Jay Price
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American Homefront
The Defense Civilian Training Corps serves as a "talent factory" for the Department of Defense.
Jay Price
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American Homefront
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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. -
Dozens of armored vehicles now are patrolling the border. Critics say it's mainly about appearances.As President Trump has scaled up the use of the military at the southern border, the Army has deployed a growing amount of equipment that's usually used for war. -
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.
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.