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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Fort Hood, the Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.
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The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military lifeAfter two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.
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The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.
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In order to comply with a Pentagon mandate to electrify its non-tactical vehicles, one base in Missouri is outsourcing the charging stations to the local utility co-op.
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The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.
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The Navy is building more on-base childcare centers and launching new programs to help sailors and their families. But advocates and parents say it’s not enough.
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The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.
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The new marketing campaign is based around the tagline, 'Be All You Can Be,' which was originally featured in Army ads during the 1980s and 1990s.
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The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. military more footholds.
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Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.