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Military housing includes barracks, UOQs (unescorted or "bachelor" officer quarters), and family housing. The age and condition of these facilities varies widely. A few officer family housing units are very historical in nature and can be quite large and ornate. Most family and UOQ housing is now similar in nature to civilian housing stock.
Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word barraca 'soldier's tent', [ 1 ] but today barracks are usually permanent buildings.
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility [2] located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major prisons built on Fort Leavenworth property, the other is the military Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility , which opened on 5 ...
This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world. This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Former military installations of the United States .
Lawmakers are upset about deteriorating military barracks and housing conditions, expressing serious concerns about delayed repairs and failing conditions, including mold and nonfunctioning air ...
This is a list of U.S. military prisons and brigs operated by the US Department of Defense for prisoners and convicts from the United States military. Current military prisons [ edit ]
People living in Napier Barracks in Kent – many of whom risked death in the English Channel to get to the UK – sleep in 20-bed dormitories separated by curtains.
The barracks portion, built in 1931, is the oldest cadet barracks still in use, and is home to cadets from Third Battalion of the Second Regiment. [34] Bradley Barracks: Built in 1968, Bradley barracks is split into two sections, appropriately nicknamed "Brad Long" and "Brad Short" due to its "L" shape.