Jay Price
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American Homefront
Not only is the federal shutdown affecting many troops' paychecks, it's interrupting training and causing supply shortages.
Jay Price
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American Homefront
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The Trump Administration's immigration crackdown has left thousands of Afghan allies without optionsThe Administration has slowed or stopped programs that allowed people who fought alongside the U.S. to come to America. -
Vulcan Elements CEO John Maslin stands on the company's factory floor in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The two year old company has signed more than $10 million in deals with every branch of the military for its rare earth magnets. -
The newly-designated military zones, which include sites in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, allow troops to detain migrants and others who trespass. -
Amid complaints about living conditions, the Navy may let private contractors take over its barracksThe Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing. -
Troops will now face tougher rules to get exceptions to the daily shaving requirement. That could especially affect Black men with a skin condition that makes shaving painful and potentially disfiguring. -
Protecting the U.S. from weaponized drones likely will require more cooperation between military and civilian agencies. -
A new Texas law that will provide up to $50 million to study ibogaine reflects growing government interest in psychedelic therapy research for mental health treatments -
Under the Trump Administration's ban on transgender troops, service members are being given the opportunity to self-identify and receive separation benefits, or take the risk of being outed and go through an involuntary separation. -
The Trump Administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as Confederate soldiers. -
The Trump Administration is hoping to revive the commercial shipbuilding industry while increasing the size of the Navy.
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.