Some Dick Cheney jokes..

[caseysmom]

I am wondering who is paying for this entourage of doctors that have to follow this guy around all the time?

[Lady's Human]

The veep shot him, he's more than likely in the hospital on our nickel.

The entourage of docs who follow around the veep and the CinC are part of the normal detail, but in VP Cheney's case it's beefed up somewhat due to his history of heart problems. They are probably out of Bethesda Naval Hospital, which means in some form or another they're military.