Building Great Communities for Our Military

By Willona Sloan   “At Aberdeen Proving Ground, we’re known as the Army’s ‘Home of Innovation.’ If a soldier uses a piece of technology for protection, intelligence, to shoot, to move or to communicate, chances are that an APG organization deve...

Dan Cohen   It started with a simple question: What if we invested in the new leaders who are investing their energy in defense community across the nation?   ADC, its Military Families & Veterans Council, and Blue Star Families—a nonprofit...

Louisiana   The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs website opens with the powerful headline, “We connect you with the benefits you earned.”    Recently, the department teamed up with the state’s higher education leaders to launch a pr...

Hampton Roads, Va.   In 2016, Hampton Roads-area leaders identified a need for a “one-stop center” to deliver a high-touch workforce development approach tailored to individuals’ goals and grounded in an understanding of military culture and ba...

Enid, Okla.   In Enid, Okla., the community surrounding Vance Air Force Base, a scholarship program not only funds college tuitions but pays for textbooks, too.    The Vance Scholarship Program was started in the mid-1990s and is funded by ...

Now in his 12th term in Congress, Rep. Smith was once the youngest state senator in the country, serving in the Washington State Senate at the age of 25. He became chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in January 2019.   ADC: As chairm...

Sen. Inhofe has a long history of public service, including service in the U.S. Army and representing Oklahoma in the Senate since 1994. He became Senate Armed Services Committee chairman in September 2018.   ADC: As chairman, you have the uniq...

Tampa Bay, Fla. Tampa Bay's beloved Buccaneers take part in the NFL's Salute to Service program, a year-round effort to honor, empower and connect with servicemembers, veterans and their families. In November 2018, to celebrate Veterans Day, Tampa ...

Dayton Region, Ohio The Dayton Development Coalition's Hometown Heroes program in Ohio is a year-round community appreciation program celebrating the contributions of those stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force and Springfield Air National Guard ...

Greater Fort Knox Region, Ky. James Deneen, a Vietnam veteran in Kentucky, studies the memorial, which opened to the public in April 2018. Photo submitted. "We know what a moving experience the national [Vietnam War] memorial in Washington ha...