American Homefront Project

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The American Homefront Project is reporting on military life and veterans issues. We're visiting bases to chronicle how American troops are working and living. We're meeting military families. We're talking with veterans -- in their homes, on their jobs, at school, at VA hospitals -- to learn about the challenges they face.

Support for the American Homefront Project comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as part of CPB's ongoing effort to expand coverage of local, regional, and national issues. Additional support comes from our partner public radio stations -- North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, Texas Public Radio, KPBS-San Diego, St. Louis Public Radio, and WSHU-Fairfield, Conn.

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2022 American Veteran 
4 Pieces

In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series "American Veteran" to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

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American Veteran 2021 
5 Pieces

In commemoration of Veteran’s Day 2021, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series "American Veteran" to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

Pieces

A Pentagon-appointed committee says easy access to guns on military bases leads to more suicides
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Anthony Muhlstadt participates in exercises aboard the USS Bataan March 7, 2020. Muhlstadt was a 23-year-old Marine Corps sergeant when he died by suicide November 19, 2021, at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms in California., Credit: Kaitlin Rowell / U.S. Navy
The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 7
The Navy's waiting list for child care is getting shorter, but it still numbers more than 5000
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Julianna Byron feeds lunch to children in October 2020 at the Navy's Sewells Point Child Development Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy had just reopened the facility after a renovation., Credit: Marissa Vermeulen / U.S. Navy
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...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 6
A new Pentagon policy helps troops who travel to receive abortions. Republicans want to block it.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Air Force Major Sharon Arana testified before a U.S. House committee in July 2022 about the challenged she faced as she sought an abortion in 2009 when she was stationed in Alabama. She is concerned that experiences like hers are becoming more common sinc, Credit: C-Span
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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  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
The Army is reviving a decades-old ad slogan, hoping it will reach a new generation of recruits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Army's new ad campaign revives the marketing slogan that it used during the 1980s and 1990s. The rebranding also includes a redesign of the Army's "star" logo. The Army says the box around the star has been removed "to reflect the limitless possibilit, Credit: U.S. Army
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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  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
As its relationship with China worsens, the U.S. is making deals with smaller Pacific nations
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits the Philippine Department of National Defense in Manila, Feb. 2, 2023. Austin announced an agreement to expand American military presence in the Philippines, calling the deal "especially important as the Peopl, Credit: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense
The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. m...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
After decades of reluctance, the VA is studying psychedelic drugs for PTSD and other disorders
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A participant in a trial at Washington University in St. Louis. relaxes after receiving a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug., Credit: Josh Siegel / Washington University
Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resum...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 7
The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A mobile surveillance camera vehicle operated by federally-deployed National Guard troops sits alongside Border Patrol trucks at Chimney Park RV Resort's boat launch in Mission, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 5
The military has lifted its vaccine mandate, but won't automatically reinstate troops who defied it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon receives an Influenza vaccine and COVID-19 booster shot at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in November 2022., Credit: Adam Scalin / U.S. Marine Corps
At issue: Should ex-troops continue to face consequences for refusing the vaccine order, even though the order has been rescinded?

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 6
Retired from the U.S. military, these bomb techs are helping dispose of mines in Ukraine
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A sign indicates the presence of mines in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in early December. , Credit: Cory Vaillancourt / American Homefront
The volunteers - some in their 70s - are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 5
Know someone who wants to join the National Guard? In some states, you now can get a finder's fee.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Recruiters and other Virginia National Guard soldiers talk with fans at a July 2022 minor league baseball game in Fredericksburg. Any Virginia resident can collect a finder's fee up to $750 for referring somebody who becomes a National Guard recruit., Credit: Virginia Guard Public Affairs
The referral bonuses are designed to boost recruiting at the National Guard, which fell thousands of troops short of its goal last year.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7

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