Construction begins this year on a new Fisher House for the VA Medical Center in Dallas, according to a VA release. Sponsored by the Fisher Foundation, the house will provide free lodging for relatives of wounded veterans undergoing treatment at the center.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.