For the 23rd straight year, Fisher House Foundation’s Scholarships for Military Children program has awarded deserving children of U.S. service members scholarship grants, providing an early leg up in funding their higher education dreams. This year 500 children were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the nonprofit foundation for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year.

National Korean War Veterans Day, July 27, observes the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on that date in 1953 at 10 a.m. in Panmunjom. The armistice officially ended the war that began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel separating South Korea from the North. Six years after the armistice was signed, U.S. military commissaries started operating in South Korea, beginning a legacy of service that continues today.

Grocery shopping can eat up a lot of time sabotaging your busy schedule. But a quick visit to shop.commissaries.com opens several options to make the process quicker and easier on the budget.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has announced the selection of Christopher Lyons, former agency resale and government affairs advisor, as the headquarters chief of staff effective July 2.

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As the summer heat reaches its peak, there’s no better time to fire up the grill and continue to celebrate National Grilling Month. From ribeye steak to juicy watermelon, the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Savvy Shopper Sales Flyer for July 17-30, offers customers opportunities to save even more by purchasing essential grilling items on sale.

In a virtual ceremony June 6, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced the fiscal year 2022 Best Commissary Awards at DeCA headquarters. Awards are given in five categories determined by store location and size. They are named in honor of government officials who protected the commissary benefit and championed quality-of-life issues for the military and their families.

As the temperatures rise, commissary customers don’t have to wait for ice cream on wheels. During National Ice Cream Month in July, commissaries worldwide have an incredible selection of cool, soothing, delicious frozen treats at great prices.

Freshly Foods is recalling cut fruit products due to the potential contamination of the product with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 6.

July is National Grilling Month. Preparing those grills for the 4th of July Independence Day celebration is made easy through the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Savvy Shopper Sales Flyer for July 3-16, offering customers opportunities to save even more by purchasing essential grilling items on sale.

Van’s International Foods is voluntarily recalling certain packages of Van’s Gluten Free Original Waffles because they may contain wheat, an undeclared allergen, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3.

Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co.KG is voluntarily recalling a certain batch of its Gerolsteiner Naturell Water, 0.751 glass bottles because of mold, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3. 

Mondelez Global LLC is voluntarily recalling two varieties of belVita Breakfast Sandwich products because they may contain peanut, an undeclared allergen, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3.

House of Raeford is voluntarily recalling 76,961 pounds of corn dogs because of possible spoilage, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 1.

When the modern-day commissary benefit began on July 1, 1867, it expanded shopping privileges at commissary subsistence stores to enlisted men. The benefit had previously only been available for officers since 1825. Fast forward 156 years and the commissary benefit has indeed evolved. What were subsistence stores in abandoned warehouses and horse stables, where the customers had to hand their shopping list to a clerk, have become a modern, fully equipped stores under the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) offering online ordering and pickup with Commissary CLICK2GO.