Thousands of sailors in the Norfolk, Virginia, area will be living in upgraded barracks as a result of a $1.7 billion effort to modernize housing for them, Pentagon officials announced Friday.
The project, Homeport Hampton Roads Phase II, will replace aging facilities and address unaccompanied housing requirements at Navy bases in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
“Ships, aircraft, weapons, and networks matter. But our decisive advantage is, and always will be, the warfighter. That means investing in the places where sailors live, train, recover, and prepare for the next mission,” Michael P. Duffey, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said in a statement…