Commissaries and Navy Exchanges (NEXs) experienced a surge of commissary gift card purchases to help support Coast Guardsmen and their families during the recent government shutdown.

Robert Irvine, celebrity chef, fitness guru, author and star of the Food Network television shows, Restaurant: Impossible and Dinner: Impossible, has a thing for the military and he’s not shy about saying it.

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For the shortest month of the year, there’s a lot happening for commissary patrons. February brings them in touch with football, romance and history.

In observance of Black History Month, commissary and exchange patrons will be eligible to enter a social media contest telling their military service story for a chance to win one $5,000 or one of three $1,000 scholarships.

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Johnsonville, LLC is voluntarily recalling over 48,000 pounds of ground pork patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically black rubber, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 18.

Max Kraftchick, DeCA’s Georgia-based Zone 2 manager, has won the 2018 Michael W. Blackwell Leadership Award for exemplary leadership, courage and integrity in the performance of his duties exhibited throughout his career and more recently as zone manager.

After a previous recall of various chocolate bars, the recall is being expanded to include additional flavors because they may contain trace amounts of undeclared peanuts, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 15.

As the new senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O’Neal makes it her business to learn everything she can about the commissary benefit so she can help other service members and their families save money. It’s a mission that she doesn’t take lightly.

January is Family Fitness Month, and your commissary has the nutritional tools to get you started with your new healthy diet and fitness routine.

Military commissaries are not affected by a potential government shutdown, the Defense Commissary Agency announced.

Adams Bros. Farming, Inc. is voluntarily recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower harvested between Nov. 27 – 30 due to potential E. coli contamination, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 14.

Del Monte Foods Inc.

Hiland Dairy is voluntarily recalling the half-gallon size of their whole chocolate milk because the products may contain eggnog, which contains undeclared egg allergens, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 6.