American Homefront

Only about a third of the members of Congress are veterans, a sharp decrease from the World War II and Vietnam eras.

The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives.

The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of COVID-related labor shortages and inflation.

A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life.

The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs two years after the department said it would provide gender-affirming surgery.

About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.

70,000 inspections yielded more than 2,100 findings of mold. Now, the Army has begun a service-wide initiative to detect and clean it up sooner.

In order to comply with a Pentagon mandate to electrify its non-tactical vehicles, one base in Missouri is outsourcing the charging stations to the local utility co-op.

Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.

The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving their outreach and incentive plans to try to counter that trend.

Though military suicide has been a problem for decades, critics say the Pentagon hasn’t come to terms with the fact that anyone can potentially be at risk.

The service organization is closing some of its centers, opening new ones, and expanding its online programs to respond to funding reductions and troops' changing needs.