As the government shutdown dragged into its 31st day Friday, service members received their end-of-the-month pay, according to a spokesperson with the Office of Management and Budget.

The Trump administration pulled the $5.3 billion payday from three different accounts: $2.5 billion from One Big Beautiful Bill Act funds; $1.4 billion from the Defense Department’s procurement account; and $1.4 billion from the department’s research, development, test and evaluation funds, according to the spokesperson.

In a statement provided to Military Times, a Defense Department official said “President Trump is continuing to make good on his promise to take care of the troops” in spite of the shutdown.

Navy Federal Credit Union posted on its website Friday that they had received the funds for mil

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