US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown DW 11/05/2025
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US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown  DW  11/05/2025
""The shutdown will impact services provided by the Garrison at installations across Rose Barracks, Tower Barracks, Hohenfels and Garmisch," it said on a web page to provide guidance to members of how to deal with the government shutdown. "During this time our US Army Garrison Bavaria team will continue to deliver life, health, and safety services for those working and living in our community.""
"At the top of the list was Tafel Deutschland, which it described as "the umbrella organization distributes food to people in poverty through its more than 970 local food banks." On Wednesday, the garrison removed references to these German food banks and other free or discounted food provision services from the web page in question. But some of the listings remained on a separate documentmentioning various services for those affected by the shutdown."
"US shutdown becomes longest on record These shutdowns have become very common in the US in recent years, regardless of who's in charge, but typically they're also resolved fairly quickly. As of Tuesday, the current shutdown entered its 36th day and became the longest on record. Soldiers are among the federal government employees whose pay should be frozen as a result. The Trump administration found funds to cover October 15"
US Army Garrison Bavaria is the army's largest group outside the US with around 36,000 troops across four German facilities. The shutdown will impact services at Rose Barracks, Tower Barracks, Hohenfels and Garmisch. The Garrison will continue to deliver life, health and safety services for those working and living in the community. A running list of German support organizations included Foodsharing e.V., Essen fur Alle, the app Too Good To Go, and Tafel Deutschland, described as an umbrella organization distributing food through more than 970 local food banks. References to those German food banks were later removed from the main guidance page, while some listings remained in a separate document. The shutdown entered its 36th day and became the longest on record, with soldiers among federal employees facing frozen pay.
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