Military Community

You’ve watched the parade and the football games, gathered around the table with loved ones and stuffed yourself with turkey (or tofurkey) and other holiday favorites. Another successful Thanksgiving is drawing to a close, but it’s not time to relax just yet, because the holiday shopping season is now in …

Your Commissary is part of the military community, as it has been since the modern commissary benefit began in 1867! This comes naturally to us as a quality-of-life military benefit, and we are proud of this role. But our support of the military community extends beyond simply selling groceries at …

So you PCS’d or went TDY to another base, a different base. Maybe it is one state over or across the country. Maybe it is an entirely different country. No matter where you are, you are not in Kansas anymore. The culture is different. The people are different. The accent …

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has enlisted the Department of Defense and other federal agencies in the war against hunger, and you can help by participating in the 2018 Feds Feed Families program! September is a great time to join this effort, because it’s Hunger Action Month! According …

It’s the moment our contestants have all been waiting for… the results are finally in from the coloring contest that we held earlier this year for the Month of the Military Child! We selected an overall grand prize winner, plus a first-place winner and three honorable mentions for each of …

Congratulations to the 700 recipients of this year’s Scholarships for Military Children program! The program, which is administered by the Fisher House Foundation, granted a $2,000 scholarship to each of these students. “The quality of the applications submitted really exceeded prior years’ submissions.” -Marye Dobson, Scholarships Program Liaison, Defense Commissary …

Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Stuart M. Allison is the Defense Commissary Agency’s senior enlisted adviser to the director. He is responsible for advising the DeCA director on enlisted service members’ needs related to the commissary benefit and serving as the agency liaison with the senior enlisted chiefs of …

Thank You for Your Service! The Defense Commissary Agency is proud to be part of the military community! We are grateful every day to you, our military customers, for your service to this nation, as we strive to serve you in return by delivering this benefit you’ve earned. And especially …

Chief Master Sergeant Wayne B. Jones is the Defense Commissary Agency’s overseas senior enlisted advisor. He is responsible for advising the director of store operations on service members’ needs related to the commissary benefit overseas and serves as the agency’s liaison with installation leaders. Chief Jones will be hosting a …

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2018 ProCamps Contest, brought to you by the Defense Commissary Agency and Procter & Gamble! Customers at these 11 commissaries won ProCamps for their military installations! (Drumroll, please…) These winning stateside installations will each host a free, two-day football camp for military …