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We have everything in place now. Some of our former staff are in the administration. It\u2019s really an exciting time to make sure that everybody\u2019s on board with the new policy priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vick, a Marine Corps veteran and current Naval Reserves officer, joins a list of CVA leadership members whose alumni include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2016\/01\/20\/conservative-backed-veterans-group-restructures-after-leader-quits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a>, senior Defense Department advisor Darin Selnick and Pentagon transition team advisor Dan Caldwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The network of notable former staffers has led to additional attention for CVA, albeit some of it critical of the groups\u2019 right-leaning stances and Hegseth\u2019s controversial past issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly how much influence Vick will have with those administration officials remains unclear. But Concerned Veterans for America, which has ties to the conservative Koch network, is a key community voice for Republican lawmakers on the veterans and armed services committees \u2013 and it has enjoyed a friendly relationship with President Donald Trump in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vick hopes that means additional opportunities for the group\u2019s priorities in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re always going to have to hold bureaucracies accountable, hold the government accountable,\u201d Vick said. \u201cAnd given those same priorities in this administration, it is a very unique and exciting time to work for this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vick deployed to Iraq with the Marine Corps in 2003 and still works as an intelligence officer supporting U.S. Central Command. Outside the military, he has worked as a regional political director for the Republican National Committee and a staffer on the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CVA\u2019s policy priorities for national defense this year include ensuring foreign partners\u2019 goals are in alignment with U.S. security interests and \u201crethinking the U.S. Middle East footprint,\u201d to include drawing down force numbers in places like Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the veterans policy side, the group again is pushing for broader use of community care options to provide medical appointments for veterans outside the department\u2019s health care system, and for increased accountability among the department\u2019s workforce. 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