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Lapse of appropriations notice: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a 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 activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. For more information, visit https://war.gov/Lapse-In-Appropriations/.

Online holiday greetings available

Dec. 8, 2009 | By kentuckyguard
Members of the Joint Hometown News Service  recently posted more than 8,000 holiday greetings from servicemembers and their families stationed around the world on its website. The greetings are categorized by state and lists servicemembers alphabetically. Shortly after Labor Day, broadcast teams began taping greetings from by visiting more than 60 locations worldwide until mid-October. This is the 26th year the Joint Hometown News Service staff sent teams around the world to tape holiday greetings. For greetings from Kentucky servicemembers currently deployed, please visit HometownLink.

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