The Army “has been working” on the housing problems publicized in the Washington Post (see above), according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman. Top Pentagon leaders are now engaged, he said. According to a Pentagon release, the Army and Navy Secretaries “have begun a review of the medical care” provided in the National Capital Region. It also states that DOD is forming an independent review group to “look into outpatient care and the administrative processes.”
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
