Correction: Military Housing-Rent Affordability story

Aug 20, 2022, 9:27 AM | Updated: Aug 24, 2022, 9:01 am

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

(1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

In a story published Aug. 20, 2022, about military housing benefits, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Col. Jamaal Mays is the commander for support. He is the deputy commander for support.

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Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., center, walks down the steps with other members of the House during an event on steps of the House of Representatives on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Basic allowance for housing is like an “algorithm that needs updating on a regular basis,” said Strickland, whose district includes the massive Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, where many military families struggle to find affordable homes. Her proposal is part of the national defense bill that passed the House in July and is awaiting Senate approval. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is pictured at Mountain Home Air Force Base, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a hangar stands at MacDill Air Force Base, Jan. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (Senior Airman Tiffany Emery/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Kate Needham, a veteran who co-founded the nonprofit Armed Forces Housing Advocates, looks on in a housing complex, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in San Diego. Needham's group supplies microgrants to military families in need, some of whom have resorted to food banks because their salaries do not cover such basics. “I don’t think civilians really understand — they might think we’re living in free housing and just having a great time, making lots of money. And that’s not the case at all.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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