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  • Homeless find hope at closed California bases

    In California, as the temperature drops and the number of homeless people climbs, former Air Force bases around the state offer warm relief. Transitional housing is one of the many ways communities are using property on closed military bases for local benefit. These villages of hope offer the

  • AFRPA transform former AF housing

    The Air Force Real Property Agency has been transforming former Air Force base housing into temporary lodging for the homeless in California.  The transitional housing helps families get back on their feet.  (View video here)

  • North Highlands has coped with McClellan's civilian shift

    In 1995, when the U.S. military announced it would close McClellan Air Force Base in unincorporated Sacramento County, residents and small-business owners in the surrounding community were terrified that the local economy would crash and burn.McClellan neighbors the North Highlands community, a

  • New Air Force plan targets energy

    Air Force officials here released its new energy plan Dec. 9 to serve as the framework for communicating Air Force energy goals and further expands a culture shift "where Airmen make energy a consideration in everything we do."Debra Walker, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations,