Steve Walsh
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American Homefront
The massive vessels were decommissioned in favor of smaller, more versatile ships. And experts are skeptical of the plan to build new ones.
Yasmine De La Rosa
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U.S. Marine Corps
Brandon Lunsford
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U.S. Army
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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. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten years of experience has proven they're up to the task. -
How much of the VA's budget savings will go to patient care? Collins says it's 'up to the President'VA Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's workforce, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans. -
Veterans are skeptical of the VA's claims that patient care won't be affected by more than 70,000 agency layoffs. -
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
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.