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US Lawmakers Demand Pentagon Explanation Over Soldiers' Inadequate Living Conditions

© AP Photo / Dorothee ThiesingSoldiers from the 1st Armored Division, based in Fort Bliss, Texas, arrives at the airport Tegel in Berlin, Thursday, March 21, 2019
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A recent government report showed the dire living conditions young troops face in their barracks.
A new report by the US Government Accountability Office has outlined extremely poor and dangerous living conditions for soldiers, with military personnel having to live with roaches, bed bugs, and even squatters. They also had unsafe drinking water, broken air conditioning, and heating units.
Lawmakers have taken aim at the Pentagon, with a group of politicians sending a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens. They want to know why the defense department has conducted insufficient oversight of the troops’ housing.
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