Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks with Army Maj. Gen. William J. Walker of District of Columbia National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol Jan. 29.
Erica Jaros / U.S. Army National Guard

The Pentagon Wants To Root Out Extremism In the Military, But Nobody Knows How Common It Is

Pentagon leaders were concerned about extremism in the military even before the Jan. 6 insurrection. But new Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he wants everyone in the ranks to understand it's a priority.

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President Biden signs a Jan. 25 order repealing the military transgender ban, as Vice President Harris, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley (left), and Defense Secretary Llyod Austin watch.
Adam Schultz / White House Photo

Despite Biden's Order, Transgender Recruits Still Wait To Join The Military

Veteran entrepreneurs take part in a 2019 class at Action Zone in Tampa. The non-profit organization moved online in 2020 to continue its classes in entrepreneurship for veterans.
Rosie Lee / Action Zone

Some Veteran Entrepreneurs Say Military Experience Is Helping Them Withstand The Pandemic

A Special Focus On Caring For Vets At The End Of Their Lives

By • May 26, 2015

NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base."

Caring for the nation's veterans at the end of their lives can be a complex task. Service members — especially combat veterans — can struggle with guilt, abandonment and regret.

Searching For An MIA Brother For 48 Years

By • May 22, 2015
George Patterson and Dave Cable

More than a thousand service members remain listed as Missing In Action from the Vietnam War. The brother of one of them still holds out hope.


Marine veterans of Ramadi deflated by city's fall to ISIS

By • May 21, 2015

U.S. Marines who fought long and bloody battles to drive insurgents out of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah watched with disappointment as the cities fell to the self-described Islamic State.

VA Seeks Landlords to Help End Veteran Homelessness

By • May 13, 2015
Susanica Tam for KPCC

Local housing officials need the cooperation of landlords to comply with the federal government's goal of ending homelessness among veterans.


Looming Budget Cuts Pit National Guard Against The Army

By • Apr 21, 2015

NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base." This is the second of four reports this week about the National Guard.

Inside the hangar at Washington state's Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), the Army National Guard mechanics are busy maintaining a neat line of Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters.

Deployment Doesn't Increase Suicide Risk

By • Apr 1, 2015
Karen Kozub / Creative Commons

While suicide rates remain high among recent veterans, a new study found that deploying to a war zone doesn't necessarily increase a service members' suicide risk.


VA Changes Policy After ‘Daily Show’ Spotlights American Homefront Story

By • Mar 24, 2015
Comedy Central

The Department of  Veterans Affairs has announced it will allow more veterans to seek medical care closer to home.  The policy change came less than 24 hours after Jon Stewart featured a KUOW story on Comedy Central's "Daily Show." The story -- part of the American Homefront Project -- described the problems of rural veterans who seek medical care.

Patricia Murphy Discusses Veterans Health Care on 'The Takeaway'

Patricia Murphy joins host John Hockenberry on PRI's "The Takeway." They talk about her coverage of the VA's "Choice Card" program, which is falling short of its goals of providing timely health care to rural vets.

Message to Veterans: 'We Can't Help You'

By • Mar 17, 2015
Veteran Gloria Hoeppner holds her Choice card.
Patricia Murphy/American Homefront

A $15 billion federal program intended to improve veterans' health care is off to a rocky start, and some members of Congress are calling for significant reforms.

Navy's Proposed Electronic Warfare Range Hits State Roadblock

By Patricia Murphy • Mar 3, 2015

Washington state has told the U.S. Navy it can’t use state land to conduct electronic-warfare training on the Olympic Peninsula.

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