As the world celebrates 52 years of Earth Day on April 22 and the awareness it brings, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is highlighting the steps it takes every day to reduce its environmental footprint through recycling and diversion, food donations and the sale of environmentally friendly products.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s Sales Flyer for April 11-24 offers customers opportunities to save even more by purchasing promotional products including items specific to Easter and Earth Day.

Ferrero voluntarily recalls select batches of Kinder® Chocolate products due to Salmonella

You’re leaving money on the table. That’s the message the Defense Commissary Agency is saying to military retirees and other eligible beneficiaries, such as disabled veterans and their designated family caregivers, Purple Heart recipients and former prisoners of war.

Children of authorized commissary shoppers can help save the environment and enter to win a chance at a $25 gift card in the Defense Commissary Agency’s Month of the Military Child contest April 1-30. “Our military youth experience many sacrifices associated with living in military families – moving from place to place and in many instances watching a parent deploy,” said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. “During April, the Month of the Military Child, we celebrate our military families and applaud their children for the adversity they’ve overcome.”

The idea of saving money sounds appealing but the road to get there can be overwhelming. April’s Military Saves Month campaign walks you through setting a goal and making a savings plan to improve your financial life and build wealth. Commissaries worldwide join the effort by spreading the Military Saves Month message and providing a financial benefit to our military patrons.

Diamond Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Chocolate Nut Pie Crust products due to the presence of live larvae in the crust, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent March 29.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, honors Vietnam War-era veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice during a conflict that lasted more than 20 years. As the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) joins the nation’s salute to its Vietnam War-era service members, the agency reflects on the commissaries that provided the benefit in that war zone.

Select commissaries and exchanges worldwide are planning recognition events to honor veterans, surviving spouses and their families for Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. Vietnam War-era veterans who served from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975 will receive commemorative lapel pins. Participants are advised to check with their local commissaries and exchanges for scheduled ceremonies.

Kao USA, Inc. has initiated a recall on specific sizes and lots of Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer products because of the potential presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent March 20.

You can’t blame service members from the past for having a sweet tooth for chocolate when you consider they had to suffer through military cuisine such as hardtack. Eventually, U.S. troops became known by children worldwide for the chocolate candy they carried in their rations. Today, military commissaries offer these sweet treats in many forms and at significant savings for eligible customers worldwide.

Two months into the new year and your resolution resolve and willpower are waning. It’s no accident that March is National Nutrition Month, a time to reset your vow to be healthier in 2022. To help customers get refocused on improving the nutrition quality of their diet, the Defense Commissary Agency invites patrons to join its 30-day challenge in March.

Commissary customers have a chance to win a sports camp for the children in their community thanks to a partnership between ProCamps, Procter & Gamble and the military. March 14 to April 10, participating commissaries worldwide will offer their customers an opportunity to help win an NFL ProCamps for their installation by purchasing select P&G products.

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

It’s no wonder military commissaries are highlighting healthy foods during March considering the variety, value and convenience of nutritious items labeled throughout the Defense Commissary Agency’s stores worldwide.