Troops forced to serve apart from their dependents will now get up to $400 a month in extra financial help. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 11, 2023. Annual bonus pay programs aim to keep airmen around to blunt the effects of a pilot shortage that has lasted decades. A Senate proposal would award retroactive pay and benefits to senior leaders who waited months for confirmation due to a political standoff. The annual defense authorization bill contains a 5.2% pay raise for troops and a host of other policy renewals needed for military operations. The gear aims to limit the potential risk to pilots and other aircrew amid a recent spike in lasing incidents. The Department of Defense has released the names of five Army soldiers killed in an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Friday. Congress must safeguard military pay in the event of a shutdown, including for members of the Coast Guard. By Melissa A. Sullivan
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