A contractor was hospitalized and 13 families were evacuated Monday following an explosion that caused flooding at Smith Barracks apartments in Baumholder, Army officials said.
Improving poor living conditions for soldiers and military families, overcoming a sag in recruiting, a pay increase for military personnel and investing in the Indo-Pacific region to challenge China are focuses in the Army’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025.
“We are transforming our force structure, we are transforming our weapons systems through our modernization programs and what we've done, through the force structure changes, is make room for some new formations,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.