4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Quality of Life is Military Readiness: Lessons Learned from USAF HQ Air Education and Training Command, Hampton Roads Region, VA, and South Puget Sound Region, WA
DeAnza I
This panel explores how improving the quality of life strengthens military readiness through collaborative, community-driven solutions. Panelists will address critical challenges facing today’s installations and defense communities—from housing shortages and BAH coverage gaps in remote areas, to healthcare access amid TRICARE transitions, to innovative local programs that expand childcare, workforce, and spousal employment opportunities. Attendees will gain practical insight into how partnerships between installations, communities, and policy leaders are closing gaps, enhancing resilience, and ensuring mission success by supporting the people who serve
Todd Nichols, Deputy Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance
Maria Tobin, Program Manager, South Sound Military and Communities Partnership
Gary Moore, Deputy Director of Built Environment Solutions, Matrix Design Group (Moderator)