Overview
- A now-removed “shutdown guidance” on the garrison’s website listed German food-aid options including Die Tafel, Foodsharing, Essen für Alle and Too Good To Go.
- Army statements cited in reporting said the list was intended for civilian employees, though archived pages did not clearly limit the audience.
- Germany is temporarily advancing salaries for German civilian employees of U.S. forces, with about €43 million fronted and to be reimbursed after the shutdown.
- The U.S. shutdown has reached 36 days, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned some service members could stop receiving pay by November 15.
- Roughly 37,000 U.S. personnel stationed in Germany face continued uncertainty over upcoming pay cycles.