Approximately 37,000 US soldiers stationed in Germany face uncertainty over November salary payments as the United States enters its longest-ever government shutdown, with the Pentagon warning troops may not receive mid-month wages despite last-minute funding for October.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CBS News that "as of 15 November, our servicemen and women who are willing to risk their lives will no longer be able to receive pay" if the budget impasse between Democrats and Republicans continues.

The US Army published guidance on its website directing soldiers in Germany to emergency social benefits, loans, food banks and food sharing organisations where volunteers provide leftover food through public fridges.

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