U.S. Marines assigned to Detachment Military Police Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, assault and clear a complex during military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 6, 2016. The MOUT training prepared the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Serbia where they will serve as military police advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)NAMSOS, Norway - Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion storm a fjord in Namsos, Norway, March 3, 2016, during Exercise Cold Response 16. The landing reinforced the unitÕs capabilities of operating in winter terrain and cold-weather environments. During Cold Response, 13 NATO allies and partner nations and about 15,000 troops enhance their skill sets and strengthen their bonds. Paratroopers from the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct mine detector training, in Trecenta (Rovigo) Italy, March 3, 2016, during consolidated skills Exercise Dagger Clearance. (Photo by Graigg Faggionato)Sailors aboard the USS Benfold prepare for sea and anchor detail near Guam, March 4, 2016. The Benfold is in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asian-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis A military working dog bites U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas J. Digregorio during a demonstration for visiting Dutch marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2016. The Dutch marines do not have a canine unit and look to the U.S. Marines for support with military working dogs. Digregorio, a military policeman assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, walked through several scenarios to demonstrate how working dogs benefit infantry units. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick GaleraTech. Sgt. Allan Habel, a tactical aircraft maintainer, performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a practice demonstration Feb. 29, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)Lagos de Moreno, MEXICO: Un medico realiza una revision por medio de su computadora portatil en la clinica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) ubicada en el municipio de Lagos de Moreno, en el Estado de Jalisco, el 15 de marzo de 2007. La clinica del IMSS esta considerada como "hospital inteligente", unico en Latinoamerica es impulsado por varias empresas entre ellas Microsoft, HP, Intel y Philips. Utilizando internet, cada paciente tiene un expediente electronico con su historia clinica. AFP PHOTO/Ivan GARCIA (Photo credit should read IVAN GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)NEW YORK (March 4, 2016) Medal of Honor recipient Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers, Jr., first from left, prepares to close the market with his family during the closing bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan. Byers received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan in December 2012. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the New York Stock Exchange/Released) 160304-N-ZZ999-210
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https://plus.google.comPetty Officer 2nd Class Nicholi Zapara, a diver with the Regional Dive Locker Pacific, surfaces from a hull inspection on USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC 39) while docked in Honolulu March 7, 2016. RDLP divers regularly inspect the hulls of Coast Guard vessels to document their condition and identify any potential concerns that need to be addressed. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Perrault/Released)MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - U.S. Marines and veterans with the Wounded Warrior Regiment face off in a game of seated volleyball during the 2016 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2016. The Trials, an eight-event adaptive sports competition, is hosted by the Wounded Warrior Regiment, the Marine Corps command that facilitates the integration of non-medical and medical care to wounded, ill, and injured Marines and their families. The Trials began March 2, 2016, and end March 9, 2016.
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.