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A recent government report found that no one tracks usage of food assistance programs, such as food stamps, by active-duty service-members. The report estimates 23,000 troops were on food stamps in 2013 — a population three times the size of the active-duty military workforce of Wright-Patterson.
But the way members of the U.S. Armed Forces are paid can confuse eligibility for these programs, and some say it needs to be changed to help more military families qualify.
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Also, some express concern that airmen here and abroad may be unaware of services that are available both on- and off-base.
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