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The U.S. military is going to Gaza, hoping to deliver food from a football-field-sized floating dock

Caption: Soldiers and family members await the departure of the James A. Loux, an Army watercraft, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 12. It's among several Army and Navy vessels headed to the Mediterranean Sea for a Gaza relief effort., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The mobile dock can deliver up to two million meals a day, but key questions about the mission remain unanswered.

With fake weapons and phony uniforms, they helped win WWII. Now, they're finally getting medals.

Caption: A soldier sits next to a fake inflatable tank used by the U.S. Army during World War II. The inflatables and other decoys were deployed in Europe to fool enemy troops about the positions and movements of real Army units., Credit: Ghost Army Legacy Project

The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations.

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Slava Ukraini with Frank Pichel Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Frank transporting his first group of Ukrainian passengers. , Credit: Frank Pichel

In the first part of this story we heard from Uliana Bazar who, with her husband, Matthew Propert, left their home in Ukraine five hours before th...

Slava Ukraini with Uliana Bazar Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Self portrait., Credit: Uliana Bazar

Four years ago, Uliana Bazar, along with her spouse, Matthew Propert, left their home in the United States and flew to Ukraine, the land of her bir...

A new school will train U.S. troops to fight a growing threat: small weaponized drones

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Spicer tests a "Nightfighter" anti-drone system at Fort Bliss, Texas in December 2022. The manufacturer says the system interrupts the radio signals that are used to control drones., Credit: Raquel Birk / U.S. Army

The Pentagon said the new institution - housed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma - will train about 1,000 troops a year to plan, install, and operate a variet...

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A revived program allows green card holders to become citizens faster if they enlist in the military

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Airman 1st Class Joshua Garamfel, originally from Micronesia, is awarded an Airman's coin at the end of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland on July 12. Garamfel was one of 18 new citizen-graduates., Credit: Vanessa Adame / U.S. Air Force

The program allows recruits to naturalize at the end of basic training. Several military branches have revived it at a time when the military is ha...

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They helped American troops in Afghanistan. Now, they want to stay in the U.S.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Nangialy Nang spends time with his youngest daughter in their San Antonio apartment. Nang worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces starting in 2007. He was ultimately evacuated from the country in 2021 along with his family. He worries he could lose every, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

A temporary program that allowed tens of thousands of Afghans to live in the U.S. is scheduled to expire this summer. The Biden Administration's pl...

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As its relationship with China worsens, the U.S. is making deals with smaller Pacific nations

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits the Philippine Department of National Defense in Manila, Feb. 2, 2023. Austin announced an agreement to expand American military presence in the Philippines, calling the deal "especially important as the Peopl, Credit: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense

The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. m...

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The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A mobile surveillance camera vehicle operated by federally-deployed National Guard troops sits alongside Border Patrol trucks at Chimney Park RV Resort's boat launch in Mission, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.

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Retired from the U.S. military, these bomb techs are helping dispose of mines in Ukraine

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A sign indicates the presence of mines in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in early December. , Credit: Cory Vaillancourt / American Homefront

The volunteers - some in their 70s - are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.

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Weapons, tents, generators, and more: The U.S. military is sending supplies to Ukraine almost daily

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022., Credit: Cydney Lee / U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

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The White House hopes to speed up the immigration process for Afghans who helped U.S. troops

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Abdul is one of more than 500 Afghan refugees that the Connecticut-based resettlement agency IRIS is helping to navigate the legal system. He did not want his full face or name to be used due to fear for his family's safety in Afghanistan. , Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront

This month, the Biden Administration hopes to expedite the process by eliminating temporary humanitarian parole and concentrating resources instead...

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For veterans trying to help their Afghan allies come to the U.S., it's a slow, frustrating process

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Eric Terashima (right) stands with an interpreter, an Afghan Army Colonel, and some Afghan children in a 2010 photograph., Credit: Courtesy Eric Terashima

Since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, many American veterans have tried to help Afghan allies escape the collapsing country. Though s...

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After a year in the U.S., Afghan refugees face day-to-day challenges and an uncertain future

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Margaret Costantino, right, director of the Center for Refugee Services in San Antonio, organizes donations for Afghan refugees. She is assisted by Mohammad, an employee who himself is an Afghan refugee. He asked that his last name be withheld because he , Credit: Center for Refugee Services

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago led tens of thousands of people to flee the country and come to America. But for some who are her...

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National Guard troops are arresting migrants in Texas. Critics say they're not qualified to do it.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: The governor of Texas is continuing to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. Texas National Guard troops have been deployed to Mexican border to help law enforcement agents arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally. As Carson Frame report, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard member...

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Escape from Kabul

From: Mateo Schimpf

In this episode, we unpack the war in Afghanistan, the misguided way it began and the catastrophic way it ended.

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GN_5.02_PlayingForPeace

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5

A famed orchestra conductor plays the war-torn streets of Baghdad to soothe the savage scars of violence.

In limbo for years: The U.S. military recruited non-citizens, but hasn't allowed them to serve

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Seojun Lee stands outside an Army recruiting station near Phoenix. Lee signed up for the Army more than four years ago, but hasn't been allowed to serve., Credit: Josie Huang / American Homefront

The MAVNI program allowed non-U.S. citizens to enlist in the armed services if they had foreign language skills or other special expertise. But the...

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Far away from Washington, impeachment means little to U.S. troops providing military aid to Ukraine

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: American soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard play blues songs for a contingent of soldiers from Poland and Lithuania who are also helping train Ukraine's military., Credit: Levi Bridges / American Homefront

While the impeachment case centers on President Trump's handling of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. troops deployed in Ukraine say their mission hasn...

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Their last fight: Filipino veterans make a final push for recognition

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Maximo Purisima Young, 97, displays photographs from his military service. He helped transport supplies and troops in World War II, then fought as a guerilla alongside American soldiers., Credit: Dorian Merina/American Homefront

During World War II, more than a quarter million Filipinos fought alongside American soldiers. Many are still awaiting the recognition promised to ...

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They were recruited into the military, but non-citizen troops now face an uncertain future

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: The first Navy sailors to participate in the MAVNI program take their oath of citizenship in this 2010 file photo. MAVNI has been controversial since it began in 2008., Credit: Scott Thornbloom / U.S. Navy

From 2009 to 2016, the Defense Department recruited more than 10,000 non-citizens into the armed forces. Now some say they're being discharged with...

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