President Obama signed a bill ensuring members of the military will be paid during the government shutdown, but here are some other effects of the shutdown.
President Obama signed a bill ensuring the military would be paid during the government shutdown, but United States armed forces are being affected in other ways.
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"All DoD work will stop on weapons and equipment maintenance not directly related to war, bases will not be maintained and we will see a degradation of facilities," he said. "You'll see massive disruptions all across this country." While the Defense Department will continue to operate with service members and essential employees after a shutdown, Durbin said a gap in funding would "cripple our intelligence community." "We rely on their agencies to warn us of threats, to prevent terrorist attacks and inform leaders making critical national security decisions," he said.
Via defensenews.com
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Tuesday that the government shutdown raised a "dark cloud of uncertainty" over overseas military missions that would raise doubts among key allies, inevitably damaging U.S. credibility.
Yuri Gripas / Reuters
Army aviation has reportedly been grounded except in Afghanistan, according to an Army pilot.
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