空调问题，尤其是空调故障，对于驻扎在军营中的美国士兵来说并不罕见。
HVAC problems, particularly air conditioning breakdowns, are not uncommon for U.S. soldiers residing in barracks.
今年夏天，夏威夷一处水处理厂的机械问题导致欧胡岛多个陆军基地的数千名士兵失去中央空调。去年，德克萨斯州福特胡德的士兵在空调恢复之前，曾在宿舍里忍受五到六周的酷热温度。
This summer, mechanical problems with a water treatment plant in Hawaii left thousands of soldiers at multiple Army installations on Oahu without central air conditioning. Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, experienced five to six weeks of unbearably hot temperatures in their rooms last year before AC was restored.
就在上个月，科罗拉多州福特卡森的士兵向《星条旗报》报告称，他们为了逃离闷热的宿舍房间，只能在汽车里睡觉。
And just last month, soldiers assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado, reported sleeping in their cars to escape hot barracks rooms, Stars and Stripes reported.
如今，代理陆军部长亚当·泰勒正试图对此采取行动。泰勒周一在美国陆军协会年会上宣布成立一个面向士兵生活质量的企业级供暖、通风和空调工作组。
Now, Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle is attempting to do something about it. Telle announced Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting the creation of an enterprise-level Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Task Force focused on soldiers’ quality of life.
陆军在周一的一份声明中表示，该工作组包括来自设施运营、合同管理和军事工程的领导人，他们能够“打破官僚壁垒”。
The task force includes leaders from facility operations, contracting and military engineering who can “cut through bureaucratic silos,” the Army said in a Monday statement.
此次宣布紧随国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯去年发布的一项指令，旨在成立另一个全军范围的工作组以改善军营条件。
The announcement follows a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year to create another military-wide task force to improve barracks.
“战争部长赫格塞斯曾表示，每一名服役人员都应享有干净、舒适和安全的住房，”泰勒在华盛顿特区的年会上说道。“此前从未有过这样的做法 — — 我们首次将此提升至国家层面，旨在为全国的士兵带来实际成效。”陆军装备、能源与环境助理部长乔丹·吉利斯在一份声明中表示，供暖、通风和空调问题是领导层从士兵那里听到的首要生活质量投诉。
“Secretary of War Hegseth has said every service member deserves clean, comfortable, and safe housing,” Telle said at the annual meeting in Washington, D.C. “This has never been done before — we’re taking this for the first time to the national level, to deliver results across the country to soldiers.”Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, said in a statement that HVAC is the top quality-of-life complaint that leadership hears from soldiers.
政府问责办公室在八月报告称，国防部未申请足够的资金以完全满足其设施维护和重大改善需求，导致兵营维修延误积压。根据政府监督机构的说法，数十万名现役军人居住在军营兵营，关于居住条件差和管理问题的担忧已有数十年。
The Government Accountability Office reported in August that the Defense Department does not request enough funding to fully meet its installation maintenance and major improvement needs, leading to a backlog of deferred maintenance at barracks. Hundreds of thousands of service members live in military barracks, with concerns about poor living conditions and management going back decades, according to the government watchdog.
在九月财政年度结束之前，陆军指示向多个设施的44个优先级较高的HVAC项目拨款1500万美元，该部门在一份声明中表示。
Before the end of the fiscal year in September, the Army directed $15 million toward 44 high-priority HVAC projects across multiple installations, the service said in a statement.
“虽然这一行动为特定设施提供了即时缓解，[特遣队]负责人认识到，一次性应急资金无法取代全面、主动的策略，”陆军表示。
“While that effort brought immediate relief to specific facilities, the [task force] leaders recognized that one-time emergency funding cannot replace a comprehensive, proactive strategy,” the Army said.
特遣队成员将直接与驻地指挥官合作，寻找2027年和2028年的HVAC项目，陆军表示。到目前为止，已确定超过1亿美元的项目，计划在2027年初授予。
Members of the task force will work directly with garrison commanders to find HVAC projects for 2027 and 2028, the Army said. So far, it has identified more than $100 million in projects to be awarded in early 2027.
“这确保了待授予的项目在资金到位时即可进行预工程设计和定价，”该部门表示。“此外，[特遣队]将利用区域承包方式、公用事业能源服务合同以及商业最佳实践。”
“This ensures ready-to-award projects are pre-engineered and priced as soon as funds become available,” the service said. “Additionally, the [task force] will utilize regional contracting approaches, utility energy service contracts, and commercial best practices.”