The Air Force has selected Clark Realty to develop its AMC East Military Housing Privatization project to improve housing at Andrews AFB, Md., and MacDill AFB, Fla. Clark has worked and is working on various military housing projects. In this most recent public-private venture, Clark will “finance, plan, design, and construct improvements at each base, as well as own and operate the rental housing for 50 years,” states a company release. Sean Callahan, Clark development executive, said, “We have a long track record of improving quality of life for the Army, Navy, and Marines, and look forward to continuing this tradition for our nation’s Air Force families.”
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.