The emergency Pentagon advisory highlights mould, structural damage and safety risks across 11 key bases in the region
2-MIN READ2-MINBloombergPublished: 4:14pm, 13 Aug 2026US military facilities across the Pacific are in a worrying state of decay, the Pentagon inspector general warned, raising concerns about bases that are critical to deterring China.
Corrosion and holes in buildings, falling ceilings and the presence of mould and asbestos were among the problems identified through inspections of 11 US facilities across the region and relayed to a dozen senior Defence Department officials in an emergency management advisory this month.
The issues have affected infrastructure essential to US forces’ preparedness as well as troop and family facilities, according to an August 6 notice by Randolph Stone, assistant inspector general for evaluations.
Such “management advisories” are issued during an ongoing audit to flag issues to senior management that need immediate attention. Much of the advisory is heavily redacted as “Controlled Unclassified Information”.
The Pentagon declined on Wednesday to provide any additional comment on issues raised in the advisory beyond those already offered to the inspector general.
