The American Homefront Project
The American Homefront Project features reporting on military life and veterans issues.
We're visiting bases to chronicle how troops are working and living. We're meeting military families. We're talking with veterans to learn about the challenges they face. We cover major policy issues at the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs, and we report on family issues service members and veterans experience in their daily lives. From the youngest military recruits to the veterans of World War II, we're reporting in-depth stories about Americans who serve.
Funding for The American Homefront Project comes from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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The new basic training curriculum aims to better prepare recruits for the uncertainties of war.
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The federal lawsuit seeks upgraded discharges for more than 30,000 former service members.
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The Pentagon said the new institution — housed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma — will train about 1,000 troops a year to plan, install, and operate a variety of anti-drone defenses.
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In its June ruling outlawing affirmative action in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court excepted the nation's military academies. A new lawsuit seeks to change that.
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The family of a woman murdered by a former Marine is taking the government to court. They say the killer - who was forced out of the military for mental health issues - shouldn't have been able to buy a gun.
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About a quarter million troops and veterans have signed on as plaintiffs in litigation claiming the 'Combat Arms' earplugs — manufactured by a 3M subsidiary — damaged their hearing.
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A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.
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.Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking military promotions to protest a Defense Department reproductive health policy
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101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.
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In 2021, Congress reversed a policy that blocked students with dependents from continuing their studies at the highly competitive military academies. The change is scheduled to take effect in the upcoming school year.