Pentagon to Propose Bigger Military Death Benefits
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Under pressure from lawmakers for  better treatment for U.S forces serving in Iraq and  Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to increase survivor benefits  for families of service members killed in war, a Pentagon  official said on Monday.
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The Pentagon is counting on its improved Web site to help an estimated 6.5 million Americans &#151; U.S. troops at war and others living overseas &#151; vote in the November elections.
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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is broadening its investigation of Boeing Co.&#39;s contracting scandal, increasing the potential for more financial and legal hits for the aerospace giant.
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Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest
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The Pentagon took steps on Tuesday  aimed at better preventing sexual assaults in the U.S. military  in a policy change that followed a spate of assaults against  servicewomen serving in Iraq by their male comrades.
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President Bush yesterday requested $515.4 billion for the fiscal 2009 Pentagon budget, a 7.5 percent increase from last year's spending request that is aimed at expanding the Army and Marine Corps, boosting force readiness and future combat capabilities, and improving the quality of life of service...
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President Bush will propose a 3.1 percent pay raise for members of the armed forces and a 2.3 percent increase for civilian federal employees under the fiscal 2006 budget plan the White House will release on Monday.
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The toll on U.S. troops of war in Iraq  and Afghanistan may be obscured by dramatic advances in  battlefield medicine that allow more soldiers to survive combat  injuries than ever before, according to a report in The New  England Journal of Medicine.
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A Senate panel Tuesday endorsed a larger pay raise for military personnel than President Bush had recommended and made cuts in the president's request for several weapons programs.
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A provision buried deep in the defense authorization bill passed by Congress this week could release hundreds of millions of dollars now beyond the reach of victims of terrorist attacks struggling to collect damages from foreign governments. But experts say it also may undermine one of the...
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The Pentagon is developing plans to send four more battalions to Iraq early next year, partly to boost security in Baghdad, defense officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a commission studying Iraq policy said it would make its report next week.
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Senate Republicans and Democrats  said on Friday said they were ready to act quickly to boost  survivor benefits for U.S. military families who lost a member  on active duty.
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The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
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Looking for new ways to bolster its thinning ranks, the Army National Guard is seeking legal authority to offer &#36;15,000 bonuses to active-duty soldiers willing to join the Guard &#151; up from &#36;50 now.
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The Pentagon's top health official said Thursday he wants to see better mental health assessments, stronger privacy protections and a "buddy system" to change the military's stigma against seeking help for anxiety and depression.
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The Pentagon could boost the number of additional forces being sent to Iraq, adding as many as 3,000 troops to the 21,500 being deployed under the president's war plan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.