Latest "Military Housing" stories

Better pay for junior troops will be top focus of new House panel

The lawmaker leading the work said he hopes to propose major changes to military pay in early 2024.

By Leo Shane III

4 months ago

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass speaks to airmen during the 2022 Air Force Sergeants Association Professional Education and Development Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. (Master Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Air Force)

Chief Bass talks future pay raises, flexible housing stipends

Leaders hope to give noncommissioned officers a pay raise and change how the military calculates benefits like housing stipends.

By Rachel S. Cohen

9 months ago

Why do kids keep falling from windows in military base housing?

Fifteen children fell out of windows in military housing from 2017 to 2021, plus three more in 2022. What are privatized housing companies doing about it?

By Karen Jowers

9 months ago

DoD hasn’t properly tracked lead exposure in military kids

DoD's 2021 report to Congress says 83 children had elevated blood lead levels. Is that an undercount?

By Karen Jowers

10 months ago

Pentagon’s top general pledges ‘a hard look’ at troops’ current housing allowance levels

Senior defense officials are paying attention to the adverse effects the high costs of housing are having on troops.

By Karen Jowers

13 months ago

The Defense Department is 3D printing barracks

Roaches and black mold not included.

By Rachel Nostrant and Sarah Sicard

14 months ago