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After decades of desert wars, the Navy and Marines are preparing for bigger global fights

Caption: Troops from Marine Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina monitor a refueling operation during "Large Scale Exercise 2023." The exercise involved 25,000 Navy sailors and Marines and dozens of ships across 22 time zones., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KRPS, and KUT

Under pressure from Congress, some states are making it easier for overseas troops to vote

Caption: Master Sgt. Blayne Ralston, right, speaks with Tracey Hall, installation voting program manager, and Michael Glover, Airman and Family Readiness Center causality assistance representative, during an Armed Forces Voting Week event at Hanscom Air Force Base, Credit: Todd Maki / U.S. Air Force

States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and - in a few places - letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personne...

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The War on Yemen: A Conversation with Dr. Aisha Jumaan

From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit

Dr. Aisha Jumaan with the Facts about the Genocide of Yemen. Plus a conversation with His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche.

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After generations of grief and frustration, families of Korean War MIAs are more optimistic

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: U.S. Defense Department forensic anthropologists in Wonsan, North Korea examine the contents of boxes containing the possible remains of U.S. MIAs July 27, 2018., Credit: David Marshall / U.S. Army

Families hope advances in DNA technology and thawing U.S./North Korean relations will help the government recover and identify long-missing remains...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, and WUSF

Fearing Facebook

From: War News Radio

Caption: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Credit: Balazs Gardi

News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

WNR: Start of Campaign Season in Afghanistan

From: War News Radio

From "Letting Them Down" (June 19, 2009): War News Radio reports on the beginning of campaign season in Kandahar, and voters' frustration with wha...

Men in the Sun

From: War News Radio

Caption: An Iraqi Palestinian family at a camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border., Credit: Associated Press / UNHCR

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Pen to Paper

From: War News Radio

Caption: An American civilian writes to a soldier in Iraq., Credit: Associated Press

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

WNR: The State of the Iraqi Air Force

From: War News Radio

From "Taking Flight" (March 6, 2009): War News Radio takes a look at the current state of the Iraqi Air Force, and learns that training new pilots ...

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Taking Flight

From: War News Radio

Caption: An Iraqi pilot inspects his aircraft after a graduation ceremony in Kirkuk., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bullets to Ballots?

From: War News Radio

Caption: A training session for poll workers in Baghdad., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fleeing the War

From: War News Radio

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Tricks of the Trade

From: War News Radio

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Wide Awake

From: War News Radio

Could the Awakening Movement be the key to security in Iraq?

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio

Standing on the Line Between Interrogation and Torture

From: Dan Epstein

An interrogator's inside view on the debate over interrogation and torture

Deployment Guessing Game

From: Adam Allington
Series: Front Line: Missouri Soldiers in Iraq

U.S. Army Reservists navigate a variety of unknowns

The Forgotten Battlefield

From: War News Radio

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio

It's the War, Stupid

From: [redacted] [redacted]

News and features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KWCW, Raven Radio, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio

The After-Effects of War

From: WFUV

Soldiers in Iraq are suffering a higher rate of traumatic injuries than soldiers in previous wars.

Returning to Nowhere

From: WFUV

Some veterans are returning from Iraq homeless.

Clearing Their Heads

From: WFUV

Research shows one in ten soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's symptoms include anxiety, depression, night...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio