{"id":82614,"date":"2025-12-19T17:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/12\/19\/raw-sewage-broken-ac-bugs-report-reveals-squalor-at-border-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:49:41","slug":"raw-sewage-broken-ac-bugs-report-reveals-squalor-at-border-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/12\/19\/raw-sewage-broken-ac-bugs-report-reveals-squalor-at-border-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw sewage, broken AC, bugs: Report reveals squalor at border mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raw, dried sewage streaked the floor around the toilets used by soldiers deployed to the border between Mexico and the United States, a Pentagon watchdog found during a summer visit that documented a host of substandard housing conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a management <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/Dec\/17\/2003843746\/-1\/-1\/1\/DODIG-2026-034_FINAL_REDACTED%20SECURE.PDF\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/Dec\/17\/2003843746\/-1\/-1\/1\/DODIG-2026-034_FINAL_REDACTED%20SECURE.PDF\">advisory<\/a> released this week, the Department of Defense Inspector General said troops assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border were housed in quarters that did not comply with Army housing requirements, sometimes for extended periods of time without documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, the Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcom.mil\/Newsroom\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4086531\/additional-troops-to-enhance-border-security-operations\/\" rel=\"\">reported<\/a> that 9,000 active duty troops would be supporting President Trump\u2019s southern border <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/clarifying-the-militarys-role-in-protecting-the-territorial-integrity-of-the-united-states\/\" rel=\"\">executive orders<\/a>, which direct the military to give greater priority to border control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Site visits to Fort Bliss in Texas and Do\u00f1a Ana Range Complex in New Mexico found that soldiers were often living without appropriate space. The visits also uncovered \u201cunsanitary conditions in bathroom facilities,\u201d specifically \u201cleaking raw sewage, non-functional toilets, and general disrepair of facilities.\u201d Soldiers also voiced concerns about nonworking air conditioning and \u201celectrical capacity concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccording to Fort Bliss officials, exceeding the electrical capacity of the buildings leads to tripping of the circuit breakers,\u201d the report said, \u201cwhich creates a fire risk in the aging buildings.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army regulations set limits on how long soldiers can be housed in reduced living space. Inspectors documented living quarters at Fort Bliss offering as little as 45 square feet per soldier and those at Do\u00f1a Ana Range Complex providing just 69 square feet. The Army expects soldiers to have at least 72 square feet when mobilized, though expectations exist with proper approval and timelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Inspector General visited the sites in July 2025 to observe the housing conditions for soldiers in 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, 2SBCT, from Fort Carson, Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/288240\/army_announces_upcoming_unit_deployments\" rel=\"\">announced<\/a> in September that the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division was slated to take over for that unit in the fall but did not give an exact date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Inspector General also referenced reports prepared by 2SBCT\u2019s Preventative Medicine team, from May to August 2025, that flagged a myriad of concerns, including \u201cair conditioners causing respiratory symptoms,\u201d outstanding maintenance requests for clogged toilets, \u201cunsanitary conditions in community areas,\u201d and stagnant water that caused insect and mosquito numbers to surge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Northern Command Inspector General responded to the advisory\u2019s recommendations saying that soldiers\u2019 housing had been changed and members of the task force were no longer housed at Do\u00f1a Ana Range Complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Northern Command spokesperson confirmed that no soldiers were being housed at the New Mexico range complex, telling Military Times, \u201cThis was resolved long before the publication of this advisory report and page 4 of the report notes this. We will provide a response to the Inspector General within the requested timeframe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Marty Meiners, from the Army Communications &amp; Outreach Office said that as of early October, soldiers at Fort Bliss are living in housing that meets Army requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint task force, he said, \u201cconducts regular assessments of all living facilities across the 1,954 miles of U.S. Southern Border. 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