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For these disabled vets, surfing, sailing, and kayaking are part of their rehabilitation

Caption: Marine veteran Demond Wilson from Vallejo, California prepares to kayak across San Diego's Mission Bay. A wheelchair user, Wilson participated in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic., Credit: Mike Damron / KPBS

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

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WHRV, and KICI Iowa City

Hoping to boost enlistments, an Army college partnership will help recruits get GEDs

From: American Homefront Project

The new program is designed to fast-track the enlistment process for recruits who lack high school degrees.

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Facing a deadline, more than 300,000 claims have been filed in the Camp Lejeune toxic water case

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Advocates hold an outreach event near Camp Lejeune, N.C. in April 2022, a few months before Congress passed legislation allowing veterans, family members, and others to file claims for exposure to toxic water on the Marine Corps base., Credit: Camp Lejeune Toxic War Widows

A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

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The USS Eisenhower's recent mission in the Red Sea previewed the future of naval warfare

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: USS Eisenhower Captain Chis Hill said the Red Sea deployment was a learning experience, as the carrier battled drones, unmanned underwater vehicles, and other threats., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The aircraft carrier's deployment demonstrated the growing threat of enemy drones, and it spotlighted the role of social media propaganda in warfare.

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AUGUST 2024 PREVENTION MAGAZINE: Golden Wisdom: Health & Wellness Insights with Marisa Cohen, Deputy Editor

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Healthy Living Series

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Interview Series

🌟 Dive into wellness with a twist on The Not Old Better Show! 🐾 This episode is packed with the latest 🧴aging secrets, 🥗 healing superfoods, reveal...

Some in Congress want to create a new military branch to specialize in cyber warfare

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Specialist Isaac Marshall, an analyst with the North Carolina National Guard Cyber Security Response Force, builds a simulated computer network for a training event to help state and local government IT workers learn to recognize and respond to cyber atta, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Supporters say cyber threats from China and other rivals require a dedicated force. But opponents argue that's unnecessary and risky.

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A Virginia political fight illustrates the dilemma states face as costs rise for veterans programs

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Veterans fill the gallery of the Virginia House of Delegates as legislators meet June 28 in a special session to consider reversing cuts in a veterans education program. Delegates voted unanimously to reverse the cost-cutting move, but didn't reach an agr, Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

Cost are increasing sharply as post-911 veterans begin to qualify for state benefits. But cutting the programs is politically difficult.

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With skills they've honed in the military, troops and veterans hope to become entrepreneurs

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Navy veterans Andy Camp, left, and Matt Semple stand in the San Diego Central Library IDEA Lab, where they worked to develop their water-saving razor. They've launched the product on Kickstarter, raising almost $70,000 from more than 1300 backers., Credit: Mike Damron / KPBS

Since 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been hosting entrepreneurship fairs at military bases to encourage troops to start businesses.

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How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?

From: Tradeoffs

Some patients’ lives are so complicated by trauma, poverty and other social problems that routine conditions like diabetes and asthma regularly tur...

An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients

From: Tradeoffs

One doctor debates whether to work for the nation's largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.

A Hmong Refugee and His Teacher Remember Resettlement in Montana

From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana

Caption: Hmong students learning English in Montana, Credit: Sue Lair

After the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, which wound down 50 years ago this year, many Hmong families fled Laos and eventually settl...

A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

From: Tradeoffs

A group of nurses in Baltimore wants to bring basic care to every person in a neighborhood regardless of age, health, income or insurance. Can this...

A Telehealth Report Card: What’s Worked and What Hasn’t

From: Tradeoffs

As Congress figures out the future of telehealth, we get a reality check from a top researcher about what this care has and has not delivered.

Four years after Vanessa Guillen's death, advocates are cautiously optimistic about military reforms

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Demonstrators gather in San Antonio in July 2020, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found., Credit: Jolene Almendarez / American Homefront

The military has a new system to investigate sexual harassment complaints, after Guillen's family said her complaints weren't taken seriously.

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A federal monument to Iraq and Afghanistan vets is years away, but states are erecting their own

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Army veteran David Vieira, President of the Afghanistan Iraq Veterans War Memorial Fund, attends a dedication ceremony for Connecticut's new monument to Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans. Viera's non-profit raised money to build the memorial in Danbury., Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront

While the national memorial goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governments to build...

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When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Following a funeral ceremony in New Bern, N.C., Patriot Guard Riders member John Conner kneels to pay his respects to Barbara Weiss, the niece of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Ferris Jr. Ferris died in 1942 in World War II, before Weiss was born. She was the next , Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time ha...

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The Army has stepped up its training for tunnel warfare, a dangerous - and growing - form of combat

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: An Army Special Forces soldier stands near the entrance of Fort Liberty's subterranean training facility. The elaborate Hamas tunnels in Gaza have brought new attention to underground combat, but the U.S. military began increasing its focus on tunnel warf, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

Hamas' elaborate tunnels in Gaza have brought attention to underground warfare, but it's a tactic used by many other potential U.S. adversaries.

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Eleven years after his arrest, 'Fat Leonard' faces sentencing in a massive Navy corruption scandal

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A 2022 wanted poster issued by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," who allegedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled the U.S. He was later arrested in Venezuela and now faces sentencing for masterminding a Navy bri, Credit: U.S. Marshals Service

Military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis bribed more than thirty Navy officials in one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history.

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A new VA policy covers fertility treatments for more vets, but some are still excluded

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Amber Bohlman served as a logistical vehicle operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2009. She and her partner Peter Folsom tried to conceive for years. While the VA has expanded its IVF eligibility to include couples who aren't legally married, Bohlman is, Credit: Courtesy Amber Bohlman

The VA now pays for IVF treatment for unmarried and LGBTQ veterans. But they still must prove their fertility problems are service-related.

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New Navy ships are years behind schedule, because manufacturers can't find workers to build them

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Shipyard workers look on as the Navy unveils the USS Massachusetts nuclear submarine during its christening May 6, 2023., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball

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Surprise! Plans To Resolve High Medical Bills Are Still a Mess

From: Tradeoffs

Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting about the prices.

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Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price

People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The Marine Corps says its pandemic-related uniform shortage is easing and should end by mid-summer

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Marine Corps recruits get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023., Credit: Jacob Hutchinson / U.S. Marine Corps

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

Bought by KPBS, KUT, WRFA-LP, and KTEP

One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities

From: Tradeoffs

Caption: Kevin Carlson ringside at Monday Night Raw., Credit: Tradeoffs/Leslie Waker

As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live more freely and fully than ever before, many of America’s doctors, hospit...

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

From: American Homefront Project

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.

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