U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachery Johnson prepares to engage targets from a UH-1Y Venom during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training above San Clemente Island Feb. 28, 2015. Johnson is a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)Long-time troop supporter, USO tour veteran Vince Vaughn has once again treated America's armed forces to an advance USO movie screening - this time for his upcoming film "Unfinished Business." The veteran actor made a special USO visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California on February 28, where he met with base command, visited with airmen and their families, and debuted this 20th Century Fox film exactly one-week before it hits theaters nationwide, March 6.
Vince Vaughn stops to receive a unit patch from Mjr Chris Wickline at the Base OPS as a personal thanks for coming to the base.
Photos by DAVE GATLEY for the USOU.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade establish three antennas in order to facilitate secure FM radio coverage across northern Italy while conduct retransmission communications training deep in the Dolomite mountain village of Alpe di Siusi, Italy, Feb. 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photograph by 1st Lt. Orlando Florea)A U.S. Soldier, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division, provides security outside an enemy compound during Decisive Action Rotation 15-05 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015. The rotation ensures brigades remain versatile, responsive and consistently available for the current fight and unforeseen future contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released)An F-22 Raptor, two P-51 Mustangs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon practice flying in formation during the 2015 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 1, 2015. During the course, aircrews practiced ground and flight training to enable civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and U.S. Air Force pilots of current fighter aircraft to fly safely in formations together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson/Released)A soldier uses improved night vision opticsduring the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments Spiral J exercise at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. AEWE is testing nearly 70 different technologies in the field. (Mike Morones/Staff)The transport dock ship USS Anchorage, left, the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, center, and the amphibious landing dock ship USS Rushmore participate in a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 28, 2015.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher B. Janik U.S. Army Pfc. Daniel J. Ackerman, left, and Cpl. Frank P. Perretta watch for enemy activity during a combined training exercise with Lithuanian troops as part of Operation Atlantic resolve in Pabrade training area, Lithuania, March 4, 2015. Operation Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. Army Europe-led land force assurance training mission taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Pablo N. PiedraStudents rappel from a helicopter during the Helicopter Ropes Suspension Techniques course taught by Expeditionary Operations Training Group March 3, 2015, at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The 10-day course teaches Marines to become subject-matter experts at controlling fast-rope or rappelling exercises, and units with HRST capabilities make it possible to insert or extract Marines from an area where landing an aircraft would be impractical . (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/released)A team of American and British wheelchair basketball players crash the boards after a shot attempt during the 2015 Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 1, 2015. The Air Force Trials are an adaptive sports event designed to promote the mental and physical well-being of seriously ill and injured military members and veterans. More than 105 wounded, ill or injured service men and women from around the country will compete for a spot on the 2015 U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Team which will represent the Air Force at adaptive sports competitions throughout the year. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
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.
