U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, fly with Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons during Anatolian Eagle 15, June 17, 2015, in Turkey. The two-week flying training exercise involved U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa units and multiple NATO partners. (Courtesy photo/Master Sgt. Nick Hodge)
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 prepare to secure a beam, which is intended to simulate a 6,000 pound cargo load, to a CH-53E Super Stallion operated by Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2015. HMHT-302 teamed up with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 to give pilots and landing support specialists familiarization with operating equipment and performing external operations, skills that allow them to deliver and recover supplies and gear quickly and efficiently in deployed settings. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released)SOCOM athlete Sualauvi Tuimalealiifano competes in discus at the 2015 Warrior Games aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (Mike Morones/Military Times)USS New York - A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in the Gulf of Aden, June 14, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of operations. A soldier from the 73rd Iraqi Infantry Brigade receives an M16A2 rifle as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets supplied to Iraqi Security Forces in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 15, 2015. Under the direction of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade Forward Support Element, Fort Stewart, Ga., and the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) from Fort Bragg, N.C., Iraqi soldiers received equipment needed in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (Photo by Capt. A. Sean Taylor, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs)Former Commandant of the Marine Corps James Amos and Sgt. Maj. Michael Mack gather with the Marine Corps team after they defeated Navy 57-24 for the gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2015 Warrior Games aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (Mike Morones/Military Times)The amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage travels through waves in the Indian Ocean, June 22, 2015. The Anchorage, part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Kennedy New York Army National Guard Specialists Kadeem Fowler, from Troy, N.Y., and Richard Madsen, from East Greenbush, N.Y., who are both members of the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, practice combat lifesaver techniques while at annual training June 16, 2015, at Fort Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. J.P. Lawrence/released)150623-D-DT527-528
TALLINN, Estonia (June 23, 2015) Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talks with U.S. Navy and Marines aboard USS San Antonio (LPD 17). Secretary Carter is traveling in Europe to hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with European defense ministers and to participate in his first NATO ministerial as Secretary of Defense. (DOD Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/Released)Senior Airman Jason Soliz, a 100th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Unit handler, and MWD Gina, conduct a sweep of the passenger terminal on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 16, 2015. Members of the 100th SFS and Central Region U.K. Border Force conducted sweeps of the building with their working dogs to strengthen detection methods and learn potential training techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christine Halan)
Extended period of interest-free commissary purchases and reduced-price meals for DOD school students affected by the government shutdown are available.
The government pulled together funds to pay troops Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, but officials said it’s doubtful they'll be paid again if the shutdown persists.