Veterans Affairs has awarded the state of California about $65 million to continue construction of three veterans’ facilities and renovation on a fourth, according to a May 23 VA release. Some $55 million in grants will go toward construction in West Los Angeles for a 396-bed state veteran nursing home and two 60-bed veteran domiciles and adult health care facilities, one in Ventura and one in Lancaster.
House lawmakers are encouraging the Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command to work together as each pursues long-range, long-endurance reconnaissance drones. Both entities are investing in unmanned assets that can slip into highly defended areas, loiter over a particularly valuable target for days at a time, and traverse multiple…