12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Barbara Bryant Tom Neubauer spends a lot of time every day talking about his community's military mission and the programs that support it. Even Florida Gov. Rick Scott was surprised to learn recently that Neubau...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Barbara Bryant Mark Kern is a lifelong resident of Belleville, Ill., the largest city in St. Clair County, where he is serving his fourth term as county board chairman. He has watched Scott Air Force Base go from being considered for ...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Randy Ford “This is Tampa’s team, and the Bucs’ outpouring of affection is genuine.” —Col. Randy Bright, Commander, 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base T ampa Bay Buccaneers leaders ...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Grace Marvin When service members are ready to move to civilian life, Tampa's business leaders make sure they don't also move away. Kay Schwartz felt the call to serve early in her life. “When I...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Grace Marvin In South Georgia, a program dedicated to making service men and women feel at home, has rolled out the red carpet to welcome Moody Air Force Base personnel for a half century. “The purpose of ou...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Grace Marvin At 7:15 a.m. on most Thursday mornings, you’ll find Bonnie Ard elbow-deep in glitter leading a craft project at Sallas Mahone Elementary School in Valdosta, Ga. Her audience? The children of the Scott ...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Haley Shapley Back in 2010, Navy SEAL Sean Haggerty was in Iraq when he really wanted a beer. There were none handy in the desert, so Haggerty got an idea: He’d brew his own. “An entrepreneurial light flicked off ...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Grace Marvin News travels fast in Radcliff, Ky. When Randy Acton heard that Will Stolz, a fellow local businessman, had an idea for a Hardin County military appreciation day, it didn’t take long for Acton to track Stolz down.&nb...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Hayley Shapley Tony Whelan, LouieConnect project manager, and Cathe Dykstra, Family Scholar House CEO, discuss nonprofit organizations and careers with transitioning veterans at the Fort Knox Senior Leader Symposium March 28, 2918. Ph...
12/04/2019Grace Marvin
By Willona Sloan The region around Aberdeen Proving Ground takes pride in training new generations to carry on the tradition of innovation and service. America’s Defense Communities talked to one person about the opportun...