Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing.

It's an issue that's long been making service members and their families sick.

Stephanie Sy has our report on the ongoing problem and what is and isn't being done to address it.

The Pentagon acknowledged last year that there are serious health concerns related to base

housing conditions, but families say the problems persist. Bills introduced in the House and

Senate to address the problems so far haven't progressed. There are a host of reasons why

military families may be disproportionately at risk for the

ill effects of untreated mold infestations, and we'll get to that in a moment.

But first, hear what several families told us about how they're affected.

I'm Erica Thompson, and I'm a 22-year military spouse.

My husband is in the Air National Guard. We moved into military housing,

and right away we noticed some issues with the HVAC system. And so we put in the proper service

calls. They came out and said, actually, you need a new HVAC system, but we can't afford to replace

it. And so they said, get a dehumidifier. We ended up buying

six dehumidifiers, and we were dumping about six gallons of water a day just to keep it at 70%

humidity in the house. My name is Jenna Van Rokul. I am a military spouse. My husband's been in the

military for the last nine years. We have had two houses on base and there has been multiple issues within each house.

The first house had bugs and mold and the second house was also filled with mold and bugs.

My name is Deborah Rampona Oliver and I was an Air Force military spouse of 24

years. When we moved in, there were RIDX damp pots everywhere to kind of like suck the

moisture out of the air. we would notice that in the bathrooms

and in the guest room, mold would begin to grow on the walls. Kids started getting headaches

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