The Pentagon’s latest strategic documents knock the Indo-Pacific off its perch as the Defense Department’s priority theater, but that guidance has so far not negatively affected funding or training opportunities for soldiers stationed in South Korea, the head of 8th Army told reporters Monday at the AUSA annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

And the command is keeping soldiers fed and trained during the government shutdown, which was set to cut off troops’ pay on Wednesday. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to send Oct. 15 paychecks to service members.

“They’re being fed this morning. They’re still training,” Lt. Gen. Hank Taylor said of troops under his command, but noted his civilian workforce has been f

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