Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh greets Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Stone was injured while he helped stop a terrorist on a French train and will receive both the Purple Heart and Airman's Medal.150914-N-YM440-378 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (September 14, 2015) International students conduct a training evolution as part of the Waterborne Instructor Course Riverine at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS). The course allows students to master the skills needed to provide training to members of their armed forces or civilian equivalent organizations. NAVSCIATTS is U.S. Special Operations Command’s International Center specializing in mobile and in-resident training across the tactical, operational and strategic spectrums strengthening partner nation capabilities and capacity. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward)Seaman Barry Franklin, a member of Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia's (WLB 215) deck department, hands over a 50-pound sack of powdered milk to a resident of Onoun Island, Namonuito Atoll, August 2015. Over half the island's population of 500 residents turned out to assist the crew with the off-loading of humanitarian aid supplies donated by the Ayuda Foundation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Jeffrey West/Released)150904-N-QC631-130
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2015) A Marine assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1st MEB) jumps from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15). DB-15 is a multinational training exercise between the U.S., Japan, Mexico and New Zealand, which conducts live, simulated, and constructive operations to enhance each country's ability to activate and deploy an Amphibious Task Force with speed and effectiveness in support of the full range of military operations as required by combatant commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gerald Dudley Reynolds/Released)New Hampshire Army Guard artillerymen deployed with the 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, conduct a slingload operation during a two-day training exercise with their active duty counterparts last week at Udairi Range, Camp Buehring, Kuwait dubbed "Operation Granite Viper." (Photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Moreau, 3/197 FAR Public Affairs)Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,render honors as the national anthem is played during a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at the Pentagon Memorial to honor the memory of those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack. The ceremony was attended by family members who lost loved ones. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)Matt Kenseth, right, greets members of the military during a news conference at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Kenseth joined Charlotte Motor Speedway officials on a three-city tour to meet members of the military, thank fans for their support and preview the Oct. 10 Bank of America 500 NASCAR auto race. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)In this Sept. 14, 2015, photo, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Steadfast approaches Astoria, Ore., while being assisted by the PJ Brix tugboat. Cmdr. Jose M. Bolanos, who came from Yorktown, Va., assumed command duties of the ship and crew from Cmdr. Mark Walsh, who was serving temporarily as commander of the ship. (Joshua Bessex.The Daily Astorian via AP) MANDATORY CREDITArmy head coach Jeff Monken walks around his team during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in East Hartford, Conn. Connecticut defeated Army 22-17. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)Two KC-130J Super Hercules maneuver through the skies during a division flight over eastern North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2015. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 provides the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander with air-to-air refueling, assault support and offensive air support, day and night under all weather conditions during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. The squadron has supported these operations since its activation June 1, 1928. VMGR-252 remains the oldest continually active squadron in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released)
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.
