Veterans Affairs plans to build a new outpatient facility on land recently purchased in Cape Coral, Fla., to more effectively serve the many veterans living in Lee County, according to a VA press release. The clinic will replace a VA facility in Fort Myer. No date is set for completion of construction.
Every year, Congress and the military debate which combat assets should head to the boneyard and which have more life left in them. Lawmakers often opt to keep Air Force systems that bring jobs to their districts, which complicates matters as the service looks to modernize and ditch certain platforms.…