How America Works

In the wake of COVID-19, supply shortages in the U.S. are rampant; but that doesn't mean cargo workers are sitting idle: how companies like Watco are grinding it out to bring goods back to a ravenous nation.

Firefighters battle more than 3,000 infernos every day; how the men and women of Grayback Forestry do their part to keep a lid on backcountry blazes.

The workers of GCC create concrete, the second most used resource.

What goes into running the military; a secret to the military's success lies in the training; the soldiers of Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo., conduct a massive battle exercise unlike anything ever attempted.

Pipelines are the circulatory system of the United States; with housing booms popping up across the country, crews like the one in Western Alabama are racing to get new ones underground.

It's not easy, wrestling one of America's metallic mainstays from the ground; see how the folks at Rio Tinto do it at one of the world's largest open pit mines.

From Joshua Tree National Park, a look at how America doesn't just work through building booms and essential industries, but it also works through the things it chooses to conserve.

Wheat is still one of America's cornerstone commodities; a look at how the farmers and millers of the nation bring this all-important crop from the ground to the grocery store.

From the moment Americans wake up in the morning, they are surrounded by glass; finding out what it takes for companies like ARC Americas to make that possible.

With infrastructures growing the nation over, the demand for tools is at an all-time high; the workers of Channellock Inc. are in a mad dash to keep up.