Gen. John Campbell and Gen. John Nicholson performed the passing of the colors as part of the COMRS change of command ceremony at Camp Resolute Support in Kabul, Afghanistan. With this ceremony, Gen. John Nicholson assumes the duties as the new commander of Resolute Support, U.S. Forces Afghanistan.
The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes.
Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.
Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.
