American Homefront Project

The Pentagon said January was the Army's best recruiting month in 15 years. That continued an upswing in military enlistments that began before President Trump's election.

A Pentagon program that helped thousands of veterans become classroom teachers is winding down. Advocates say the program should be saved.

A study found that the Pentagon is doing a lot to improve troops' sleep habits, but more needs to be done.

The new program is designed to fast-track the enlistment process for recruits who lack high school degrees.

Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time has complicated the process of finding families to accept the remains.

Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life.

Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that critics say deprives veterans of their gun ownership rights and deters them from seeking care. Veterans may be reported to the FBI’s background check system if they can’t manage their finances.

The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provide gender affirmation surgery.

About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.