Report Finds Asbestos, Other Risks in Military Family Housing

This report is not a surprise for any service member who has lived in some of the older, on-post housing, either in the U.S. or overseas,” said Aaron Munz, former U.S. Army captain and director of the Veterans Department at The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. “Unfortunately, the military continues to expose service members to potentially dangerous conditions by not allocating the required resources to ensure that our personnel and their families are provided with safe housing.” Military Housing Report Stems from Congressional Directive The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released the report publicly on May 4. It stemmed from the original Congressional directive in 2018 that was designed to examine contamination of government-owned military housing within the U.S. That directive was revised to include expansive privatized housing, which in 2019 revealed serious safety and environmental issues inside the aging structures where service members and families were living. Among the issues were dangerous levels of mold, lead-based paint hazards and exposed asbestos products. The scope of the investigation further expanded to include U.S. military housing at installations around the world, leading to the most recent report. The inspections included management of the installations and record keeping for housing units. Nine categories of potential safety issues were examined. It was determined that electrical systems, fire hazards, carbon monoxide and mold ...
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