168, Washington, DC 20373-5819. News stories are intended for use in Navy newspapers or other internal products. Recent initiatives ensure that Sailors and their families will be comfortable ashore and afloat because of expanding shelter options. Resident satisfaction ratings have greatly improved in the first two years of these dramatic efforts. Combined efforts in developing Navy family housing in the past few years have greatly improved the quality of units and neighborhoods.
Recent legislation allows public- private ventures for family housing and BQs.
Using this ruling, the Navy works with private developers to get a greater number of family units and BQ spaces built, renovated or operated for the same amount of Navy funding and assets. Other housing options for GBs may be resolved through a resident advisor program, an innovative solution for base commanders who are seeking to supplement the leadership in the barracks with senior residents. JO2 Lori Moore contributed to this article. The consolidation of Naval Station and Submarine Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, into one large command became reality July 25 when CAPT George B. Covington became commanding officer of the new consolidated command. It makes more sense to combine these functions under one command.