{
  "id": 11299944,
  "title": "Pentagon increases pay for troops in hostile fire for first time in more than 20 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pentagon-increases-pay-for-troops-in-hostile-fire-for-first-time-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T22:33:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/6124762-pentagon-increases-pay-for-troops-in-hostile-fire-for-first-time-in-over-20-years/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon increases pay for troops in hostile fire for first time in over 20 years The Pentagon increased the pay for U.S. troops in hostile fire and imminent danger, marking the first rate adjustment for those...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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