Lung samples from service members they tested found traces of toxic vaporized metals and other hazardous items, well above that of non-deployed personnel.
Under the latest congressional budget plan, troops E-6 and below could start getting monthly bonuses from the Defense Department to offset low base pay.
The latest aid comes as the U.S. military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled for Ukraine.