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Reinvigorating Installation MWR
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is continuing to evolve to meet the needs and expectations of a new generation of service members. This session will explore the innovative programs, partnerships and initiatives AAFES is undertaking across ...
Case Study: Establishing the Fort Belvoir Military Spouse Co-Working Space
This session will focus on the new and upcoming concepts for a military spouse co-working space in support of the chief of staff of the Army’s Quality of Life Task Force. Learn how you can bring this exciting concept to your installation. View/Dow...
The Rise of Regional and State Defense Alliances: How Communities are Organizing at Higher Levels to Support Their Defense Sectors
Many of the key challenges facing installations are not confined to a single community, or even a single state. Climate change, training range encroachment, workforce and other key issues often cross borders and require a regional or multi-community...
Army Town Hall
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Reinvigorating Installation MWR
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is continuing to evolve to meet the needs and expectations of a new generation of service members. This session will explore the innovative programs, partnerships and initiatives AAFES is undertaking across ...
Moody Air Force Base and Lowndes County, GA: One of the First DoD Intergovernmental Support Agreements Still Blazing New Trails
Building on a formal partnership that was established nearly a decade ago, Moody AFB and the city of Valdosta, GA continue to find new ways to develop new efficiencies to installation operations and to enhance quality of life. Hear from the key ...
The Connected Army Family: Maximizing Infrastructure and Real Estate for Optimal Internet Services
Access to reliable internet service on base has moved from luxury to necessity for service members and their families. Keeping pace with new devices, commercial capabilities and user expectations is critical. Unfortunately, many legacy processe...
Goodfellow Air Force Base and the City of San Angelo: A True Example of a One Community Effort to Integrate Partnerships at All Levels
Since 2014, the relationship between Goodfellow AFB/17 Training Wing and San Angelo, TX, through the Air Force Community Partnership Program, leads 63 USAF installations with the greatest number of partnership agreements. San Angelo was twic...
Army Partnership Award Winner Spotlights
Hear how the Georgia National Guard stepped up in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help identify long-term care facilities that needed immediate help. View/Download ...
DoD’s First Joint-Regional Partnership (RIGSA)
Learn about the process undertaken to develop the very first regional intergovernmental support agreement and how the Army, Marines and commonwealth of Virginia joined together to create this first-of-its-kind partnership. Understand how the reg...
The First Blanket Intergovernmental Support Agreement: How the Alamo Area Council of Governments and Joint Base San Antonio Took Partnerships to a Whole New Level
The blanket IGSA between Joint Base San Antonio and the Alamo Area Council of Governments, the first such agreement in Air Force history, is now two years old. Since its signing, JBSA and AACOG have undertaken task orders as diverse as the demol...
DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Town Hall
Hear directly from OLDCC leadership as they discuss their latest projects, upcoming programs and grant opportunities. This is a can’t-miss session for defense community and installation leaders alike. View/Download ...
ADC Member Town Hall: Crafting ADC’s 2022 Federal Policy Agenda
Help ADC define its 2022 policy agenda during this open discussion of the key issues the association needs to address during the next congressional cycle. View/Download ...
U.S. Army Quality of Life Task Force: Improving the Quality of Life at Our Military Installations
Join this session to hear first-hand from the Quality of Life Task Force about the advancements being made on our military installations. View/Download ...
Understanding the Building Blocks of a Military Installation Resilience Plan
Congress directed DoD to integrate resilience plans into its installation master plans back in 2020. While limited progress has been made toward developing plans for each base, there is work being done that forms the building blocks needed to meet t...
Partnerships for Mission Assurance
The December 2020 Army Installation Strategy declares that partnerships and data analytics will be the two pillars upon which the strategy is built. The partnerships for future installation success must focus on building resilience in both the commu...
Banshee Workforce Training and Air Force Labs
MassChallenge and organizations at Hanscom Air Force Base Office of the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Digital, and the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons System program office have entered...
Expanding Your Horizons: An Inside Perspective on Army Installations Strategy
This session will focus on the new Army Installation Strategy published in December 2020. It will discuss the innovative ways the Army will implement these new strategies. View/Download ...
Putting New Technology and Training into Action: A Breakthrough Partnership Among Ellsworth Air Force Base, the National Security Innovation Network, and the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Ellsworth AFB, NSIN and SD School of Mines, as well as several other academic institutions nationwide, have come together to collaborate on innovative solutions to multiple local, regional, and potential Air Force-wide challenges. Not only do proble...
Altus AFB, OK: How a Large Installation Partners with a Small Town
This session details a few of the herculean efforts demonstrated by a small community to support its installation, Altus AFB, the sole airlift/tanker training base for the Air Force, and how the installation is working to bolster the community in it...
Who’s Got the Hookup? Partnering Outside the Box for Utilities
This discussion on alternative ways to provide for utilities infrastructure features utilities partnerships with Red Stone Arsenal, Rock Island Arsenal, and Fort Carson. View/Download ...
Cyber Security Infrastructure: Protecting Critical Assets and Mission Readiness
This session will present a real-life network, specifically designed to provide assured operation of critical operational technologies and infrastructure during a cyber attack. The network is a platform for solving complex cyber problems like zero-t...
Native Connections
The session will present an overview of Native American and Alaska Native communities, executive guidance regarding tribal inclusion and government-to-government consultation. It will include a look at Alaska’s Native cultures, the strong connection...
Defense Community Infrastructure Program – Lessons Learned and Best Practices
The Defense Community Infrastructure Program is quickly establishing itself as a vital resource for both installations and communities as they look to address key infrastructure challenges. This session will dive into how the program is working, hig...
Fort Belvoir Military Spouse Working Space
This session focused on the new and upcoming concepts for a military spouse co-working space in support of the chief of staff of the Army’s Quality of Life Task Force. Learn how you can bring this exciting concept to your installation. Sli...