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Three barges are tied up at the mooring cells downstream from Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tennessee. These structures provide a safe holding area for vessels waiting to transit the lock as navigation continues along the Tennessee River. (USACE photo by Michael Davis)

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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 exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.