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Congress has passed a $858 billion defense bill that would give service members a pay raise, bolster support for Ukraine and Taiwan, and rescind the U.S. military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Geopolitical trouble is closer than it appears, and the Defense Department needs more money to spend on troops and near-term procurement, AEI’s John Ferrari says.
A holiday favorite meal is the Turducken, which is turkey, stuffed with duck, which is stuffed with chicken. Some decry this as an abomination but — what the heck. It tastes good and is filling.
The largest military pay raise in decades is coming in 2023 for active-duty troops as part of the annual defense authorization bill expected to be approved by Congress this month.
Some of the lowest-paid service members will not get a special bonus to help cope with inflation under a compromise defense bill.