Meet the muscle men competing in this year's Best Ranger Competition
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division stand at parade rest after receiving awards during a ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 25, 2013. The unit spent six months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Wrigley/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.
