A lack of barracks space — as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings — are contributing to complaints about sailors’ quality of life.
Though military suicide has been a problem for decades, critics say the Pentagon hasn’t come to terms with the fact that anyone can potentially be at risk.
Tens of thousands of Afghans are trying to establish new lives in the United
States. Many were at-risk and granted special immigration status because of the
help they provided the American military.
A year ago, 13 Marines and more than 100 Afghans died when a bomb exploded at
the Kabul Airport. Stories from the frenetic last days of the American
evacuation are still coming out.