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b'A recent cockroach infestation at a Camp Lejeune barracks in North Carolina is forcing the Marine Corps to move some of its troops out of the building. Meanwhile, enlisted Marines have been putting up with cold or lukewarm showers for the last couple of months at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California.\\n\\u201cInfrastructure across the department and the services continues to age, and the deteriorating conditions at military facilities obviously have broader effects,\\u201d Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) said at the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel hearing Wednesday. \\u201cI don\\u2019t think anybody on this committee or any of you are expecting our service members to live in the Taj Mahal. I don\\u2019t think that\\u2019s their expectation, but this is disgusting. This is unsatisfactory.\\u201d\\nDespite high agreement that deteriorating conditions of military facilities affect recruitment, retention and overall national security, Defense Department officials acknowledge there is a lot of work ahead to address the underlying problems.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'