Clinton and Trump to appeal to military voters at veterans forum

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will appear at the same event Wednesday, for the first time this election cycle. Both candidates are scheduled to field questions at the Commander-in-Chief Forum, sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America group and moderated by Today host Matt Lauer. Clinton and Trump won't share the stage, but will each have half-hour blocks to make their case.

Both Clinton and Trump have been working to court the veterans vote. Trump on Tuesday described his plans for veterans' health care, explaining at a town hall in Virginia that veterans would have the option to seek medical care from outside the Department of Veterans Affairs. "You're going to get taken care of 100 percent," he said. "Government is going to pay the bill." On Wednesday, the Republican nominee gave a speech on national security, where he vowed to talk to generals to devise a plan to defeat the Islamic State within his first 30 days in office.

Clinton, for her part, said last month during a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, that she would "reform and strengthen [the VA], not privatize it." In regards to the war on terrorism, she has called for a "more effective coalition air campaign" against ISIS, though she has expressed reluctance to deploy ground troops in the region.

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Clinton will appear first at the Commander-in-Chief Forum, at 8 p.m. ET, to answer questions posed by the veterans and active service members in the audience, and Trump will follow. You can watch the event here.