Veterans Affairs has decided, “after a comprehensive review,” to keep open its Waco, Tex., Medical Center. VA Secretary James Nicholson said in a statement, “Meeting the health care needs of veterans is VA’s highest priority.” He added that a visit to Waco convinced him the center provides “world-class care.”
The joint U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will end Aug. 21, a week earlier than previously planned, at the behest of President Donald Trump—a move that comes as U.S Air Force is already reviewing its exercise schedule in the Pacific.