International Business News - Barracks http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Five barracks under construction at Fort Carson are being tested for mold after spores were discovered in least one of them. The mold was found this summer during an inspection of modules that are fabricated elsewhere, transported to the post and then stacked to form the buildings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/colo-mold-found-in-barracks-under-construction.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:05:21 EDT His backyard is a maze of car parts, scrap metal and ancient farming equipment--relics that might seem worthless to anyone else but Ron Solders. "A good junk collector never throws away anything," said Solders, a 56-year-old who owns a moving company in this rural farming community in southern Idaho. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/world-war-ii-camp-preservation-proves-difficult.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:37:20 EDT The U.S. Army said Friday it will immediately repair barracks at eight facilities in the wake of inspection at bases worldwide. The inspections were done the last week of April and covered nearly 150,000 barracks rooms. They found that 45 repairs needed priority attention, including new heating and cooling equipment, repainting, mold removal and other work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/army-targets-8-bases-for-repairs-after-worldwide-inspections.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 17:28:11 EDT Spc. Loren Dauterman, who trained at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last month with the National Guard, found something good to say about the falling-apart floors and ceilings in her quarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44679-bad-barracks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/army-oks-248m-in-barracks-repairs-but-housing-still-aging.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/army-oks-248m-in-barracks-repairs-but-housing-still-aging.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 18:38:56 EDT Spc. Kaila Colvin is looking forward to getting married for the usual reasons, and for one more particular to a soldier: not having to live in Fort Campbell's decrepit barracks anymore. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/ap-review-thousands-of-soldiers-living-in-shoddy-barracks.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 17:41:22 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates, after watching a YouTube video showing poor barracks conditions at the Army's Fort Bragg in North Carolina, said Thursday that what he saw was "appalling" and that all commanders must ensure that their troops have decent living quarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/gates-calls-bad-barracks-conditions-at-fort-bragg-appalling.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 16:03:49 EDT The secretary of the Army said Wednesday the poor condition of Korean War-era barracks at Fort Bragg are unacceptable. Army Secretary Pete Geren said improvements are coming, but some of the problems can't be fixed quickly. He made the remarks after meeting with soldiers and touring Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division barracks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/army-secy-says-fort-braggs-barracks-condition-unacceptable.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:30:09 EDT Army officials said Tuesday they are inspecting every barracks building worldwide to see whether plumbing and other problems revealed at Fort Bragg, N.C., last week are widespread. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/army-widens-probe-after-finding-bad-conditions-at-fort-bragg.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:59:25 EDT A Marine sergeant has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting in a barracks of a colleague who had recently returned from his first tour of duty in Iraq. Sgt. Lincoln J. Crall, 26, is accused... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/marine-charged-in-socal-barracks-killing.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:57:50 EDT