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All U.S. military personnel and members of the Coast Guard will get paid as scheduled on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

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The White House Office of Management and Budget said it identified about $8 billion of unobligated research and development funds which will be used to pay members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force.

Members of the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will also be paid. On Saturday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem posted on social media that "DHS worked out an innovative solution" to pay Coast Guard members.

U.S. Military troops and Coast Guard members are paid on the 1st and 15th each month but during government shutdowns, are not paid but must continue to report for duty to carry out their assigned

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