Guam Barracks Conditions Highlight DoD’s Persistent Housing Failures

Guam barracks conditions highlight DoD’s persistent housing failures

At Palau Hall, a barracks facility on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, service members have been living in hazardous conditions — photos obtained by the Project on Government Oversight and shared with Federal News Network reveal mold-infested walls, exposed electrical wiring hanging dangerously from the ceiling, rusted plumbing and peeling paint among the many issues plaguing the facility. The conditions Navy Secretary John Phelan witnessed duri…

US Navy Launches Worldwide Barracks Review Following Concerns Over Guam Facility

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Scott Gray, head of the Navy’s installation command, has ordered a global review of housing for unaccompanied service members after the Secretary of the Navy expressed deep concern over the condition of a barracks in Guam. According to Project on Government Oversight (POGO), Phelan visited the Palau Hall barracks housing sailors and marines on May 1–2 and was “shocked and dismayed” by what he saw: exposed wiring, corroded …