Contruction crews renovate the kitchen and dining room of a home on Fort Bragg, N.C.
U.S. Army

A New Financing Plan Could Speed Up Renovations Of 16,000 Army Homes On Base

The $325 million dollar plan is funded by private companies and is expected to result in renovations to 16,000 homes on seven Army posts.

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Members of the 52nd Fighter Wing gather at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany for a one day stand down to discuss mental health issues.
Kyle Cope / U.S. Air Force

'You've Got To Talk About Your Stuff': The Air Force Stands Down To Discuss Suicide

Retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent Mark Coast says the agency discriminated against him and other agents because they served in the military.
Andrea Dukleth / KPBS

Federal Workers Say Their Jobs Were Threatened Because They Served In The National Guard Or Reserves

The Air Force Says Social Media Helped Prompt Action To Clean Up Mold In The Dorms

By • Aug 19, 2019
A screenshot from a July 23 Facebook post shows mold on a mattress at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Other photos posted by airmen showed moldy shoes, walls, and uniforms.
Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook group

Mold has long been a problem at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. But when airmen started posting photos on Facebook, the Air Force stepped up its response.

Atomic Veterans Offered Certificates For Their Sacrifice

By & • Aug 19, 2019

More than 500,000 American veterans were exposed to nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s to the early 1990s. These so-called “atomic veterans” were not permitted to speak about their participation in the tests until 1996 when the Nuclear Radiation and Secrecy Agreements Laws were repealed. Now the veterans who were exposed to the radiation from the weapons program will be offered a certificate marking their contribution.

Despite A Massive Cleanup Effort, People Near Some Military Bases Still Can't Drink Their Tap Water

By • Aug 9, 2019
El Paso County, Col. resident Liz Rosenbaum spends about 70 dollars per month on bottled drinking water rather than drink from her tap.
Dan Boyce / American Homefront

The military is spending millions of dollars to clean up water contamination around bases throughout the country. But people living with the contamination say the money has not gone nearly far enough.

Instead of Medals, The Pentagon Is Offering Certificates To Vets Who Were Exposed To Radiation

By • Jul 31, 2019
Observers watch an explosion during Operation Hardtack in 1958. 35 nuclear tests were conducted in the Pacific, exposing troops to radiation.
Nevada National Security Site

The new certificate recognizes as many as 550,000 veterans who were exposed to nuclear weapons tests between 1945 and 1992. But the certificates leave a lot of atomic veterans underwhelmed.

Congress May Expand Fertility Benefits For Injured Troops, But Some Religious Groups Are Objecting

By • Jul 30, 2019
Army veteran Jason Gibson and his wife Kara paid out of pocket for IVF treatments that resulted in the birth of their daughter Quinn. Gibson lost both legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
Paige Pfleger / American Homefront

The legislation requires the government to expand fertility coverage for service members and veterans who've suffered war-related reproductive injuries.

In 1969, The Military Thought It Had Eliminated Racism In Its Ranks. Then Troops Began Rioting

By • Jul 19, 2019
Black and white Marines served side by side during the Vietnam War, as seen in this 1966 photo of a firefight with the Viet Cong. But racial tension was not uncommon throughout the armed services.
U.S. Marine Corps

Camp Lejeune, N.C. was the first of several bases to experience racial violence during the Vietnam War. It led to major reforms in military racial policies.

The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S./Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster

By • Jul 10, 2019
Trucks line up to pass through a checkpoint at the U.S./Mexico border in Pharr, Tex. Truckers say the immigration crackdown has led to waitimes as long as six hours to cross the border.
Carson Frame / American Homefront

A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams that are slowing international commerce.

A New Report Says The Pentagon Isn't Doing Enough To Protect Military Bases From Sea Level Rise

By • Jun 25, 2019
Commander David McKinney, a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Academy, stands alongside a sinkhole on the Severn River waterfront, where the Academy plans to build a new seawall to better withstand flooding.
Jay Price / American Homefront

The Government Accountability Office says the military isn't doing enough to deal with the effects of climate change, after more than $9 billion in hurricane and flood-related damage to three bases in less than a year.

Remains Of One Of Last Men To Fight With Segregated Black Army Unit Return To NC

By • Jun 21, 2019

The remains of Private First Class William H. Jones of Nash County -- known as "Hoover" to his family -- were flown from a military identification lab in Hawaii to RDU, and met on the tarmac by the family and a military honor guard on Thursday.

The Life Of Troops Posted At The Border

By & • Jun 18, 2019

Thousands of military personnel were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in the fall of last year. At the time President Donald Trump said their purpose was to bolster security and help reduce illegal border crossings.

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