Feeling like you’re up to your chin in sugar cookies and extravagant holiday feasts? Ready to climb out of the snack wagon? Well January’s here and we suddenly start making impossible demands of ourselves. In order to stay true to our resolutions, say longer than a month, we need to keep it easy. Your commissary is the simple solution to help you recover from the holidays and stick with it until the next holiday season.

A new year brings a new look and feel for the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Sales Flyer for Jan. 16-29, offering customers even greater ways to save on everything from fresh produce, meat and more. Customers can also add savings beyond already low commissary prices by becoming a Savvy Shopper; see the Savvy Shopper Sales Flyer for details.

Patrick Bockford has been selected to become the executive officer to the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) director effective Dec. 4.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Sales Flyer for Jan. 2-15, offers customers even greater ways to save on everything from fresh produce, meat and more to help set the menus for their gatherings with family and friends.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to take over the world in February 2020, the ability for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to get products to its stores, especially overseas, became an enormous challenge. For DeCA’s logistics director, Randall S. “Randy” Eller, it was never a question of if they could supply stores. Failure was not an option for the nearly 240 commissaries serving millions of service members and their families worldwide.

SunSprout Enterprises is expanding the initial recall of their SunSprouts raw alfalfa sprouts due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 30.

SunSprout Enterprises is voluntarily recalling two lots of SunSprouts raw alfalfa sprouts due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 29.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Sales Flyer for Dec. 19 - Jan. 1, offers customers even greater ways to save on everything from fresh produce, meat and more to complement your holiday gathering.

On Dec. 20, 2019, Congress established the U.S. Space Force within the Department of the Air Force. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is honored to deliver the commissary benefit to Space Force guardians and their family members, said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director.

Applications are now open for the Scholarships for Military Children Program for academic year 2023 – 2024. The program, entering its 23rd year, recognizes the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and celebrates the commissary’s role in enhancing military quality of life. It’s administered by Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping service members, veterans and their families.

On Dec. 13, 1636, the Massachusetts Colony created an organized militia that would eventually become today’s National Guard. “We want our customers in the Guard to know we celebrate them every day by delivering the commissary benefit they’ve earned,” said Marine Corps Sgt.Maj. Michael R. Saucedo. “We also want them to be aware that if they’re not shopping their commissary, then they are missing out on overall savings of at least 25 percent compared to prices at ‘outside the gate’ grocery stores – that means you save $50 on a $200 grocery bill!”

Mention PB&J to an American soldier, and many can recall making that “perfect” peanut butter and jelly sandwich to hit the spot when their stomach needed a quick, tasty snack. No one knows who invented the PB&J, but for U.S. service members that sandwich goes back to at least World War I when enterprising troops combined elements of their rations to create a culinary masterpiece.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Sales Flyer for Dec. 5-18, offers customers even greater ways to save on fresh produce, meat and holiday treats as they prepare for their festive gatherings.

The Defense Commissary Agency is initiating an internal recall of Tums Ultra Peppermint Antacid Tablets because some of the products may contain foreign contaminants, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent Dec. 5.

Holiday shopping can take quite a bit of time. However, by thinking outside the grocery bag and using your commissary benefit you can pick up some holiday gifts right from your local store.