thursday asked GAO to assess the fiscal justification and strategic need underlying the Navy plan’s to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport. The senator asked the agency to respond to a lengthy set of questions as part of an analysis it will prepare on the plan to shift one aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Mayport …
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