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5 August 2022

WFLA | Bay area, national data raises ‘red flags’ for some but VA insists veterans prefer VA care

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While the VA found only positives in data showing a small fraction of veterans received primary care through the program that allows private sector help if they wait too long for appointments. Others remain skeptical.

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“The VA is far from perfect,” veterans advocate David Huston said. “It raises a lot of red flags to have more oversight over this.”

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Military Times | Now that PACT Act has passed, how soon will veterans see their benefits?

Defense News | Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan

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The Hill | Service member charged in connection with explosion at Syria base

Roll Call | Lawmakers want stronger oversight of troops’ housing conditions

USNI News | 11 Chinese ballistic missiles fired near Taiwan, U.S. embarks USS America from Japan

Washington Post | Taliban denies knowing of al-Qaeda presence after Zawahiri killed in Kabul

Fox News | Zelenskyy advisor says Ukraine will hold peace talks when it has military might to repel Russia

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