Service members in Ukraine can now earn an extra $7.50 per day, capped at $225 per month, in addition to their base salary and other bonuses. Troops who qualify will get back pay dating as far back as April 24, 2022, the official said.

Grier Martin, who is temporarily serving as the Pentagon's top personnel official, approved the change in a July 13 memo, which was posted to the unofficial "Air Force amn/nco/snco" Facebook page on Thursday. Military Times confirmed the memo's authenticity.
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The Pentagon has said a small number of U.S. troops are stationed at the American embassy in Kyiv, working as its security detail and accounting for billions of dollars of military equipment the U.S. is sending to Ukraine.

A small U.S. special operations team working out of the embassy helps Ukrainian troops with intelligence operations and provides security for high-level visitors, but is not fighting alongside Ukrainian troops on the battlefield < wipes tears > ABC News reported in April.
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Pentagon officials have emphasized that U.S. forces are not conducting combat operations inside the country.