Latest "Barracks" stories

Fort Stewart urges room checks after video showed mold-encrusted walls

The announcement by Fort Stewart leaders came days after a video of mold-encrusted walls at the base circulated on social media.

By Irene Loewenson

9 months ago

This Jan. 4, 2020, file photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C.

1,200 Fort Bragg soldiers to be relocated from unlivable barracks

A recent inspection found “higher than normal moisture levels” — conditions ripe for mold — “and quality of life concerns.”

By Irene Loewenson

10 months ago

New allowance greenlit for troops ordered to move from barracks to off-base housing

Partial dislocation allowance will defray some of the costs of moving off post when troops have to leave barracks.

By Karen Jowers

12 months ago

The Defense Department is 3D printing barracks

Roaches and black mold not included.

By Rachel Nostrant and Sarah Sicard

14 months ago

Hellish Walter Reed base barracks now in Congress’ sights

The move follows a Navy Times investigation last week that exposed how low-ranking troops have lived without hot water for years in some buildings.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Leo Shane III

16 months ago

Young sailors and soldiers are moved out of hot water-less Walter Reed base barracks

The move came a day after a Navy Times investigation exposed how troops in the affected buildings had been living without basic creature comforts for years.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

16 months ago