May 1st, 2008 · Since June, there has been a rash of accidental overdoses at Army hospitals, including at least six that have resulted in deaths. The hospitals have implemented new policies, including a ban on drinking in barracks.
Mar 20th, 2008 · The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"
Sep 27th, 2007 · When it was built in the 1960's, the U.S. Navy didn't expect a barracks in San Diego could cause offense. At the time, no one could tell that the four L-shaped buildings were arranged in the shape of a swastika. Then came Google Earth. And from on high the swastika is really obvious. Naturally, this got picked up by bloggers and a talk show host. The Navy will spend more than a half million dollars on trees and shrubs to obscure the layout.
Dec 12th, 2005 · As more wounded Marines return from Iraq, North Carolina's Camp Lejeune sets up a barracks fitted with ramps and grab bars... giving the injured a chance to stay in the flow of military life as they recuperate. Rusty Jacobs of North Carolina Public Radio reports.
Mar 5th, 2005 · In the weeks following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field artillery Regiment set up quarters in a war-damaged palace in Baghdad. A former lair of Uday Hussein, the crumbling palace barracks serve as a backdrop to the new documentary, "Gunner Palace."