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Decision on junior enlisted pay boost not expected until November
The House-passed draft of the authorization bill called for pay raises up to 19.5% for troops ranked E-4 and below.
Up to 21,000 National Guard troops now authorized in DC for Biden inauguration
Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, are deploying to the city.
By Howard Altman
National Guard inauguration deployment: twice as large as troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq combined
According to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, the number of troops could increase to six times the size of the respective U.S. contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq.
By Davis Winkie
New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
By Karen Jowers
Rally in Baghdad marks 1 year since Iran general’s death in US drone strike
Sunday's rally was being held amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the final days of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Colorado National Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant
The Guardsman had been sent to help out at a nursing home struggling with an outbreak.
By Davis Winkie
New in 2021: Troop withdrawal from Germany in a holding pattern
It'll likely be months before a detailed plan is finished.
New in 2021: US troop presence heading down to 2,500 in Iraq and Afghanistan
Further troop withdrawals will be President-elect Joe Biden's call.
Lawmakers move to ease tax repayment pain of more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
By Karen Jowers
US forces pack up in Somalia for elsewhere in east Africa
U.S. troops pulling out of Somalia aren’t leaving the continent, or even the region, the general who leads U.S. Africa Command said in a statement this weekend.
By Kyle Rempfer
No, Chinese troops are not on the Canadian border — and the dangers of misinformation
Internet conspiracy theories can have dangerous consequences.
By Howard Altman