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Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 2, 2024) Nine Sailors from Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach posed for a photo at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens on May 2, 2024, after volunteering. The group aided horticulturists in planting and clearing seasonal plants for spring.

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Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
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