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Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others
In this op-ed, the authors argue the Pentagon should change its current danger pay structure to pay more money to troops exposed to greater combat risk.
By Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan and W. Kip Viscusi
Iranian attacks are down, but not over, CENTCOM commander says
Iranian attacks on U.S. forces have gone down, but there's no reason to believe they're going away.
Iraqi official says combat operations against ISIS by US-led coalition ending after troop drawdown
Iraq's foreign minister made the remarks while condemning a Tuesday rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy.
Acting Pentagon chief cites risks during troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq
But the former Special Forces officer says the U.S. military will strike back if the transition is undermined by extremists in those countries.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Acting defense secretary assures end of ‘generational’ Mideast wars in announcement of partial drawdown
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the next phase of the Afghanistan withdrawal on Tuesday.
NORAD’s Canadian troops plan for a different holiday season at Peterson Air Force Base amid pandemic
Canada's quarantine policy has meant that jetting home for a weekend isn’t an option for the Canadian troops at Peterson Air Force Base.
By Tom Roeder, The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette via the AP