American Homefront Project

A longstanding federal ban prevents military doctors from performing abortions in most cases, leaving troops to seek the procedure at private clinics.

Veterans like Steven Price were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the VA. He says his leukemia diagnosis can be traced toxin exposure while deployed in Panama.

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 suicides occur among personnel caught up in legal or administrative battles, sometimes for minor infractions. It was more than double the risk of others with known financial stress.

The deaths among Washington crewmembers occurred during a six-year period when the carrier remained in the shipyard for maintenance.

More than 2 million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with care and face challenges like stress, anxiety, and social isolation.

Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog.

The Pentagon says fewer than 10 percent of active duty troops remain totally unvaccinated. Some have requested exemptions; other face punishment.

The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections in their lives.

Fewer than 20 percent of veterans suffer from PTSD, but most Americans think the disorder is far more common.