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

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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An ‘insane’ housing market is hitting military families hard when they have to move

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Lisa Koroma and her family moved to this Colorado Springs subdivision after her husband was transferred to Fort Carson. She said their rental home here costs more than the monthly housing allowance her husband receives from the Army., Credit: Lisa Koroma

A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find places to live when they change duty stations.

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With steady paychecks and a nomadic lifestyle, military personnel are frequent targets for scams

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: New York Assistant Attorney General Deanna Nelson (right) assists a soldier after leading a presentation about identity theft at Fort Drum, New York in 2017., Credit: U.S. Army

AARP says military families and veterans are almost 40% more likely than civilians to become victims of scammers, and 80% of the attacks specifical...

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In hot real estate markets, buyers using VA mortgages can have a hard time competing for homes

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Real estate agent Leslie Alford said the housing market near Ft. Riley, Kansas has been "crazy" this year,” with “a whole lot less houses for sale, a whole lot more competition for them, and higher prices.”, Credit: Courtesy Leslie Alford

Troops and veterans sometimes are hurt by misconceptions about VA mortgages, or they encounter sellers who don't want their home to go through a VA...

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Unable to recruit enough techies, the military is partnering with universities and start-ups

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Duke graduate engineering student Matt Hawkins volunteers for a demonstration of a nasal ventilation tube during a class called "Hacking for Defense.", Credit: Jay Price/American Homefront

To keep up with potential adversaries such as China, the Pentagon is teaming with civilian technological innovators and trying to adopt some of the...

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Urban Shield: Training or militarization for first responders?

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Inside the Urban Shield trade show, Credit: Sandhya Dirks

For the past eight years, one weekend in late summer brings first responders from across the country and around the world -- firemen, medics, SWAT ...

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