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• Fort Hood – Central Texas region (Fort Hood)
• Hampton Roads, Virginia, (multiple in- stallations)
• Maricopa County, Arizona. (Luke Air Force Base)
• Sierra Vista, Arizona, (Fort Huachuca)
• Southeastern Connecticut Council of Gov- ernments (Naval Submarine Base New Lon- don, U.S. Coast Guard Academy and other Coast Guard and National Guard facilities)
“All eight in the 2017 class of honorees truly embody the ideals this initiative was designed to celebrate — making host communities for our nation’s military installations ‘Great Places to Call Home,’” said Mike Cooper, ADC president.
This year’s honorees join 10 communities recognized last year under the initiative.
Over the next six months, each community will host a local event recognizing its selection
ADC recognizes Glendale, southeast Arizona for support to military members, families
The Association of Defense Communi- ties recently designated eight communities as “Great American Defense Communities,” a recognition of the unique contributions cities, counties and regions that host military instal- lations make to improve quality of life for ser- vice members, veterans and their families.
The association launched the Great Ameri- can Defense Communities initiative in con- junction with the House and Senate Defense Communities Caucuses last year to display the efforts communities take to support installa- tions and their personnel. The 2017 class, along with the neighboring installations, includes:
• Alamo – San Antonio region, Texas, (Joint Base San Antonio)
• Charleston region, South Carolina, (Joint Base Charleston)
• Christian County, Kentucky, (Fort Campbell)
and celebrating the efforts of the individuals and organizations responsible for helping their communities gain the Great American Defense Communities designation. These events will culminate in a special reception and a congres- sional breakfast during the Defense Communi- ties National Summit in Washington in June.
This 2017 class was selected by a panel of defense community advocates and experts from dozens of nominees based on the broad range of efforts each area carries out on be- half of military personnel and their families, covering factors such as education, job op- portunities, housing, family support during deployments and community appreciation. This year’s program is made possible through the support of USAA and the National Math + Science Initiative.
Courtesy of www.defensecommunities.org