War Dept Press Sec. to Newsmax: Barracks Project Puts Military First

The Department of War’s new task force to ensure all U.S. service members have access to safe and dignified housing is “fantastic news” for troops who have long asked for better living conditions, Kingsley Wilson, the department’s press secretary, told Newsmax on Thursday.

“This is something that our service members have been asking for for decades,” Wilson said on “National Report.” “It’s not a problem that this administration created, but it’s a problem that this administration inherited and is going to fix.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced that a “barracks task force” is being created to address the living conditions for the members of the U.S. military.

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