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The Department of Defense says it has a plan to improve housing for troops

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

Congressman wants military ‘out of the hotel business’ to fix barracks
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Congressman wants military ‘out of the hotel business’ to fix barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

Fort Campbell in mission essential report-status after tornado rips through region
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Fort Campbell in mission essential report-status after tornado rips through region

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 11, 2023

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Army veteran launches ‘Hots & Cots,’ a Yelp for enlisted life

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

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Fixes to ‘unacceptable’ barracks must be underway by 2025, say lawmakers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2023

Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’
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Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 15, 2023

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To battle moldy barracks, Fort Stewart soldiers built their own mold detectors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 6, 2023

Hawley threatens another nomination block over Fort Leonard Wood funding
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Hawley threatens another nomination block over Fort Leonard Wood funding

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 5, 2023

Air Force pararescuemen
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How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2023

The Pentagon is not fully tracking mold, asbestos, and other serious health risks in its privatized housing, watchdog report says
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The Pentagon is not fully tracking mold, asbestos, and other serious health risks in its privatized housing, watchdog report says

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 20, 2022

Military leaders urge Americans to help them overcome ‘misperceptions’ of military service
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Military leaders urge Americans to help them overcome ‘misperceptions’ of military service

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

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Soldiers are finally out of Fort Bragg’s moldy barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 22, 2022

Navy Water
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The Navy’s contaminated drinking water crisis is only getting worse

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

The Sergeant Major of the Army knows what you’ve heard about the service. He’s working on it
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The Sergeant Major of the Army knows what you’ve heard about the service. He’s working on it

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

Camp Pendleton
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Why hundreds of Camp Pendleton Marines have been stuck in sweltering hot barracks for years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 27, 2022

Military Benefits
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New military benefits will help troops with rent, childcare, and groceries

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 22, 2022

Fort Stewart is the latest base with a mold problem in the barracks
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Fort Stewart is the latest base with a mold problem in the barracks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 18, 2022

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Why moldy barracks are a growing problem for the US military

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

Army families describe finding mold, roach infestations, and dead rodents in on-post homes
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Army families describe finding mold, roach infestations, and dead rodents in on-post homes

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

This Marine made a gourmet surf-and-turf meal in his barracks
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This Marine made a gourmet surf-and-turf meal in his barracks

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

Fort Bragg
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More than 1,000 Fort Bragg soldiers need a new home thanks to mold [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 7, 2022

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii
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How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

The FBI just raided a ‘cult’ church that allegedly targets US service members
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The FBI just raided a ‘cult’ church that allegedly targets US service members

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 27, 2022

Navy Rear Adm. Blake Converse
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Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed
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Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii
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The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords
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Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 28, 2021

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Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 23, 2021

‘I’m here to ask why you did not protect us’ — Watch a Navy spouse confront senior leaders over water contamination
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‘I’m here to ask why you did not protect us’ — Watch a Navy spouse confront senior leaders over water contamination

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 9, 2021

The Navy doesn’t know why the water on a major base smells like fuel and has no idea when it’ll be fixed
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The Navy doesn’t know why the water on a major base smells like fuel and has no idea when it’ll be fixed

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

Videos reveal moldy, disgusting Camp Lejeune barracks where Marines are forced to live
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Videos reveal moldy, disgusting Camp Lejeune barracks where Marines are forced to live

By James Clark

Updated on Nov 24, 2021

We finally know why the Army fired its three-star general in charge of housing
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We finally know why the Army fired its three-star general in charge of housing

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

The Navy has a floating barracks that is somehow worse than living on an actual ship
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The Navy has a floating barracks that is somehow worse than living on an actual ship

By Kyle Gunn

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

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USAA pays off Marine family’s $14,000 bill from private military housing company

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 24, 2021

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US Marine family billed $14,000 by private military housing company

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has a baller home worth nearly $3 million

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

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A day after moving into military housing, a family found a roach on their child’s feeding tube. Then it got worse

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

‘Infested with mold and insects’: Lawsuit sums up how hazardous privatized military housing really is
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‘Infested with mold and insects’: Lawsuit sums up how hazardous privatized military housing really is

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 5, 2021

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Breaking the trash ceiling: Raccoon grunt checks into Marine barracks room

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits
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Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves
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On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Sep 2, 2020

The Pentagon still hasn’t delivered on the major privatized housing reforms it promised
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The Pentagon still hasn’t delivered on the major privatized housing reforms it promised

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 24, 2020

Fort Hood families sue privatized housing provider over ‘pervasive mold’ that resulted in ‘catastrophic’ health issues
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Fort Hood families sue privatized housing provider over ‘pervasive mold’ that resulted in ‘catastrophic’ health issues

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 16, 2020

7 things you probably didn’t know about renters insurance
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7 things you probably didn’t know about renters insurance

By Lizann Lightfoot

Posted on Jun 8, 2020

Get everything ready for your VA Home Loan while on lockdown
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Get everything ready for your VA Home Loan while on lockdown

By Lizann Lightfoot

Posted on Jun 3, 2020

New changes to the VA Home Loan
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New changes to the VA Home Loan

By PCSgrades

Posted on May 20, 2020

Home ownership and taxes – A Q & A  for military families
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Home ownership and taxes – A Q & A  for military families

By PCSgrades

Posted on Apr 20, 2020

Rent vs Buy military families need to weigh their options
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Rent vs Buy military families need to weigh their options

By PCSgrades

Posted on Mar 27, 2020

Here’s why the ‘Tenant Bill of Rights’ leaves out 3 critical issues important to military families, according to DoD
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Here’s why the ‘Tenant Bill of Rights’ leaves out 3 critical issues important to military families, according to DoD

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 9, 2020

‘What the hell happened?’ — Lawmakers grill privatized military housing reps on their years of inaction
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‘What the hell happened?’ — Lawmakers grill privatized military housing reps on their years of inaction

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 5, 2020

Lawmakers call out military leaders for misleading families on the new Tenant Bill of Rights
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Lawmakers call out military leaders for misleading families on the new Tenant Bill of Rights

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 27, 2020

The Pentagon’s new Tenant Bill of Rights doesn’t include three ‘most critical’ measures
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The Pentagon’s new Tenant Bill of Rights doesn’t include three ‘most critical’ measures

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 27, 2020

The new defense bill would create a public database for every complaint made about privatized housing
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The new defense bill would create a public database for every complaint made about privatized housing

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 11, 2019

New report confirms that excusing bad military housing with high occupancy rates is total BS
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New report confirms that excusing bad military housing with high occupancy rates is total BS

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 3, 2019

Military families are suing their private housing provider over ‘rampant mold infestation’ at Fort Meade
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Military families are suing their private housing provider over ‘rampant mold infestation’ at Fort Meade

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 13, 2019

Air Force tells private housing company they have 90 days to get their sh*t together
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Air Force tells private housing company they have 90 days to get their sh*t together

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 10, 2019

Pentagon official in charge of F-35 operating costs and privatized military housing resigns
Housing

Pentagon official in charge of F-35 operating costs and privatized military housing resigns

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 26, 2019

New Army IG report paints a bleak-as-hell picture of privatized military housing
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New Army IG report paints a bleak-as-hell picture of privatized military housing

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 6, 2019

Army’s housing chief fired amid ongoing investigation
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Army’s housing chief fired amid ongoing investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 16, 2019

More than 80 homes found to be at-risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at Fort Bragg
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More than 80 homes found to be at-risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at Fort Bragg

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 15, 2019

The worst part about the mold crisis at Lackland Air Force Base is how unsurprising it is
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The worst part about the mold crisis at Lackland Air Force Base is how unsurprising it is

By James Clark

Posted on Aug 1, 2019

An official survey shows Army families are even less happy with their privatized housing
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An official survey shows Army families are even less happy with their privatized housing

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 26, 2019

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years
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A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 24, 2019

New legislation would allow the Pentagon to rescind contracts with companies who provide terrible military housing
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New legislation would allow the Pentagon to rescind contracts with companies who provide terrible military housing

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 8, 2019